26lbs off the nose Bam !

I certainly see Johnny's point in doing it since he races his car a LOT, but I don't see the point in doing this to a mostly street car at all. That is, not unless you want to be looking for more of some already hard to find parts. That crash beam can stop a LOT of damage from happening in a slow speed crash. You'll be pissed off when you wipe out the nose of your car at 15 MPH.