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Old 01-01-2014, 09:56 AM
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Picking up the tank at Vancouver Purolator


Had to wait inside for a while because they couldn't find a huge wooden crate


Video of the pick up
http://youtu.be/RbFWZURzGQ8







Three tanks made it safe!




Starfire




48" overflow, 3x 1.5" drains, 4x 3/4" returns


Getting ready to test the pump for leaks




Video of the test
http://youtu.be/pwrmBeeWB2A
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Old 01-01-2014, 10:06 AM
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So much work to do...


Messy


Cutting 3/4" plywood




Measure once, cut 3 times


Success






1" foam cut


Acetone wiped and ready for primer and paint.... this is as far as I got so far.
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Old 01-01-2014, 11:15 AM
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Holy crap... this is going to be huge!!! Subscribed for sure!
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Old 01-03-2014, 07:54 AM
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Holy crap... this is going to be huge!!! Subscribed for sure!
Same here
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Old 01-05-2014, 05:06 AM
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Plumbing fun! .... not

Some pictures of the parts... this isn't even all of it SCH80 is $$$$$






Starting off






Returns almost done




Finished


Doing the drains now
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wow wow wow wow.

That plumbing might be expensive but it looks freaking amazing.

Did you do your own plumbing plan before hand? How long did it take to plan that?
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Old 01-05-2014, 05:09 PM
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wow wow wow wow.

That plumbing might be expensive but it looks freaking amazing.

Did you do your own plumbing plan before hand? How long did it take to plan that?
Yeah it does look quite good actually

I did draw something up really quickly on scrap paper after I finalized on the tank/sump design. Kind of envisioned it the best I could in my head and put it down on paper... where I should put a valve, union, t, 90, 45, reducer bushing, thread adapter, etc. I bought a little extra just in case because for instance on the stand, some of the vertical supports got in the way of one of the returns and one of the drains. I think it took me like 20-30 min to draw it all out on paper.
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Old 01-01-2014, 11:16 AM
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out of this whole thread so far.... all I notice is that sweet sweet Subaru of yours in the background
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Nice. Will also be following along.
And yea sweet car too.
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