Bill,
Once you have your hood hinges removed, here are a couple of tips.
First, look for cracks, Mine had stress cracks so we welded some gussets in this location in order to strengthen the hinge
Of course, we also welded the cracks.
The next thing you can do to fix your hinges yourself is to find someone with a strong press and squash those rivet pivots so the hinges are nice and tight again.
One of my friends bought a large bolt cutter at Harbor freight ground down the sharp cutting edges on the cutter.
This tool can often be used to squeeze those rivets in lots of old car hinges.
Jack Bowser
C56B2198
Past Ownership 1991, 3206, and 1763
2006 Ford GT
2006 Cadillac XLR-V
427 Cobra
2012 Mercedes SLS AMG Roadster
1924 Dodge Brothers Rat Rod
Lots of Bowser gas Pumps