my buddy cut down a truck pan for me and we welded the pickup tube with my mig!

pics of the cut pan and actually the difference between em!

mig welded pickup tube and some shots of my rear wheel with a better camera

my buddy mike cut down my truck pan for me today, and i wanted to show it off, and also toss in mikes quotes on his process

"Lots of questions so....
Cut level with filter
Add 1/8" plate
Use roloc disks to take oxidation off casting, continue with 2+2 and a stainless wire brush
Preheat whole thing with torch (leaches oil out of casting) wipe with 2+ 2
Repeat as necessary
Weld using 4043 and have fun with the porous housing and oil impregnation"