Boy did I have fun fixing this on my 69! Can you post a photo of the whole front end? Your hood to fender gaps are tight if anything. I think if you remove the the headlight rims and surrounds you will be able to line the surrounds up much better and reposition where the fasteners go in. I didn't worry about factory fastener positions but put the screws in where they would hold the positions I wanted. It worked out pretty well.