Del,
I really appreciate you looking in and commenting. I haven't had any real trouble with unsoldering, but just in case I do have a big bag of alligator clips on hand for just that purpose.
You're right about the engine, except instead of being built by Ed Pink, this one was built by Lee Brayton originally (rebuilt by my dad), and is based on a Fontana block. I looked around a bit, but I don't think I'm going to do much better that the die cast motor. It's pretty close, although I will be putting a Ford valve cover on it that matches my brother's car that I sourced from a NASCAR kit.
Regarding the panhard bar, it will be located to the bar I need to fabricate still for the right front shock upright, hopefully in the next day or two. You can see it in this pic:
Thanks again for looking, Del, and all feedback is welcome.
-Art