Checked the hood and hinges, whilst installing, and just now. The hinges are in the exact location that they were prior to the installation. As there were 2 different sized ball joints (???) to be installed, what I need is shorter (in height) ones for the hood hinge and taller ones for the fender. That would resolve my issues completely. It's easy to raise the ones in the fender, just add another washer but can't shorten the ones in the hood hinge.
