August 18th 2012 - Exhaust mounting bracket

Easing back from hols with some simple jobs, I enlarged the passenger seat mounting holes to allow it to move inward a fraction.  It still seems a very tight fit if it is to move backwards and forwards without fouling on the tunnel or the bodywork.
While the seat was out I drilled through the threaded hole in the chassis to which the exhaust bracket is attached using a 4mm drill bit to avoid damaging the threads.  It was then a relatively simple matter of enlarging the hole from the outside to accept the tube which goes around the bolt.  The hardest part was finding all the right bits and assembling them in the right order.  Due to the number of parts, the end result looks a bit of a botch up, but at least it'll be hidden behind the exhaust:

5 separate parts (plus bolts) to mount an exhaust silencer!

Although tempting, I decided not to fit the exhaust yet, as it could get in the way whilst fitting the dash etc.