Bottom hose, cut through by fan belt

Correct pump showing slight rearward angle of bottom hose port

Not the prettiest piece of fabrication you ever did see but it was just beaten and twisted into shape with a hammer and pair of pliers after being cut to size and shape from a card template

In-situ and secured to the bottom alternator mounting bolt ...

... and a convenient front-cover stud and nut. As well as curving in the horizontal plane under the hose to the lower fixing it is also curved in the vertical plane i.e. along the run of the fan-belt to give the greatest clearance.

The cracking in Vee's bottom hose after just 15k miles, albeit 7 years...

... and the wear caused by the oil pipe flange, despite the hose having been shortened before fitting to give more clearance.

1/4" cut off new bottom hose...

... still plenty of clearance to anti-rollbar ...

... but still barely any clearance to the oil pipe flange, and the hose is yet to swell under pressure.

Definite clearance this time ...

... but a section of the old hose split length-wise and fitted around the new hose, and held in place with a cable-tie, should protect the hose from any wear at all - at least until the guard piece wears through!

Another failed bottom hose with cracking at the bottom after just 12k ...

... and very variable wall thickness.