Perlick 4-tap tower - should I use it, or sell?

I'm in the process of building a keezer. Gotten lots of great info by reading through the threads here - what a great resource! I'd like to go with a tower instead of a collar; I just like the look and feel better. At a local restaurant supply store, I found a brass, 4-tap Perlick tee tower like this one:

http://snurl.com/perlick-tee-tower

I got it for next to nothing. The tower is of course used, but I think with some Brasso could be made to look pretty nice again. However, the faucets and shanks were gone. I figured no problem - I already have a set of new Perlick faucets and shanks, so I thought I'd just sub them in and be good to go. However, when I opened the tower, I found a couple issues - first, the insulation is formed in place, meaning I need to literally rip it out to get at the insides (and then replace it). Second, the tower is a glycol unit - all of the shanks are built into a solid block, with attached lines for glycol. Since I don't think I can do glycol - I'll want to put a blower in place - I basically need to gut the whole unit.

So, now I'm wondering if it makes sense to take this nice ($1000! ) tower and gut it? I guess other options would include selling it as-is to someone who wants a glycol tower, or spend ~ $200 (for the right shanks, and new faucets) and sell it as a ready-to-go glycol unit. I could use the money to buy something simpler, or just make a nice wood tombstone-style tower (I'm a fairly decent woodworker).

So, what say you? Gut it and use it, or sell it? Do you guys think there is any chance of selling this for a decent price? Could I get my money out, if I spent $200 on shanks/faucets?

Thanks,

KJ

If you are at all comfortable with the concept of liquid cooling a pc, building a glycol setup is pretty much the same process (pump, lines, radiator/reservoir) and a bottle of anti-freeze. The tap tower acts as your water block. I might recommend placing the pump outside the cabinet though, since you would otherwise be cooling the pump heat which could easily be radiated outside with a couple of bulkheads. For a reservoir use a stainless container and leave that in the cold compartment and you would be set.

I haven't priced one, but a water tight container, some fittings, and a 30 dollar low velocity hobby pump is all you would have to put into it.

Wait, that is a terrible idea, tell ya what, I'll pay ya 50 bucks for that tower and dispose of it for you

Well, that's an great idea... I'd never thought of CPU cooling stuff. I could rig this up fairly easily and inexpensively. Probably less work than a forced-air system.

So, my next question is about the quality of the tower components. I had splurged and picked up all stainless components for my system - perlick 525SS faucets, stainless shanks & tailpieces. I'll need new shanks if I keep the tower, because the shanks are a special type that screw directly into a cooling block inside the tower. I've seen the shanks in brass for ~$22, haven't seen them yet in SS. Basically, all of the tower internals (block, tailpiece, beer line/tailpiece connection) are inaccessible as they are sealed in expanding foam.

What is the block likely to be made of? Assuming it is brass, am I compromising my beer quality by using this? Remember, it's an old system, ripped out of a bar, and set in a warehouse for maybe years.

I have a concern about the beer lines too... since I can't replace them, will it be possible to get them "clean enough"?