Hi Billy
Welcome to the Forum. COngrats on your new acquisition. There will be some challenges ahead; however you have a lot of resources on this forum and another at the (Pantera Owners Club of America) POCA sponsored site. The address to sign up for that forum is
http://list.realbig.com:80/mailman/listinfo/detomaso
If you have rust in those two areas, it is very unlikely that it will be limited there. Expect to find it other locations as you get more intimate with your car. Don't get discouraged as it is all repairable.
JT
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