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anyone know where I can find a luggage rack emblem for a 1933 Dodge DP 6. its the flat emblem with two holes that screw into the rear luggage rack.

back water town = San Diego, CA!

I have a person who is 80 years old and wants me to change the oil in his 1929 Model A Pickup, he is to old to do it and the former mechanic that usually works on the Truck now has heart problems and can no longer do the maintenance work on the pickup. the work he wants me to do is change the engine oil (he supplies the fluid), transmission fluid (he supplies fluid), and rear end fluid (he supplies fluid). my question, how much should I charge him? I am not looking to gouge the guy, he is old, wants the truck maintained so he can get in and go, but is to old to do the work himself. he will pay me, but I want to be fair, I have called 8 different shops and none want to do the oil change. most I can come up with is a shop saying they will charge $30 for engine oil change, $30 for Transmission, $30 for rear end. so about $90 bucks. any help is appreciated.

http://www.srpmstreetrods.com/srpm/1933-34-dodge-plymouth-car-truck-front-disc-brake-conversion-kit-40288be855af76f9015604c064b1073f-p.html this is the brake kit I would use, it is simple kit to swap to disk brakes. I do have to pump my brake 1-3 times to get proper pressure in the lines. I have been trying to figure this out for a month or so now, car stops but for sure does not brake well at all. the rear brakes were wet with rear end grease due to the outer seals going bad, I have only found 1 seal, I need to find the other, which is NONEXISTANT and is 99% the reason why I am looking into changing the rear end along with the gearing. because I don't want to spend my life looking for outer seals that may be NOS if someone maybe has them but most likely does not. what do you think the braking distance should be with 100% proper 4 wheel drum brakes VS front DISK brakes?

I do have floating power

how do you stop so well on Drum Brakes? mine have to be pumped (I have bleed them 3 times) and I still feel like I cant stop for anything unless I plan for it. I may just be used to disk brakes in my normal new car's but the Drums are scary at times and I have a family to keep safe.

is this transmission a direct bolt in? if so I would want to find one, I have been told I need a 38 or 39 from a chrysler or Dosoto. but I am open to all options to add a bit of speed and some syncro's to my drive, its a pain to only go max 45mph. I also am going to upgrade the brakes to Disk for the piece of mind that I can stop.

for sure I would like to talk with you, I am looking forward to the Vista Rod Run, I go every year, never had an old car like ours to take to it so my old custom truck always sat out on the street, now I plan to get there early and grab a good spot. I would be happy to meet with you. what part of San Diego are you in? I live in Oceanside.

I will send you a message.

Did they make replacement gears for 33 dodge back then

I live in San Diego, not many hills to worry about, however driving the flat freeway would be nice at a speed fast enough to not have to plan an extra 1/2 hour + on any trip, also these idiots in California who drive on your butt while I cruise 50MPH are gona cause me to stop on the high way and choke a dude out because most new car owners dont understand our cars are classic and drive slower than their prius. If anyone knows weather I should leave 3 speed tranny and just do rear end or visa versa that would help. I think my rear end gears are 4.30 ratio and 3:55 would do better or maybe lower gearing

Car engine has been swapped somewhere in the 85 years since its berth. I plan to keep it with the flat head 6, but since it is not NUMBERS MATCHING original, I plan to pump up the 230 with dual carb's, cam, headers, and make it look clean and neat. I need to find a transmission, the only idea I have found so far is find a 82-88 T5 out of an S10. OR Swap out the rear end with a Ford 9" with better gears so I can cruise on the highway with a bit more speed. any opinions on that would be helpful since finding an old transmission with OD seems to be really hard to find.

Let me start off by saying that when I originally got onto this forum in the beginning of 2018, I had just picked up my 1933 Dodge DP 6 that I found in a Barn that sat for 27 years and I made comments about how I planned to rip out the 230 Flathead 6, put in a Dodge 360 with new running gear and rear end, put new suspension on it to lower the stance and basically go for the FULL BLOWN HOTROD LOOK because well lets face it, it is a great platform to work with for a good looking hotrod. most of the comments on the AACA Forum were "don't ruin a survivor, leave it be, drive it and enjoy it" and for all accounts my primary goal while I stacked parts has been to drive it, fix the issues and cruise it around to local shows. Well now it has been 6 months and the car runs and drives great, I have won 2 awards "Best Vintage & Best of show at a local cruise night". and while I only go about 55 MPH (speedometer not correct so I always thought it was 35MPH but GPS says 50-55) I have decided that I will be keeping the 230 Flathead 6 for the look of the vintage old car, which I plan to rebuild in the winter and will not be lowering the car because the gangster look with the 4" white walls all work out with the stock stance. as for the drive train, I may swap out the rear end "I will keep old rear end" to get some speed for freeway travel and distance to shows, wineries, and events that are a bit further than a 55 MPH car can get me. I did come on here to get info and a lot of you have some good info. but I do want to say that while many are not open to the ideas of ANY CHANGE due to being 100% purists, I do feel that a bit of upkeep and upgrade is required on these old cars. so we will have to agree to disagree. I do want to say that I may have been a bit hostile in the beginning because as a person who has never owned an old car that is in such pristine condition, it can be frustrating to have a regular conversation with people about this or that when the only opinions that are thrown at me were do not do this or that. so THAT being said, I am back on here and look forward to hopefully having some constructive conversations with you all in the near future.

did you have to remove the interior to remove the cab from frame or were (would) you be able to leave interior in while removing cab?

what color is the grill? is it chrome and weird from the picture or is it painted a bronze brass?

Thanks man, I must have missed it, but your Detail helps a lot, I will look into Then and Now Automotive to have it Revulcanized.

I see 1 rubber damper/stabilizer that is between transmission and cross member. I can not find a replacement so I may find a URETHANE bushing and trim / drill it to work.

It might be, the Rubber under the transmission connecting it to the cross member.

CAN YOU TELL ME, how many transmission mount bushings are there? I have a 33 and only see one bushing under the tail of my transmission. I can not seem to find a replacement bushing and it seems there is only 1 bushing, can someone advise on if there are more I am not seeing?

I am in need of help, I need to replace the Transmission bushing on my 1933 Dodge DP6. I have found the one bushing under the tail attached to the cross member, it is pretty much gone, I am not sure if there are other bushings attached to the 3 speed manual gear box, but any help would be appreciated. I seem to be having a hard time finding new bushings. however if anyone can tell me if there are other bushings other than the lower rear bushing under tail and where I can get new ones. well that would be great.

I need help getting out the transmission bushing from the 1933 Dodge 3 speed DP 6. the bushing is pretty much trashed and I need to have it revulcanized, but before I can do that I need to get it out which has become somewhat of a pain in the A$$. any help is appreciated, I know there are 2 bolts that bolt the bushing to the transmission cross member, but how do I get the bushing off of the transmission.

Thank you, its come back to life fast

Yes grill is "V" shaped rear luggage rack is flat

I really need that emblem on the luggage rack, its the last part I do not have to complete my car.

GREAT FIND, I also found my 1933 Dodge DP in NOR CAL in Lincoln CA. in a Barn after 27 years of sitting, I had it hauled to San Diego where I have been restoring it. great find, I look forward to updates on it.