ok so i finally got around to installing my trans cooler today, i was out of room so i had to make more some motivation and a grinder and done!

 

I understand why you had to do it, but I'd be skeptical of cutting or messing with the impact bar since it is still a street car. Cutting it I think may damage it's structural integrity and if in an accident, I'd be concerned of issues it may pose.

maybe see if you can weld some bars across it??