So I've got the front end apart on my car working on the front splitter. OMFG this front bumper support is heavy!!

Quote Originally Posted by 9.1.4.2.A.2 States
2. The OEM front and rear fascias shall maintain the OEM crushable
structure/support. The OEM crushable structure/support may
be lightened as long as it is still recognizable as being the OEM
crushable structure/support. The bumper shock absorbers may be
removed. The OEM front and rear fascias shall be attached at the
stock locations, but fasteners are free.
How far does the "may be lightened" go? i.e. can I remove 90+% of the steel (keep just enough to recognize it) and replace some of the removed material with aluminum to keep some impact strength? Or would you consider that a strained interpretation?

I would be perfectly fine to just swiss-cheese the thing with a hole saw, but I have some rectangular aluminum tubing left over from another project that would help retain some semblance of strength while losing weight off the nose.

Would like some opinions from the gallery before I start cutting.