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hotrodcbx · 12-03-2015, 02:37 PM

I am installing a '34 rad in my '33. I had to fabricate hood latch attachment brackets to fit on the sides of the '34 rad, otherwise it fit great until I put on the rad cap and saw it was sitting about 1/4" high. I believe the rad filler on the '34 sits higher than on the '33. Can any barner verify my findings?? Thanks

31pickemup · 12-03-2015, 03:53 PM

I think the radiator is the same. The mounts on the frame are different

Lawson Cox · 12-03-2015, 04:07 PM

The small mounting brackets that attach on the sides of the radiators are different. One of the two has a notch for the corner of the radiator to rest in, I THINK.

Chris · 12-03-2015, 06:32 PM

Same radiator between 33 and 34 as near as I know

Corn Fed · 12-03-2015, 07:30 PM

How about between passenger car and PU? Could the OP have a PU rad?

FlatheadTed · 12-03-2015, 07:47 PM

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No ! shouldn't be any difference between truck n car just the brackets .Ted

Flowmeister · 12-03-2015, 08:20 PM

That reminds me, I have a set of those brackets I should advertise.

Rads are the same, I've beat that horse

mercman from oz · 12-06-2015, 03:44 AM

While the V8 Radiators are the same in 1933 and 1934, the Attachments that the Grille is bolted to are different. The top photo shows the complicated 1933 bracket, which also forms part of the Hood hold-down. while the bottom photo shows the 1934 bracket, which only serves to support the Grille.

deuce lover · 12-06-2015, 11:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FlatheadTed

No ! shouldn't be any difference between truck n car just the brackets .Ted

Truck and car totally different and do not interchange.

johnboy34 · 12-06-2015, 02:57 PM

That lower (in photo above) for a 34 is also the hood latch!

mercman from oz · 12-06-2015, 04:01 PM

Johnboy, Thanks for the correction. Last night while I was in bed, after posting these pictures, I started to think about this and realised my mistake.

Krylon32 · 12-06-2015, 04:36 PM

Been selling Walker Radiators for many years and they list the same number for 33/34 cars and trucks. Just different brackets. Could they have been wrong all these years?

34fordy · 12-06-2015, 05:43 PM

I have a 34 Fordor and have had the radiator out for repairs this summer--Yesterday l looked at an original 34 pickup for sale with the radiator sitting beside the truck--It was identical to mine except for the brackets on the side--

12-03-2015, 02:37 PM	#1
hotrodcbx Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 136	'33 & '34 rad differences I am installing a '34 rad in my '33. I had to fabricate hood latch attachment brackets to fit on the sides of the '34 rad, otherwise it fit great until I put on the rad cap and saw it was sitting about 1/4" high. I believe the rad filler on the '34 sits higher than on the '33. Can any barner verify my findings?? Thanks

12-03-2015, 03:53 PM	#2
31pickemup Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 417	Re: '33 & '34 rad differences I think the radiator is the same. The mounts on the frame are different

12-03-2015, 04:07 PM	#3
Lawson Cox Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Above the gnat line in Georgia Posts: 7,009	Re: '33 & '34 rad differences The small mounting brackets that attach on the sides of the radiators are different. One of the two has a notch for the corner of the radiator to rest in, I THINK. __________________ Life is like a roll of toilet paper. The closer to the end, the faster it goes. It is better to be seen, than viewed. "We sleep safe in our beds because rough men stand ready in the night to visit violence on those who would do us harm".

12-03-2015, 06:32 PM	#4
Chris Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Spokane, WA Posts: 2,976	Re: '33 & '34 rad differences Same radiator between 33 and 34 as near as I know __________________ Thee Inland Emperors

12-03-2015, 07:30 PM	#5
Corn Fed Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: State Center IA Posts: 166	Re: '33 & '34 rad differences How about between passenger car and PU? Could the OP have a PU rad?

12-03-2015, 07:47 PM	#6
FlatheadTed Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Auckland Posts: 4,700	Re: '33 & '34 rad differences Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) No ! shouldn't be any difference between truck n car just the brackets .Ted __________________ http://www.flatheadted.com Flathead Ted brake Floaters ,

12-03-2015, 08:20 PM	#7
Flowmeister Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Calgary Alberta Posts: 133	Re: '33 & '34 rad differences That reminds me, I have a set of those brackets I should advertise. Rads are the same, I've beat that horse

12-06-2015, 03:44 AM	#8
mercman from oz Senior Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: Queensland, Australia Posts: 10,361	Re: '33 & '34 rad differences While the V8 Radiators are the same in 1933 and 1934, the Attachments that the Grille is bolted to are different. The top photo shows the complicated 1933 bracket, which also forms part of the Hood hold-down. while the bottom photo shows the 1934 bracket, which only serves to support the Grille.

12-06-2015, 02:57 PM	#10
johnboy34 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Seattle Posts: 179	Re: '33 & '34 rad differences That lower (in photo above) for a 34 is also the hood latch!

12-06-2015, 04:01 PM	#11
mercman from oz Senior Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: Queensland, Australia Posts: 10,361	Re: '33 & '34 rad differences Johnboy, Thanks for the correction. Last night while I was in bed, after posting these pictures, I started to think about this and realised my mistake.

12-06-2015, 04:36 PM	#12
Krylon32 Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 4,470	Re: '33 & '34 rad differences Been selling Walker Radiators for many years and they list the same number for 33/34 cars and trucks. Just different brackets. Could they have been wrong all these years?

12-06-2015, 05:43 PM	#13
34fordy Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: Fort dodge, Iowa Posts: 821	Re: '33 & '34 rad differences I have a 34 Fordor and have had the radiator out for repairs this summer--Yesterday l looked at an original 34 pickup for sale with the radiator sitting beside the truck--It was identical to mine except for the brackets on the side--