Hood alignment woes stripped bolt in hood

It's too late to use this trick for your hood, but a buddy taught me how to avoid this. Before removing the hood, draw around the washers with a sharp pencil, so you know where to re-set them when putting the hood back on. Then, before you loosen the bolts, drill a small hole in between them just the right size to slip a nail in. I cut the nail off to about 3/4" long and taped over the head to keep it in place and reduce the number of things I had to fiddle with. When reassembling, you line the little holes and reinstall the nail and tape, which holds the weight of the hood while you tighten down the bolts on the previously drawn circles for the washers. It worked well for me last time I had to do this.