What the heck am I doing wrong with this ’74 Valiant hood?

I bought the car with the hood off and the right side spring detached from the hinge. I sorted the hinges out, I think, put the hood on and went to slowly close it when I discovered it's hitting the cowl. There's plenty of evidence this was a problem for a long time though. I have the hood moved as far forward as the slots will allow, and it still hits. The hinges look perfectly symmetrical and I don't see any obvious signs of damage. The rear lip of the hood looks like it may have caught...

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