The part of the body in front of the hood appears warped. This warping has caused 2 problems.  One is cosmetic as there is about a half inch difference in the height of the hood and body where they meet in the center. Two, my headlights jam when when I turn them on.  They are released when I push down (toward the ground) on the panel at the rear of the headlight door.  What could cause this?  Make it a cheap fix please.

If you need a hood, your welcome to my stock '81 hood. Just have to get it painted white. 

I'll show you the next time I see you.  It's not the hood, unfortunately.

Oh boy thats not good. 

I bet yer on the right track there, Sarge. Could also be an adjustment that needs to be fine tuned, but slop in the bearings or the housing would be the first place to look.

Do you have little bubbles on the header strip surface (between the headlight doors and the hood)? The header strip rivets rust from below and pull the bracket away lowering anything mounted to it.

John, no bubbles but I would guess that is the cause. There seems to have been 2 aftermarket paint jobs to at least parts of the car.  I'm guessing that those rust spots were hidden at some point.

Darryl, I believe that is the problem.  One that I will have a body shop tackle when I have it painted.  That won't be this year or next probably.  I want to take a couple yrs of driving enjoyment before having it painted professionally.   Besides, it adds character!