Early A-Body front sway bar help?

There is no right or wrong on whether an end link is above or below the sway bar or the bracket it's mounted to. Of far more importance is that the end links are closer to perpendicular to the mounting bracket throughout it's range of travel. Even this is not absolute, it merely gives you the least deformation, especially at maximum load - one wheel compressed the other extended, and lessens the prospects of bending the end-link. given that Halafish's? car is a street driver and not a hardcore competition vehicle I think it unlikely that he'll have any problems, and as many have suggested the addition of a sway bar is such an amazing improvement over none. It looks like he's running drum brakes. Using the '67 and later bar on a narrower '66 and earlier body does push the end-links closer to the backing plates. If he were to upgrade to disks there is a higher possibility of a caliper body/end-link interference issue.
You've touched on a couple of good points, and I was beginning to think the same thoughts when I mentioned that I might need to get the sway bar re-bent to suit.
Yes, it's off a 1972 (Australian) car, which has a wider wheel track.
I'll pull it off after Christmas and get it done then, just want to drive it a bit over the holidays!