Mike,
I cut my old muffler off at the collecter. Before I did that I marked the locations for reference with a small punch so that I would know where to reattach the new muffler and end pipe. I then had them welded together and finallly ceramic coated.
Hersh
PS....I have some pictures but I don't know how to post them on the tthread. Send me your E-mail address and I will send them to you.
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