Just to add a little light on my hose failure. I tied the hoses into the frame (using what GTM supplied) at the cooler on the left (passenger) side. I also used cinch straps to secure the hoses further against the front structure.
When removing the hoses I saw that the plastic on the passenger side (drill holes through the pieces for the hose to pass through) was in a different position than when I initially did the install so your theory on the hose movement is correct. The hose movement occurred on the other side of the left side cooler, (the small one beyond the hose clamps at the base) though, so I'm not sure how much tension actually got transmitted to the fittings at the oil cooler.
I was also wondering about the vibration of the mounting bracket and if the hose was fairly snug, the bracket movement might induce a load at the fittings as well.
The idea of having enough slack in the hoses seems like the way to do the install in order to accommodate for engine movement and general vibration.
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