I know its been a while but just now got back to this issue. I pulled the latch mechnism and oiled it. Everything is working very smooth. I can't see any issue with the latch itself. When i close the hood it does close flush in the front and seems aligned in the back by the firewall. I have moved the adjustment from all the way to the right to all the way to the left and can only get the second or safety latch to catch. I see no adjustment on the hood area unless you can adjust the hood springs.
Looking for an old body man on this one.
