Front nose - fouls the radiator outlet

Having got the nose from my fathers, I tried to see how it would fit. The main problem is the outlet to the header tank from the top side of the radiator fouls the inside of the nose. I see 3 options:
a) to pull the existing hose tight to makes a really tight bend (that will put a lot of pressure on the platic outlet which I don't think would be very good)
b) get a 90 degree connector (this would be the simplest)
c) block off the side outlet and fit a new outlet to the top where there is plenty of clearence. This approach has beeen done by the FM guys on their new build. Don't know how to securely fix it though. Will need to some investigation.