Rear diff covers, panhard stud removal

[shifty]

I know, if you've seen one, you've seen a thousand rear diff covers. I'm assuming on my '68, I can literally use any rear diff cover out there as long as it is 8.875"? Probably the only thing I'm doing to my rear axle housing for dress-up is throwing a chrome rear diff cover on, and I see most are around $20-25, and come with gasket + bolts. Just thought i'd ask anyway.

On a related note, how do I remove the big, bulky panhard bar mount on the top corner of diff? I can't really see any clear way to do this, there is a rubberized coating on the back side, I think? Nothing given in the Chilton/Haynes/whatever manual I have. I thought about just cutting the rear diff housing on either side and pulling it that way (I'll never use it again), but didn't want to eat up any more cutoff wheel than needed.