Guys,

Man, I sat here and thought about taking it to the local mechanic, he quoted
about 300 bucks, and just couldn't resist getting my hands dirty.

So I jumped into my work clothes, went out into the garage and with PB blaster,
the job is nearly finished.

I will need to order a new cat and pop it on.

The heat shields are steardy, so I think the cat is probably at fault.

I should add that I live in California, and the car is entirely rust free.
So the exhaust components are really clean. I suppose that's why I was able
to do it in 40 minutes.

Cheers,
YL