[rkn463]

Next up, exhaust manifolds: as notchbackgta suggested, the ultimate goal is to cut out the AIR fittings and weld in patches, but that will be a later date with a spare set of manifolds. For now I need this thing running and out of the shop. I settled on carriage bolt heads to fit down inside the manifold, welded them up level and then ground them flat. I'm not going to lie, my welds ain't pretty, but the flap-wheel makes them acceptable. All this went down on Saturday, I had big plans for Sunday but life got in the way: feed the cows, recreational mowing, a little of this and that and next thing you know it's time to head back to the city lights to resume my day job as a computer nerd.

-Richard