Early 273 questions

I'm in the process of reinstalling the rebuilt original 273 in my '64 Barracuda. I was reinstalling the distributor and ran into a problem. When I removed it I had marked the no.1 plug and and the way it was mounted in the car. I made sure that the engine is at TDC on no. 1 cylinder but something doesn't look right with the way the rotor is pointing and where the no. 1 wired is on the cap which is at about the 4 o'clock position looking down on the cap. The vacuum advance is pointing towards the front left. But when I compare it to my '65 Barracuda and it's Commando engine the vacuum advance is on the rear near the firewall pointing towards the right side. So my question is which one is correct? Vacuum adv. on the back side or pointing towards the front.
Also, does anyone know of a source for radiator hoses with the parts nos. on them. I found heater hoses for a '66 which I would accept but I can't seem to find the hoses for the radiator. And it's an a/c car too so I know it needs a different shape hose. Thanks, Steve