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hood wont stay closed

My 88 t-bird's hood wont stay closed. The striker has worn a small slot in the metal on the underside of the striker plate. As a result the hood wont lock down all the way. It just catches on the 1st position. Anyone else have this problem. Tia.

Mike
[SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]88 t-bird: 5.0ho, gt40y, crane 2031, fms 1.7, paxton@5#, aod wide ratio, tci stall, performer rpm upper, 70mm bbk, pro m 60, 42#s, 3.73 7.5" posi, jba shorties, borla, upr x. 13.4 @ 104mph. cbaza, moates, tuned by decipha