Now you can see where the heatpipes and the base of the heatsink are pressed together to create the business end of the SilverWind.  Looking closely at the fitting it appears that the fit between the heatpipes and base is extremely tight.

The variable speed controller is attached to a slot cover and the power cord consists of a 3-pin connector and a single Molex connector, so you need not worry about your motherboard not starting due from the lack of CPU fan connection.

The AM2/K8 bracket comes in two pieces since I believe they wanted to keep the size of the shipping box to smallest size possible.  It is just a simple matter of attaching the loose end of the bracket to the long piece once it has been pasted through the center of the SilverWind.