This is what worked for me. As I mentioned, I have a replacement hinge so the hood halves are now attached to the hinge using 10-32 screws. I made a shim out of a small piece of the flat material of a scrap of fender welting and folded it over. It is about .043 thick. Took out the last screw one nearest the hood ornament and shimmed it using the welting cut and punched almost like a washer. The shim is between the hinge and hood half. Looks like it will do the job.

Dennis


40 Chevy 1/2 ton