help me put together my exhaust

It will work fine. Do you have the main seals for the pan also? A good time to do it when it is out. What I usually do is seal and paint all of the engine when it is out and usually the most inexpensive way is with a good engine gasket and seal set. Add up the timing, front and rear seals, intake and carb gaskets and it might be less to get a full set. I lean to felpro myself but that is me. If you can you might want to flush out the block with a hose to get as much stuff out of the water jacket as you can and if you have steel freezeout plugs a great time to change them also. Just my thoughts, I know it all adds up to an added expense but saves alot of *** pain in the long run.