Head Gasket and Hood Removal
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As Disco Mike stated, outline the hinge w/ a marker before removal. Its very easy to re-align. Just don't tighten the four bolts and go slamming the hood closed. You may f-up your fenders. Ease it closed and check the lines on each respective fender to make sure they match. Done.
The hinge has structural properties why would you drill into it and remove material from it?
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I'm actually in the process of replacing my head gaskets, the hardest part was getting the fan off of the water pump for me, which i was not able to do. I just took the pump and fan off as one unit after 2 hours of yanking on breaker bars. I didn't find it too difficult to get down to the heads though.