Had a spare hour allocated to me by the project manager so went for a glamor job & put the exhaust on. No issues, the clips were a bit of a struggle but using the cable tie method managed it in the end. One of them I had to loop a heavy duty cable tie around so I could give it a good pull over its clip. I was a bit concerned that the collector would be a struggle but it just slipped on to the other pipes with no issues. Left the rear silencer off until I've put the rear wing on which is the suggested method. When I got the pipes polished I forgot to identify them with a mark so had to work out which one was which. Not very hard but putting them in is a bit like doing one of those metal puzzles in a Christmas cracker. Started at the back & worked forward, got there in the end with some help from number one son who has good spatial skills!

Still mystified by my breather bottle & thanks to Jig (Jerry Brown) for his input, its well handy having someone who is doing things roughly the same time as me! (& ahead...). I'm sure I already have a breather pipe fitted & don't need to install a separate bottle & pipework. e-mailed Derek for guidance before I drill any holes...

Things broken today = 0

update:

Derek has confirmed I don't need the breather bottle & it will be sent back with my dented radiator. The replacement radiator arrived today (Tuesday) along with a collection of missing bolts etc & replacements for the stuff I broke or destroyed... very efficient! I now have enough to be getting on with & can ignore the Diff project for a while.... living in denial...

Further up date: When the car got taken in for its final checks etc etc (310 upgrade) it came back with a breather bottle installed... no mention of this on the final bill which was a bit strange as everything else was... to the last nut & bolt all rounded up to the nearest 30m mins grrr