Hood Bolt Size/Thread

cudascott said
They are 5/16” thread bolts and yes they are the same size as the fender mounting bolts the length
I believe is different.

Yeah, I picked up some 5/16 bolts but they dont seem to wanna go past the first 2 or 3 threads on the hood. But, they thread all the way into the fender J nuts. I'm not really wanting to just torque down the bolts into the hood and do some damage.