i didn't see how old this thread was, my bad lol. i was just bored and looking through the ef forum. as for the exhaust, that's just temporary. i know it's ugly, but it was super cheap and was a million times better than my rusted through exhaust. it was so rusty that instead of undoing the bolts, i just smashed it into pieces to disconnnect everything lol. my car isn't held together with wood and copper wire, the wood is super secure from the pressure of the exhaust pressing against it, which is pressed against the exhaust tunnel under the car. the wood has notches in it which the thick, solid copper ground wire passes through and then wraps around the exhaust tubing, and the wire just keeps the wood from rotating at all. it's all very sturdy and it was basically the only way to remedy the situation without buying another exhaust system or having this one cut and rewelded