This is a pic for helping others with their CDC side exhaust system installation...

The rod with the compression fitting will slip over the muffler exit tube AND the steel tip. Ensure that the bolt to tighten the compression rod points DOWN in order to clear the floor pan (the nut will be on the bottom). The rod end will face toward the outside of the car, and will attach to a small muffler hanger (provided) that is attached to a hole in your pinch weld via a nut/bolt/washers (provided). This effecvtively lets the entire cat-back system hang from the car. Remember to tap a hole in the exit tube where the stainless steel tips have a small hole drilled in them and drive a sheet metal screw through them to help keep the tip form rotating (not provded).