Cracked Oil Coolent Hose

I'm slowly but surely getting the bits and Missing pieces put on my car. I got her jacked up and resting on some jackstands and I'm rolling around underneith looking at the stupidity of the previous owner taking off the rock guards (And not telling me) *Yeah I should have caught that but who does stuff like this. Anyhow I've got some oil dripping out after running it for a while and got up close and see that one of the hoses on the left oil cooler is cracked and leaking when the car warms up. I think there is oil seeping out from around the oil pan as well. I can't tell for sure but it looks like they used fish tank glue to attach it. Anyway - back to the oil hose / connector. I tried to find replacements and OH MY **** $318?! You have got to be kidding me... For $318 I would expect to be able to buy the supplies to make a box of these things. Is there something ANYTHING special about these hoses that makes them that expensive? Does anyone know of someplace that would have this part for a more reasonable price? *Maybe I'm just looking at the rip off joints. Or (Don't laugh - I know I don't know what I'm talking about) Can I just cut the line and get some kind of splice adaptor type thing? Paying this kind of dough for a hose just seems insane. I'm also looking for someplace that has the oilpan rock guard. I've gone back and forth a few times on the parts manual but I'm missing it. Anyhow I don't knew what previous owner had against all this stuff or the guy that did the engine swap but... Its just depressing. Sorry for my continued lame *** questions. I did a half days of Googling but you know how sometimes you just don't hit on the right thing.

Cracked Oil Coolent Hose