Stop in for a cup of coffee

Question for the masses....when trying to get the hood hinges back on without taking the fenders, is there a tried and true way to get those push/lock washers back over the studs? I am willing to try 1 more time if someone has a good idea otherwise, there will be 2 more hood pins added and it will become a lift off hood. It is heavy but the hole cut for the tunnel ram gives somewhere to grab it nicely.