Bullbar doesn't fit to chassis

[isuzutoo-eh]

G'day all,
I'm trying to fit a different bull bar to my One Ten. Bull Bar is genuine Land Rover, chassis is genuine Land Rover, so of course it doesn't all work.

The problem is, on each chassis rail there is a bit bulging out as such:




Each chassis rail has one on each side:



The bull bar has a slot only on one side of each rail:


I figure the bulges are to absorb impact damage should the chassis rail come down on something hard, saving the dumb irons from bending.

There is not enough room between the brackets on the bar to pass one never mind both bulges on each rail.

Am I best off putting the angle grinder to work and cut off the redundant jacking points forward of the bullbar mounting holes, hammering the bejesus out of the bulges till they are flat (which probably won't work without damaging the jacking points or dumb irons anyway), just cutting out the bulges and leaving the rest of the jacking points unsupported but unlikely ever to be used or is there another solution that'd be workable?

Thanks for any advice..
Mark

[rick130]

Mark, just slip a cutting wheel in a 4" grinder and slot the bar mount all the way to the back where the oval holes are.

I'll post up a pick


[edit] or just spread the mounting flanges out to clear the bulgy doovers and pull back in when you bolt it all up

[rick130]

Genuine LRA (ARB ) bar on a late '98 Tdi.

[isuzutoo-eh]

Thanks for your quick response Rick, i'll get the angle grinder out pronto

[Blknight.aus]

OR just spread the metal of the chassis and then close it up once its in place.

[rick130]

OR just spread the metal of the chassis and then close it up once its in place.

is that an echo I hear ?