[Kim57]

Well I got it figured out. Did a bunch of googling and decided to lube the hinges.
Feel pretty silly for not doing it in the beginning.
Was afraid to because other threads said the hoods wouldn't stay open.
Well it seems the hinges bind real bad and the lube helps them a lot.
Wish the counter guy knew that info when I discussed their operation and bought them. Would have saved me a big headache.
Hood goes up without going back and hitting my cowl now.
It does stay up but will come down pretty fast when closing so have to be careful when under it.
Will have to consider the billet hinges as they have ball bearings instead of a friction fit of metal against metal.
At least now I can move on to finishing the body work on it.
Thanks for all the help guys.
Kim