Supercuda's on the way back...after18 years!

Hey Folks,
Hoping someone can help me with this one. Since installing the new trunk rubber strip on my Cuda, I am unable to get the lid to align properly. I noticed the problem initially when I reassembled the car but wrote it off to the rubber being new and thought it would compress after a while. The bottom edge of the trunk lid sticks out about 1/4 " and therefore does not align properly with the taillights. I have seen other Cudas on here with the same problem so just wondering how you adjusted for this issue. The only adjustments I can see are the hinge bolts. Is there any adjustment where the hinge bolts to the body?
Funny thing is that the lid fit fine before I painted the car with a new trunk rubber seal that I had installed previously.