I mentioned in an earlier post that the joint connecting the driver external exhaust pipe to the muffler had partially separated, likely due to a poor welding job.

If anyone has had to get a similar repair before or who works as a mechanic, I would definitely appreciate a rough estimate of how much you think it should cost to fix.

The last time I took it in for a pretty simple problem I think I was charged too much so I don’t want to overpay this time.

A pic is attached.

Thanks!

 

down here in Georgia that would cost ya about 25 bucks to get fixed

 

Yeah about the same if not cheaper here

 

Thats what sucks about living in northern VA. No one knows anything about classic cars and they charge you an arm and a leg for any kind of service. I do as much work on it as I can but I dont know anything about welding.

 

An exhaust shop could do that in about 10 minutes

 

Yep, a muffler is a muffler is a muffler.

 

aye. nothing to do with classic.
go to any exhaust shop, they should be able to get that done in a few minutes.
Especially since it can be accessed from below

 

go buy yourself a $100 flux wire mig welder from Harbor Freight and pick up a new skill. Its not the best welder, but it will work

 

Ya, I agree with Iskwezm, this is one of those jobs that you can do yourself, and pick up a new tool for the cost of paying someone else. Just put a floor jack under the muffler to lift it level and take the weight off, and weld in a little at a time. Have fun with it. What's the worst thing that can happen?! new exhaust? new classic?

 

hoenstly, the cheap $99 mig is good enough for that kind of repair.Who knows, after time you might make a little money doing small repairs for people.

I bought a 175 amp mig from Eastwood and ive made back a 1/4 of what i paid for it and honed my skills