crossmember help

[mossy]

ive been trying to remove my mk2 escort crossmember for the last 2hrs...

 

Ive hit,heated,wd40'd, tried all sorts of different sockets/spanners

 

Its so rusty underneath that all they are doing it rounding the nuts off...looks as if the only option is to remove the whole front suspension/brake setup to get the front end clear!

 

Any ideas as i wanted to re-used the crossmember!

[Guest H.P.E ANDY]

think you've said it all mate

[Twinkle]

worse case grind the heads off the bolts then drill and retap them or you may even have to put longer bolts all the way through the chassis rail with some big washers if the captive nuts are fooked