Mike came to my rescue and had a new set of resonator pipes sent out to me as a first step and should that not resolve the problem new HFC's would have been next. So, for the 5th time I get the car in the air but this time it's up on 4 stands so I can actually access both sides of the pipes for removal.
Getting it up like that was a pain. Raise the rear and put wood under the tires, drop and raise the side with a scissor jack in order for my floor jack to fit under the front, the jack the front to put jack stands under it. Move to the back again and jack it up higher for rear jack stands, then back to the front to raise it further on those stands....whadda bish!
Anyway, as I was removing the second pipe I found the problem:
Not only was the weld busted but it was flexing and still connected to portions of the resonator so the inside of the resonator was all busted up. I can easily wiggle it and get it vibrating by hand.
So, new pipes are on and the car is perfectly quiet again...well, as much as the Gemini exhaust will allow. The car was so enjoyable this weekend.
Anyway, thanks to Tunerzstore for taking care of me.
