Update I took my Dremel and cut a small portion of the firewall to help with the clearence of the copper pipes, but by myself and two hours non stop I gave up and bypassed the heater hoses with a 5/8ths by 1/2" connector. I could have got it if I had another set of hands. We had some nice weekend weather for November + had insurance on the car so I was able to drive it a few more times before storing it. Will deal with this again in 2012.
