Sorry, I never meant to imply I was going to solder them together. I was just whining about how I should jokingly solder them instead. I completley agree with you, in fact I wouldn't trust plumbing solder let alone my solder here at work.
I'm actually planning on picking up some scrap sheet stock and starting up the drill press to drill out a pair of partial gaskets.
I know everyone keeps saying that the fuel tank is too far away but I remember the HUGE recall of RX8s for just radiant heat from exhausts effecting the fuel tank.