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As my friend Kelly mentioned, Pantera bodies are very often asymmetric. Whether this is due to variation in the several factory welding jigs used when the cars were created, or accidents and sag with time, I dunno. Quite a few cars have been 'clipped'- the entire front end has been replaced- often skillfully enough that new owners never realize it until they try maxing out the front wheels. But by measuring from both sides of both brake rotor faces out to a piece of plywood stood vertically against each fender opening(s), you can get a rough idea of how bad your car is. Some are fine; most aren't. On such Panteras, expect the right front suspension to stick out up to 1" MORE than the left, on a completely stock, undamaged '71-'76 Pantera. I have no info on wide-body cars made after Ford destroyed the original stamping dies and welding jigs.
By doing more measuring, you may find the welded front crossmember slants downward rather than being perfectly horizontal. This affects the entire front end but especially the right front fender opening.
A poor reproduction of the original factory body blueprint measurements was on the back pg of original Tech Service Bulletins (not in current reprints), but Euro engineers apparently did not adhere to ANSI specs in making such drawings, so it requires a bit of study. The pencil lines are impossibly thin (pre-computer dwg) so this pg does not reproduce.