1929 Hood Latches won't reach

[walkerlakeprinter]

Now that I have my hood looking a little better after putting shims under the cowl....my hood latches won't extend enough to grab the hood. They actually sort of hold the hood if I turn them around and use the finger pull side. Any ideas? It looks like I could shim up the mountings and use longer machine screws, but just the thought of having to lift up the hood shelves to get to the one screw closer to the engine gives me heartburn.