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This morning I removed the hood latch mechanism and that enabled me to removed the hood release cable that feeds through the firewall.

Here is the latch mechanism. The release cable feeds into the mechanism from the right side; you can see from the close-up on the right that my cable has become frayed where it penetrates the firewall, probably because the rubber grommet has worn away. I removed the two bolts that hold the latch mechanism in place using a 7/16" socket. Then the mechanism below the sheet metal was free. Having the lower piece free allowed me to twist the assembly a bit so that I could get a flat-head screwdriver on the release cable's holding screw. While I was in the area I removed the hood cowl, which is held in place by six small philips-head screws. Then I pulled the release cable back through the firewall and out of the car.