Anyone who has done their own exhaust on 6gc, thinking of doing my own flex pipe welding Options

[malecrod]

Hi Everyone,
My flex pipe is busted and needs replacing. I had a quote from $110- $120 for from local exhaust shops. Now, this got me thinking; I can buy a flex pipe and an ARC Welder and do it on my own for roughly the same amount and also use the welder for future repairs etc. I would like to have input from anyone with any experience with welding their exhaust on the 6gc. Should I try it or just leave it to the pros?.
thanks.

[malecrod]

Well, I bought an MIG welder (just a cheapo), flex pipe and some flanges for my exhaust and somehow with some practice managed to replace the flex pipe. I also put the flanges at some strategic places to make it easier to remove the pipes in sections rather than removing the entire exhaust when something needs replacing. My next project is to put flanges at the muffler so that I can swap between an OEM type muffler (quite) and the magnaflow that I have on there now. They've just passed a noise ordinance in my area and I heard someone with a magnaflow muffler just got a "fix it" ticket.
Overall the exhaust work was not bad at all although my welds are not the prettiest but who's is looking? Total cost for MIG and flex pipe $165.
Just wanna follow up and let you guys know the route I took.
Thanks everyone for the input.