Awesome, funniest thing I've seen all day...
Are you using the stardive system?
One option you might look at is one of the street rod columns that you can get for a track T or T bucket. Some of them don't have a place for the key so it should be a clean installation.
Yep! Don Cruz has them on his Buick...ps. Anyone ever seen, or used these on any car or even better a buick?
AeroCatch hood and panel latches
I wouldn't mind seeing some pics of TR's with that installed or even hood pins to see what it looks like. I was thinking of satin black hood pins to match the blackout package myself.