Making progress on my build...

[VRaptor SpeedWorks, LLC]

I've had the same issues as Crash on those latches. I'd say they are meant to be used on something where there's no hinge and the hood can be lifted straight up off the vehicle. Once you try to use them with anything hinged....where the latched area doesn't move straight/vertical away from the latch, they're a real PITA.

Another issue I've had with almost all of them is that they work on a cam-action that pushes that pin thru the hole in the "striker".....and the way they're designed, they get jammed up to where that sliding cam action won't work.....and you have to reach down in there with some needle-nose pliers or some thing in order to get the pin to begin to move before you can get the latch handle to finish the job.