I just looked at that picture, and those pipes are not on properly.
The two pipes should touch. One "mount" for both.
The heater hoses, suspended below them. (in my experience).

-Craig

On Tue, Jan 4, 2011 at 8:24 PM, Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com>wrote:

> The pipes are on the correct (passenger) side of the vehicle but the one
> with the kick goes to the outside. The heater hoses should mostly follow
> underneath and away from the shift rod.
> That bracket can make a good wear point.  How about a pic of the hoses over
> the top of the tank and how are the heater hoses going through the frame
> member?
>
> Dennis
>
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> Subject: Installed Long Coolant Pipes Wrong? (Pic)
>
> At the time of install, I was confused.
>
> pic of pipes installed:  http://tinyurl.com/25y9px5
>
> Maybe I'm "seeing" things backwards, but are the pipes on the wrong side of
> the vehicle? In Bentley I see the pipe with bent end is on the passenger
> side no?
>
> Would there a difference in pipes where they pass over the gas tank?
> If so maybe that's why the passenger side pipe is butting up against my gas
> tank?
>
> Neil.
>
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