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I am about to start building out a fuel tank for my Slim; I am doing this from the ground up- tank + fuel pump + filter unit + guage float + gauge +...well you get the picture. I am using all new parts, save the tank (it is from another '14 FLS).

What I would like to know is if there is anything special I need to know. Looking in my service manual it looks pretty straight forward, pretty simple. But as I have no experience other than pulling my current tank off and putting it back on, I would like to know if I need to do anything special or is it pretty much a Legos sort of approach- put it together per the service manual spec and ride.
 
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What meaning are you trying to convey by your use of the phrase "Build Out" in this context?..."Building Up"...Assembling?
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Assembling...empty tank, purchased all the internals, then will put them together and then mount the tank. My current tank will then be stored.
 
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