I can do this fix for you if you wish, but in some hours from now, just add me on Skype ok? I don't charge don't worry, I like to help people, that's all as I left coding etc for some time now, still, a challenge is fun
Meanwhile, do whatever you have to do and I fix the bar for you later, if that's ok.
Also, I recommend you to use
jFinalizer joomla plugin as it seems to me that you'll be using big images, this plugin is the right thing to speed up the site and compress it. If you don't know how to use it, just install and I setup for you later