I've been reading this with interest. Back in the 1980's I put a reman engine in dad's truck and he swears the hood has never fit right sense then. But I know the hood went back in the exact same place on the hinges as I drilled small alignment holes through the hinge into the hood. I loosely put the bolts in and lined everything up with drill bits, then tightened the bolts. Foolproof! Just tell dad that....
Jay
