67 cowl hood

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Advice on fixing these hood problems. The fenders are more straight and the hood has a arch to it, the hood is lower than the cowl and the hood touches the cowl but is flush with the front of the fenders, i thought about 10 or 12 cut down the side of the hood then pushing the hood down level and weldind the cuts back together, the cowl height problem i thoufht about cutting the rear brace and pushung it up and rewelding the brace and the last i guess i would just cut 1/4 inch off the back of the hood and edge weld it all back together. Any thought or has someone had these same issues and have good advice on the modification?