Strut bar fabrication gone wrong, Need advice Options

[UVZ164]

So made a strut bar today all fits perfectly, is beefy as all hell but then I decide to try and shut the bonnet.....
When I was measuring it, I didnt notice the support bars running along the underside of the bonnet and of course with my luck they hit the strut bar preventing me from closing the bonnet

So now I need some ideas from you guys on how to modify the strut bar without starting again.

My favourite idea is cutting the bar in the middle and bashing the bends at either end down a little but and then re-welding it in the middle. My concern is strength when it is re-welded.
OR
I can grind off the welds at each end and make the bends a slightly lesser angle. Prefer not to do this one but if its the best option I guess I have no choice.

If theres any other ideas you guys/gals can think of let me know or please critique mine just above.
It is going to become a 3-pt bar just trying to sort two out first.

Here are the pics:

[UVZ164]

get a GT4 hood... Tha strut bar looks great!!!!!



what about cut and grind the welds and invert the bar so the u shaped goes down... instead of adding more welds...

GT4 hood sadly isn't in the budget at the moment.

Get rid of the bends and you'll be fine. I would also suggest to keep the stock strutbar for more rigidity

A straight bar can't work as it hits a few things along the way and the bends also provide some extra rigidity

That strut bar looks good! Are you able to start over? You could always grind the welds off, cut some of the ends off of the cross bar, make the bends slightly flatter, and reweld. As long as the weld is good, you won't lose any rigidity. Good luck getting it modified!

Thats what i'm most likely going to have to do and I think is the most logical for a rigid bar. I was just hoping to avoid welding with it on the car again (im scared an electrical spike could kill something)

What about if you turn it around so the crossbar is towards the back and re-drill the holes on the mounts? Will it still be in the way?

There are other things in the way if its turned around like the intake plenum and theres not enough bonnet clearance to go above it.

Add some hood spacers dude that's what I did it adds a hood cowl effect cooling the underhood temp.

Never heard of them, anyone got pics?

Thanks for the replies guys! keep them coming!

[97lestyousay]

A straight bar can't work as it hits a few things along the way and the bends also provide some extra rigidity

regardless it is going to be much beefier than stock