Wrapping up the other not so pretty project. Finally welded the flanges onto the new catalytic converter. It took awhile to get the flanges and universal converter lined up correctly with a not-so-straight piping on the first generation Miata….weird…

Anyway, function over form…. And I can weld without getting the welding stick, stuck so often on the target piece.

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Don’t look so bad if painted with high temp flat black paint, lol…
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But the most important thing is, smog passed. Barely, right on the money…[img_assist|nid=27701|title=smog|desc=|link=node|align=left|width=599]

I can put the race cat back on the car, lol