Congrats..... nice car!
First piece of free advice......and one that's sure to make your friends go "WTF????!?!"......on the back of the hood support/gas strut, there's a little button. Push that button and lift the hood when it's already "up" and it'll open to 90 degrees to the car. (hood goes vertical).
Oh ya.......... get the NeedsWings CAI!