A bit embarrassed to admit this, but I just learned yesterday that the hood will stand straight up as in this photo! I was at ala_xfire's on Saturday, and asked what after-market product he'd added to allow his hood to stand vertical.

After 11 years, I learned a new trick on my Crossfire. Really regretting not knowing this when I had to do the battery change. A bit of a chore squeezing under the hood to make that swap.