New sump: Motivation came as a kick in the pants

[BMW Rider]

I've been wanting to build a new sump for a long time as I have never been happy with the setup I have now. It's been on my mind but way down the list of priorities. I finally got the kick I needed to get after it this week in the form of a dead pump on my closed loop. In order to accomodate the new sump I wanted, I'd also need to relocate and replumb the closed loop pump. End of last week, the pump cratered and is beyond repair. As I was never really happy with the reliability of the old one (third time it leaked) and I can't find a retailer of parts anymore for it, a new pump of a different brand is on it way (just missed the good Boxing Day sales, Doh!) The new pump will not be a direct replacement for the old one, so, since I was having to do some plumbing anyway, I figured I may as well tackle the sump too.

I picked up the acrylic today and a ton of plumbing fittings (I'm sure I'll still need more). Tommorrow I'll get started on the sump build.