[mike mueller]

Originally posted by mike mueller:
It's not that hard to it, I did on my car, the toughest part was figureing out the new hole locations. If you do go this route, I'd suggest using studs in the bumpers instead of the bolts, it'll make it much easier to install the bumpers.

The flanges can be ground off or better yet, drill out the spot welds and peel off the flange. I used a "bullet" bit drill bit which made a nice cut to remove the spotwelds.