Thread: Tight Lower Rad Hose Space?

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Jon, not sure if this pic will help, but maybe with explanation it will.

First my personal bias. I really dislike the corrugated "universal" hoses. We call them donkey dicks. The chrome ones are fancier versions. But that's just me. As a result, I do the extra step to find a molded hose using the piece of wire pattern thing mentioned above.

It just so happens I'm at that point on the '36 roadster and the pic shows what I ended up with. I take my pattern to the parts store and they turn me loose on the wall racks to find what I want. Sometimes it takes a while, and you need to "train" your brain to view portions of hoses with the knowledge that you may be cutting away a good sized chunk, or perhaps some of each end, to get the portion that meets your needs. This piece will lose the upper half or so to fit. The inner spring that prevents collapse will be shortened as I believe they're necessary even as short as the hose will end up.

Edit note; completed image attached.

I can't tell from the angle of your picture where your rad lower stub hits. I looks like it's pointing straight into the edge of the damper. If that's the case, you may need to get a 90* outlet put on there first to replace that straight one. If it will clear the damper (including the thickness of the hose), then something like what I've got here could work for you. Molded hoses have some ability to flex without collapsing, though not much.