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Little RUSTY, that's my new name for it.
When I bought the car 5 years ago, it had fresh paint and a nice thick coat of undercoating.
I had flown from Colorado to Phoenix and needed to make the deal and get back. I was counting on the guy to be straight with me. He wasn't, as it turns out.
Small rust bubbles have been showing up on some of the lower body panels the last couple of years.
I was set up for painting at the beginning of this month but in changing out the ZF, brakes, radiator, and A-arm bushings, I found some more rust. When we got the car off the ground at the welding shop, we found more. Right now we're in the middle of fixing this damage.
The car is not a "rust bucket" but it needs this stuff cleaned up. While we're at it, we're beefing up the front and rear crossmembers for solid jack points. There are some damaged areas from improper jacking and we are cleaning those up as well.
I'm sure this story is familiar to more than a few of you. If I ever go with a friend to look at a Pantera for sale, I will be able to help him. Wish someone would have been with me that knew his way around one!
Mooso.
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