are you taking about a stock steel hood if so they are HEAVY compared to a glass hood and are you wanting to remove the hinges from the old hood or body of the car

71 demon stock stroke 440/indy ez-1 running 10.10 @ 132.14 mph in the 1/4 and 6.36 @ 107.46 mph in the 1/8 not in the same weekend but It did it then I sold it.
67 Belvedere that worked it's way in the 10's