55.2-59 Hoods & Hood hinges

[QBRacing]

So I have a 58 Apache here in NZ and while rebuiling it I discovered my cab is a late 57 (58 wipers dont mount up, hood hinges are bigger bolts closer together and water holes different.

My old hood hinges are poo, they were 58-59 hinges where the firewall holes were slotted and the hood never sat right cause you couldn't align them properly.

Knowing this I just bought some 55-57 Eddie Motorsport Billet Hinges which I immediately fitted. OMG they look so good.

While mounting them I thought the face where the hood mounts looked funny, but I just wanted to get them mounted... well I was right.

Im guessing the 55-57 hood has a step in the hood where it mounts to the hinge where the 58-59 is flat. I also measured the hole spaces and the 55-57 is narrower and offset where the 58-59 is wider and straight.

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How do I fix this?

Can i simply get a set of the 58-59 hood mount bits from EMS and swap em out or do I now need to get a 55-57 hood as well.

I currently have some $750USD ornaments