I didn't get much done today. I had to take about 2 hours to clean the garage though. The thing is so small it gets wrecked pretty quick and I couldn't find any of freaking tools because I scatter them as I work. But it's clean and I'm back on track. Things I managed to do today was get the 3" flange welded on to my cat pipe - it had a 3" to 2-1/2" reducer pipe on there which is now gone.
Got my secondary O2 sensor bung put in. Funny story. Drilled out the pipe with my step bit, which requires you to use oil. No problem, drill it out, sprayed the pipe down with carb cleaner to get rid of the oil in preps to weld the bung on. Sat down, struck my arc and I'm welding away until I smell something. I stop the MIG stinger and look to my left and don't see anything through my helmet but the smell is worse. Lift the helmet and notice that both my arm and my Black and Decker Workmate are on fire! Too funny! The carb cleaner that was on the surface of my (wooden) Workmate caught fire from the spatter and subsequently caught my jacket on fire, but the flames weren't bright enough to see through the welding mask. I gotta get a better welding table!
Anyway, so the O2 bung is in and I also welded in the slash cut pipe for the new PCV system. All that's left on the exhaust is to get the length of the zig-zag frame transition piece figured out, weld the flange on to it, finish the three welds (just tack-welded now) on it, and weld it the rest of the exhaust. Then it's just a matter of cutting the rest of the SS line for the PCV setup and putting the T-fitting into the brake booster line.
Here are a couple pics. I had forgotten to take the O2 sensors into account when putting in the new drain bung on the pan, but thank the Great Wolf Spirit that it worked out!
And here's my slash cut for the exhaust vacuum source of the new PCV system. And of course, my pimpin' olive drab oil pan!
