[les korcala]

Les,
Yours is worse than mine was, but I think you could find some one to "patch" it. A new muffler from Newell is under $900. A fabrication shop could build a patch or two or three and try to weld it. I say try to weld it because if the metal has rusted too much it may disintegrate when they weld it and you'll have to get a new one anyway. Of course you also have the labor of removing & replacing, which in my case was not a simple unbolt as everything was very rusty & seized. Now you need to weigh how much of the job you are equipped to do yourself & how much you'll need to subcontract. Weigh that against what a new one costs installed. Also consider that a "patch" is a temporary fix, whereas a new muffler will last you many years.

I had the benefit of having all the equipment and material to R&R the muffler, build two patches and weld it up. If it wasn't weldable I would have only lost a little time.

Hope this helps............................

This might be stupid qestion, but why would you need the original muffler from Newell, You would think with so many coaches up there it has to be after mraket Co.who makes all shapes of them.
While having some small repair in North West I showed our muffler to the owner of the shop and he said it would be some 200-400$ for OM muffler , at the time we had no time to wait for the part.
My mother had cadillac back in 80's and whole two mufflers and pipes were like 600-800$ to replace ! Mufflers and pipes can vary so much in shape and the price you pay for!