Got a small issue here, the gasket between the front of the cat and the headers is done for. Its leaking a bit. Looking at the connection the flange bolts dont exist anymore,t hey are so rusted they barely resemble bolts/nuts.

Im pretty positive I could tackle replacing the entire cat, lord knows 252k it needs it. I was thinking i could find a universal type and enlarge the ends of it if need be and slip it over my existing stuff then put some clamps over it. Looking at magnaflow I see universal weld on type replacements, but they are all to short it seems. Longest one I found was just shy of 18" and thats cutting it close if I cut off the flange on the one end and clamp it all together. I have a good bit of room between the O2 sensors as well.

Anyone done this before? Or perhaps I should pay my friend who works at midas a visit and comeup with some sorta replacement. I just need this hunk of junk to last me till this summer, but its leaking pretty bad right now.