Man, Chryco, I'm brain dead from a long week and I'm still having a hard time imagining what you are describing. From the pic I posted below, are you talking about loosening the two bolts on the hood itself (bolts 4 and 5 pointed at by the blue arrows), or do you mean to just loosen the front bolt on the engine compartment part of the hinge (bolt 1 pointed at by the red arrow)? Or are you talking about something completely different?
Kyle