Quick update:

1) The band saw has arrived, but it's still in the box and needs to be put together. It's going to be at least a 4 hour job because I need to clear out that side of the garage and free up the space. All the tools must go as close to the wall as possible since the Cougar will share that space once it's done.

2) Got started on the piping other than just tacking the "cup" on the end of a 90* 2" pipe. I have since welded that seam and also mated that to another 90* and I'm fully around the oil pan now on the "front" bank. Problem though ... I don't have any more 90* bends ... dumb dumb dumb ... I ordered the wrong quantity thinking I had the right quantity. <I slap myself>

3) Rather than wait another week for just a single 90* bend, I'm going to just order enough of everything to duplicate the entire setup ... consider this the "alpha" build and I'm ordering the "beta" materials

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