Removal of early 30s Dodge/Plymouth grille and radiator

[Mopar-Boy]

Can anyone provide insights or high level guidance on removing the grille and rad on a 1933 Dodge DP6?  Want to remove it prior to pulling the motor.  Thanks again!

[TodFitch]

Assuming it is the same or similar to the 1933 Plymouth (from memory, it has been a few years since I last did this):

 

For the shell and grill:

• Remove the caps at either end of the hood center hinge.
• With another person to help to keep from scratching things, lift off the hood.
• Remove screws holding bracing rods from fire wall to the radiator top tank area. There is some little reinforcing bits that will come off too, remember how they go together for when you re-assemble things.
• You may want to totally remove the brace rods as they will likely be in the way when you remove the engine. If so, then there is an obvious nut to remove at the firewall end of each.
• Remove the nuts and bolts holding the shell to the fenders (low, in front). There is a piece, I assume an air deflector, under the shell/grill that is likely in the way. I recall it being riveted in place. I recall drilling out the rivets on removal and using pop rivets on re-install.
• Work the hood lacing back to expose the flat head screws attaching the shell to the radiator sides. Remove all the screws. Hood lacing does not need to come off to do this and if you remove it you are creating more work for yourself on re-assembly.
• Shell should be free to be removed.

For the radiator itself:

• The radiator carrier/holder at the bottom has two large bolts through the front frame cross member. Remove those.
• Remove the radiator hoses.
• Radiator should be free to be lifted off the frame and removed.

I believe it is possible to remove the radiator, shell and grill as one assembly saving you the effort of removing the screws behind the hood lacing.

 

[Mopar-Boy]

Thank you!