250 exhaust blowout new member

[hobos72]

just got the go ahead that i could post ive been chomping at the bit to ask questions and offer advise.anywayi have a 72mchevy with a 250 had bad carb and timin issues while tryin to sort those out i kinda blew the whole back of my muffler out now the carb and timin issues are fixed what i was wanderin is can i just buy me a cherry bomb from auto z cut the old one out use those flanges and u clamp it all together or will it have to be welded and if i can will the cherry b sound good heck i dont think it could sound much worse any feedback would be greatly appreciated thanks everyone