no holes like that in my fire wall, there is an "L" bracket welded to the hood on the same side as the one hinge was, on the other side it appears it was cut or grinded off..

Without making new holes I don't think these spring arms will work. I got the hinge in on the other side, so at least the hood has stability now, and it no longer rattles when driving, all the holes and such for the hinge were there, I think either he forgot to put it back on or it got damaged because there is paint etching around where it was installed at one point.

based on what I am seeing, maybe I will take a trip to Napa and see if I can find a hood strut strong enough to work on one side only, but I may be reduced to welding an "L" onto the other side where it looks like it was grinded off.