Do I need to reinforce the bulkhead on a Station Wagon?

Twinnie said:

Another stupid question about my new Defender. So I bought a 2001 Station Wagon that had been converted into a Utility. I'm in the process of converting it back somewhat. There was a partition installed behind the rear seats where I thought the bulkhead would be but when I removed it there didn't appear to be one there. I was on the understanding that the bulkhead was required for structural strength, and if removed then some kind of extra support was needed (like this: https://www.paddockspares.com/da2351-bulkhead-reduction-bar-kit.html).

This is the partition before I removed it:
https://1drv.ms/u/s!AlEsaKTGzfjagdhqXy0csdnFW5IwTg?e=YZX4vd
And after:
https://1drv.ms/u/s!AlEsaKTGzfjagdhr__XkhL68KIUUBA?e=cngFTW

There's a big steel bar that was installed as part of the partition. Was this used to brace the bulkhead? Do I need to keep this? It doesn't look like anything has been cut away and looking online at pictures of other Station Wagons it doesn't look like they have the bulkhead piece either. I'm getting mixed up somewhere but I just don't know where. Can anyone help me out? Thanks.

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Twinnie said:

I don’t know the difference between them but I suspect not, I thought they were basically the same tub but the SW had windows in the upper body. How would I tell? I assume the partition is homemade.

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Twinnie said:

Thanks, that’s exactly what I wanted to hear. That steel bar I removed just became my cheater bar.

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Twinnie said:

It’s a 110 Station Wagon.

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