I worked on the hood hinges last night. I was going to go with aftermarket billet hood hinges, but because of the crash bars they will not fit. So I modified a pair of factory hinges, and the will fit perfectly. I had to remove the hinge springs and the areas that the springs were attached to get the clearance needed so the hinges could collapse correctly next to the crash bars. I will have to use a prop rod to hold the hood up when it is open. I did the same thing on my 71 Challenger convertible, which has a fiberglass Challenger T/A hood on it. I used a piece of half inch electrical conduit, it slips right over the factory hood pin. I drilled a hole in the conduit so the hood pin clip fits through the conduit to secure it to the car. I had to put a bend in the conduit, then I put another hood pin in the top end of the conduit. I drilled through the conduit and the hood pin and secured it with a cotter pin. The hood pin can then be installed in the hood pin hole in the hood,and then secured with another hood pin clip. This setup works well on my Challenger.