A body hood hinges WTF?!

Hey guys, thanks for the tips.
I'm gonna have to wait for a while till I get some more hands up here to help with the hood on/off, so I'm probably going to blackout the wheel side of the inner fenders as well as the rad support, then spend some time reassembling the front suspension. Maybe by then I will figure out what I can/need to do with this bullshit hood hinge. Can ya tell I'm bitter?? :D LOL
It'll be a little easier for my 5ft tall wife to help with the hood if the car is 8in lower to the ground!
John, I would NEVER ask you to drive all the way up here from NYC to help with a dumb car, but you, Adam, and anyone else from the board is welcome here any time. I'm almost ALWAYS home on the weekends working on the car, and this weekend will be no different. Just let me know when you're plannin to pay a visit and I'll stock up on beer and munchies.

Thanks for the hinge tips and tricks. I'll see if I can't re-engineer this thing and make it work right.
Right now I miss my Corvette hood hinges! LMAO. Naw, not really.

George