Welding in Bay Area?

[BoostWanted]

Can anyone help me out with cutting some flanges off my old catalytic converter and welding them onto a universal cat for me?

[wangan_cruiser]

just go to any muffler shop. should be around $20

[BoostWanted]

I've talked to about 5 in my city and they also said close to $100 +/- $15

[FRpilot]

i believe you. i don't think anyone even wants to put on their welding gear to do the job for $20.

sorry, don't know any place.

[BoostWanted]

I just went to a local place and paid $60. Finally I passed smog. Fourth time. Looked at the old cat.. it was gutted.

[zerodameaon]

Good to hear. What was the name of the shop. Never know when that info will turn up as useful to someone else.

[BoostWanted]

The shop was called Lipsey's Muffler in Vallejo, CA. I just walked in and told them I wanted to have my cat welded in, and they lifted the car up and said will be about $60 and an hour. They seem to have did a good job except for one thing. Sometimes when i'm at low rpm I hear metal by my cat vibrate. Maybe it's because I don't have all my hangers on.. I would recommend them. I think Jerry did the welding for me.

And you know you just wanted that info so when someone else asks you can say SEARCH *facepalm*

[zerodameaon]

I only say search if its something like "Can I take the pig nose off and put the chuki on my 89 hatch?." Stuff like this you have a little less chance of running into with search. Its also useful to me as I haven't been in the bay area very long. Thanks

[BoostWanted]

That's true. Well welcome to the Bay Area! Where did you come from?

[zerodameaon]

Norcal up above Sac. Then San Diego for a few years. I know the bay really well, but I learned it all before I was into Nissan's.

[jdhariwal]

El Camino Muffler, best place in the Bay Area. Got a pipe welded in place of my resonator for $30, and he said he'd do a 2.5 to 3.5 inch tip cat-back straight pipe for only 140.