How do I connect these?

35th T-bird SC

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I have the t-bird 88 downtubes and a flowmaster resonator. I have the 2 1/4 od to 21/4 ID exhaust adapters (reducers). The ID (larger end) slides over the downtubes but the OD (smaller) won't fit inside the resonator pipe. I tried expanding the resonator pipe with that cheasy tailpipe expander from autozone rentals but it can't budge the stong resonator piping. I've tried many parts stores and cannot find an adapter that is 2 1/4 ID to 2 3/16 OD or even 2 1/8 ID that would work just fine. I don't want to spend more money by taking it to an exaust shop. Plus I like clamps for easy disassembly for the many jobs that you do to this car that require exhaust disassembly. Thanks for the help.
 
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