I didn't notice the post date!!! Back in the day. I had a 70 Nova drag car with a tube frame and a one piece tilt VFN glass front.
I used lightweight3/4" square tube. Bent it into a large semi-rectangular hoop. Welded some thin plates to it that positioned to the front of the hood, right where it used to be popular to put hood pins. Glassed the plates/tube to the inside of the hood and installed the hood pins thru it. Bolted solidly. (Dzus button could be used). I built two hinges, one on each lower frame tube that held the lower legs of the hoop to the frame. Using a "Pit" pin for the pivot point. Just push on the end button and pull. The front end is loose from the frame.
The rear of the hood was pinned to two lightweight plates pop riveted to the outer cowl near the base of the windshield. The lower rear of the front fender was also pinned to a plate mounted just forward of the rocker panel on each side.
All these points could be done with Dzus buttons.
To remove the front end. I just removed the rear four pins, tilted the assembly forward, released the front lower pit pins and the front end was off. I learned to place a spare tire on the ground under the front to hold the forward edge of the hood when tilted. Helped keep the nose assembly from getting scratched .
This lasted the five years the car was raced. Probably longer, as I lost track of the sold car. Saw consistent 130 mph's.