Help on 69 Cuda front end

Yeah I wondered about that too! The grill and surrounds fit into the header panel pretty good. The holes line up etc but it will not go in on the driver side due to the hood release. I wonder if that piece is from a different year car. Again a picture or someone that can explain how the hood release looks would help. The car will be getting painted soon so if I have to swap parts I need to do it now! Thanks for the help! Tom