I've been a member of this site for over a year and I find it very informative. This is my first post on here. I'm doing the power steering conversion, and my 4 bolt Saginaw box doesn't seem to fit, seemingly because of the support bar that is welded on the passenger side of the frame and extends across to the drivers side just underneath where the steering box mounts. My question is, do I need to remove this support bar? I've never read any posts that say this is an issue. Thank you.

1- 67 M715 W/O winch former brush truck.
1- 67 M715 W/ winch untouched Army vehicle.