Is Racheal able to help you put that back on ? I've comandeered my wife a couple times to hold a hood in place while I get the bolts started. She isn't happy about doing it but will help if I really need it.
Make sure the hood bolts are grinded down. When I was at Dave's house, I forgot to grind down the hood bolts. Now I have two nice "dents" on the top of my hood because I forgot to grind then down to the right specs!