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Well, a month has gone by and this is what I've done to the car so far

1. All new breaks and break lines
2. New carb. My rebuild talent sucks
3. Rebuilt rack and pinion
4. New radiator hoses
5. Flushed entire cooling system
6. Oil change

It actually seems to keep its cool now. The radiator is a Griffin aluminum type and heats up evenly. I still need pressure and expansion tanks, but I'm working on that. The ones that are in there look like they have been in a war. I have bolts with rubber washers in four places just to keep the water in, but they did the job, which was to test the rest of the system for problems. I don't know if the fans on the radiator are original or after market. The radiator is 3" thick and tilts forward slightly. One fan comes on as soon as the car starts, and the other seems to come on sometime later. Is that normal? I have read some posts of some owners wiring the fans so they both come on as soon as the car starts. What should I do about that? Another thing I can't seem to fix is the door jam on the drivers side post. The lower screw is stripped. Can I get inside there some how and get that metal plate out of there? If so, I can weld up the hole and re-tap it, or maybe someone out there knows if that part is still around. I will tell you one thing though, compared to my 67 Shelby, this is a hard car to work on. The Shelby had lots or room to get in and work on things. With the Pantera I have had to actually make little tools just to get bolts into place. It sure is lots of fun! My next investment will be to replace the tires since they are more square than round from sitting in one place for over 7 years. The last time this car was on the road was 1994. It has 28k miles on it. Would that be considered normal?