That's what I was thinking. It looks to me like if that brace were a little further forward that it would clear everything.fireplug said:
If it comes to modding anything thing, the hood is way, way easier to work with. Cut off the offending part. Take some cardboard or foam and shape the core of a new brace. Glue it to the underside of the hood. Fair-in the inside corner where the brace meets the hood with bondo or wood. You don't want a sharp corner there as that makes getting the 'glass to lay flat more difficult and it's not as strong. Lay wetted 'glass over the core and onto the hood.
Note that if you use Styrene insulation foam (like from a home store) that you'll need to paint it first with latex paint to keep the resin from dissolving it.
