In over 40 years of dropping engines into Mopars, I have never once removed a hood.
The distance between the core support and fully opened hood is exactly enough to get a fully dressed engine through.
It's designed that way
If it's a service replacement, I see it going "up". But if you're doing a car and assembling, out the bottom is THE way to do it. I did it out the top for 30 years. I've been taking them out and in from the bottom for the last couple years. Way easier to set things up, way less risk of damage to paint, IMO way faster.
