I should have asked you if you are using all original panels or aftermarket and if your car is painted or not as that is a factor I will discuss later. You said that you replaced the aprons on the car, I would first do a cross measurement from one point at the end of the apron (a hole or point with the fenders off to another point to the rear apron by the hood hinge, this is a X measurement and will tell you if your inner structure is square. If you unibody upper structure measures out OK then install your hood [if you have taken it off )and the cowl panel. fit the hood to the cowl panel as even as possible from side to side and also the depth of the hood (high or low) If your depth is not right it is adjusted by the hinge bolts on the apron, I would get this first and can be tricky but with some patience there is a lot of adjustment there. once you get the height close you can lightly tighten the two front bolts and leave the rear one lose and rock the hinge back or forth and it will change the height. Once the Height is good to the cowl panel adjust the gap between the panels as even as possible, this adjustment is at the hinge to hood bolts. When your satisfied with that fit, install one of the fenders and I am assuming your doors fit and shut good at this point, fit the fender to the door by installing all the fender bolts lose. Fit the fender as best you can loose. I would try to get your door to fender gap where you want if first and also pay attention to the body lines making sure they line up. Again there is a lot of adjustment on the fenders, especially at the fender to hood line. At the headlight buckets if the hood is still too far forward and everything else looks good, you do have some minor adjustment at the cowl panel in order to open up the gap at the hood so you can move the hood back but it's not much. The height of the hood can be adjusted using the hood stop that are adjustable (mounted on radiator support)and will bring the hood up or down a little. I can say for sure from owning 4 of these models the hood fit at the headlight buckets was seldom perfect and I have had to gently bend some hoods to get the fit I wanted (preferably before paint). I know this can be confusing and frustrating, but take your time and you should be fine. Good luck and I hope you find this helpful.
