59toaster,
Well it looks like you're about to relive your boyhood through your daughter's eyes! It also sounds like you have the capabilities to restore her and you definitely found the right Forum to have any needed questions answered.
I bet you're pretty excited about the whole deal and who wouldn't be!
Best of luck-John
p.s. In your top pic, it looks like the front end of a 73-80 Chevy? Is it a pickup or a Burb and what yr is it?