Anyone have 70 AAR style hood on their 67-69 Barracuda

I just got it somewhat on. I have to slot my hinges more to get to line up better. The instructions said that I may have to. Which I do. I have to move the holes back at least a 1/4 and it’s a pain doing it solo. The hood latch and release lined up good. When I close it with the pop up spring on it pulls the hood to left an1/8 “. The back right side looks lower than the left. The gaps are wider by the fenders than the original hood was. I still have some tweaking to do before I post pictures. I want to make sure it’s not me that is the problem and not manufacturer. I don’t know if I am supposed to use the pop up spring or not or If I need a weaker spring. The overall finish is good and looks like paint will flow Nicely on it without additional prep work.
do you plan on painting it and the tops of the fenders like original AAR in Organisol Black?