Glad to see your new thread! I have watched the post by Autowiz many times since it was first posted. I went back and closely watched it again and noticed that the crash bar was not visible on the frame or hanging from the body. Maybe it was removed while the body was still on? I never tried to because it looked like you would have to remove so much stuff that you might as well take the cover off first. And I am still very concerned about the weight. I've been in on replacing/regluing the front end components and it's definitely not a walk in the park.
But Autowiz knows his business, so I'm curious about the bumper thing too.