alternate heater hose routing

I'm just the opposite. I always route heater hoses as far AWAY from the engine as possible. On my 64 Valiant, I cut the heater hose bracket off the slant 6 valve cover and ground the spot welds down smooth so it would look cleaner. I routed the hoses over on the passenger's side inner fender. I cannot STAND hoses covering up an engine. 'Specially one as beautiful as the slant 6. lol Also, the extra length of hoses serves a purpose. It gives plenty of excess hose for "wiggle room".