Strut bar fabrication gone wrong, Need advice Options

[UVZ164]

So made a strut bar today all fits perfectly, is beefy as all hell but then I decide to try and shut the bonnet.....
When I was measuring it, I didnt notice the support bars running along the underside of the bonnet and of course with my luck they hit the strut bar preventing me from closing the bonnet

So now I need some ideas from you guys on how to modify the strut bar without starting again.

My favourite idea is cutting the bar in the middle and bashing the bends at either end down a little but and then re-welding it in the middle. My concern is strength when it is re-welded.
OR
I can grind off the welds at each end and make the bends a slightly lesser angle. Prefer not to do this one but if its the best option I guess I have no choice.

If theres any other ideas you guys/gals can think of let me know or please critique mine just above.
It is going to become a 3-pt bar just trying to sort two out first.

Here are the pics:

[UVZ164]

Ye, had a look and didn't wanna do the hood spacers.
I decided to grind off the welds and re-do it. You can see from the photos that i had to put it slightly more centered so it started lower to avoid hitting the bonnet bracing.
Funny story now, I'm half under the car trying to measure it up nicely when my mum comes out and just says why dont you put chalk on the top of the bar then close the bonnet and see where it hits. I thought why not lets give it a go, so the process then became trial and error to find an angle that worked. To finish it off I lined the bar up with blueberries and closed the bonnet to see that none were getting squashed! moral to the story, get your mum to help more often haha.

Anyhow here are the pics of the 2-pt so far and ill get onto making the other points soon!







And the main difference between last time:



YAY! lol

Thanks again for the suggestions guys!