hey Regan, my brother bought his skyline from you a few years back :-) hows it going
I had exactly the problem you talk about with my car (i'm in melbourne), i only found out about it when someone ran into the front of my car in a low speed impact and tore most of the front kit up, it was poorly fitted at the front and screwed into just the headlight structure, with the front bar cut out :-P Luckily it was the other driver at fault so i got it repaired properly for free with the bar restored and reinforced with side struts too
hey jim the support bar may be the only thing diffusing the impact to the sides enough so that the engine doesnt crash through the firewall into your crotch in a big impact so hey, if you don't miss it thats your problem