A body hood hinges WTF?!

After saying the design sucks, can anyone tell me why the drivers side hinge on my Dart bows out before it actually comes down with the hood? I want to reinstall my fender, but I need to get this resolved first.

I replaced the worn and loose rivets with bolts/jamb nuts, but that didn't help. The pass side is perfect, but the drivers side is screwed up. I appears that the top piece of the hinge (the part that bolts to the hood) actually bends a little as I try to close the hood from full open. It will bow out far enough to scrape the fender before the hood starts to come down.

If I don't open the hood all the way to full open it seems to work better but not 100%. I have a replacement hinge, but the thing is full of rust pits so I would rather use my original if I can to avoid having to refurbish the rusty hinge.

ANY help will be appreciated!!!!!

George
69 Dodge Dart