The fix looks great, much cheaper than new headers and a painful install. Headers are banged up more than a $2 ho. Will post pics (of the fix, not a $2 ho) sometime soon.

Chicken wire? Nah, I drive a domestic, not a rice rocket.

Looks like I cracked some welds for the torque arm support and wiggled loose a bolt on the torque arm mount. Will take off the floorboards of my trailer to take a peek underneath once my work deadline is met here in the office. Been working 7 long days a week for several weeks now. Garage is still packed with boxes as I haven't really moved in at all yet.

Severe power loss above 5500 rpm (tune) and runs too richly at idle (tune), causing the flaming backfire. Car is not a daily driver in any sense and is a low priority at this point. Will fix the car before getting it retuned. Paying the loot to get a broken car tuned is a waste.