This isnt just about weight, its about making it easy to work on as well.
I realy dont think this would be any less safe than having no bumper support and the stock core supports. That upper part pretty much just holds the headlights and hood latch.
Dan
how much weight would you really be saving?
wow this is really pretty stupid. if it was a dedicated track car ok, but if youre driving it on the street thats pretty sketch
I guess the real question is, How fast do you want to go???
You know I’m all about it, we must be pretty stupid.
i agree i dont think it will make much of a difference. at 5 mph or less the bumper it self will just get fucked up, anything over that, other shit is getting cocked whether or not you have done this or your just running with out a bumper support. At least this way if you rear end some one, you dont have a rad support and all other assorted metal to crush. so it might actually be beneficial in a low speed accident.
Must be a *** thing… 
I will take a little more money to run faster with the weight but it might be worth it for safety reasons.
LOL, It was kind of sarcastic but this seems like a good idea if you avoid front end impacts well.
Looks like you would have to make up something to mount the headlights on. Where as the white car does not.
id do it. roll the car in army green as well
Brian
Ask BigEd about hitting things with out a bumper support…
You have other cars incase something goes wrong. Do it.
In a BAD accident, the core support will mean dick.
But it would suck to destroy something expensive over a minor accident.
I say go for it. I hated how the core sapport wasnt removable like my Jetta’s it makes it night and day to work on when you can remove the front clip. ask any audi driver. and i think if its tubed well enough it can be just as safe.
and you always have a neon to daily.
I say dooo it.
Yeah, I haven’t had a crash bar in like a year, this is just removing my upper core support (which is basically tin foil) my lower radiator support (which is strong, but so low it won’t matter in an accident), and about 6" of my frame rails (which again, won’t matter too much in an accident).
And as Dan said, it’s not for weight, I won’t save much more than 20 pounds or so, it’s for the ability to work on the entire front end even easier than it is now. I am looking, and I think I can leave the headlights mounted if I cut about 4" less than Brian did, and then fab up a small mount for the side of the headlight.
It’s a street car, but with that said, I only put 1000 miles on it this year. They were 1000 tough as fuck miles though 