Replacing my front crossmember, have questions

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> So I'm putting in a '91 20v intercooler into my '87 5k. You have to replace the 
> crossmember to make the inlet tube of the intercooler fit. 
> 
> I took the bumper off, and the stock crossmember seems to support the underside 
> of the headlamps and attach to some other parts too. The '91 cross member is a 
> completely different beast, and just runs between the two bumber posts. I am 
> thinking of cutting the stock crossmember where it hits the bumper posts. 
> 
> Any suggestions, comments, or BTDT?

I also have some crossmember questions for the list too.  I've been wanting to retrofit a type 43 turbo bumper and front spoiler onto '86 5kcstq.  I'd also like to upgrade to a 20v IC at some point, but I don't know what sort of crossmember to use since the early 200T models weren't intercooled IIRC.

TIA
Matt

'86 5kcstq