JB Weld
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You guys should have seen the fix I came up with after I lowered the El Camino and kept bouncing the header collecters off the ground... suffice to say, I could create lots and lots of sparks and not damage a friggin thing on the car.... :rofl:
... Very whitetrash!!
... Very whitetrash!! 
That I may end up doing if I can't find another one for less than the obscene amount honda wants for a new one.
You got an arc here in town?? My stuff is still in SD, basically useless unless I wanna drive down there (which I dont)....
Im bringing all my welding equipt. back up here after x-mas.
Let me know if you dont get it fixed by then.
also have you called green leaf auto yet?
If you go to an autoparts store, they should sell muffler cement. It is kinda like a putty/paste. It's for the "thrifty" folk that have a small hole in the muffler and can't afford a new one. It isn't a log term thing but should work long enough to get it traded in.
Im bringing all my welding equipt. back up here after x-mas.
Let me know if you dont get it fixed by then.
also have you called green leaf auto yet?
No. Are they local??
yep, there's also a Japanese salvage yard to, its like THN (toyota, honda, nissan)
Found GLA... can't find any THN though. GLA is a week store only so I'll try them on monday.
Thanks
Thanks
Brazing is the correct Ghetto Fix. Drill a hole at the end of the crack so it doesn't spread more, then grind a V groove about .06" deep and wide. Use a torch and brazing rod (flux?) to fill it in, grind it flush, then spray paint it with header paint. Probably last about 10,000mi.
Where could I find something like that?? Does it go on cold or need heat??
Take it to someone who knows how to weld cast, but it will prob be cheaper to buy a new one
Already called Honda. Due to it having the Cat cast onto the manifold, the price is WAY up there. They qouted me 794.88 for a new one, plus another $40 for gaskets. Not dumping that kind of money into that car. Found an aftermarket set for ~650. Trying to figure out if I can fix it and get rid of it for cheap instead of replacing now.
If I have to do this, I'm gonna have to pull the manifold off. No room to use a torch in there.
Thanks for the suggestions guys. Guess it may be a little more labor than I thought....
Friggin imports.
TIG it with nickle rod and peen after every pass, also backstep the weld to minimize weld zone shrinkage