Damager, if you can do it in the truck more power to you. I seem to recall you were looking at MIG machines........you know you'll need a stick welder to do it right.
But also the crack is usually far worse than people think. If you let them go very long at all they crack all the way thru. How many of us have removed manifolds literally in two pieces? I have, cracked all the way around. No way you're gonna weld that up in the truck.
But give it a shot. I agree with you, $75 is $75, and hell that's over $100 CDN :goodfinge
That's Damager - he's a dick! Ha! Ok, so you've gotta be a South Park fan.