I had the hinges rebuilt (thank you Willie W), new springs installed and I'm still not able to get the rear (near the cowl) of the hood low enough to match the height of the fenders OR even the cowl. Any pressure applied on the front of the hood to get it near the latch only puts a bow in it. I've even elongated the hinge mounting holes on the firewall thinking it would lower the hood closer. It didn't.. not sure what else to do here so any suggestions or ideas are welcome.