OG, I had these hinges on the bench with the springs removed, they seemed pretty tight. Oiled them up, worked them out and found a tad of side to side slop, but no elongated hole slop. So I put them in the hydraulic press and re-squeezed the rivets a bit, that snugged it right up. Then I oiled them good and gave them some more cycles (without springs) until they felt nice. Then reinstalled the springs and put the hood on.
There is no visible shifting at the pivot points (as might be seen with worn holes). I haven't tried very hard to get rid of the lift in the back yet ... posted here first to avoid wasting my time. Soon as I can get the wife to help I think some repositioning of the front of the hinge my solve my problem with the lift in back.
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