rudy rodriguez 40 merc almost ready for paint

Beautiful!!! Love all those coupes in the background too!

 

I'm stumped for words.

 

I'm drooling. Nice!

 

I can't wait to see this car in paint. This should be in the best mercs built thread even though it is not done.

 

very nice

 

Wow!

 

Perfectly good merc, and he fucked it all up!!!

 

Makes me want to turn mine into a tail dragger. I dunno
I like the way he retained the trim. Bitchin car

 

Dig the brightwork around the windows...Absolutely fabulous!

 

Just awesome. Whoever did the chop did one HELL of a job, you guys should be proud. Keep us posted-

 

Gotgas, by looking at that video, Rudy pretty much hand made that whole roof. Then hand made the window frames out of two sets of originals (only god knows how long that must have taken) and made the inside radius piece on the doors to look bone stock.

I think I have watched that video over and over hitting pause for an hour.....Incredible.

That guy has the talent of 100 men.

 

I can't believe I am going to say it,..... But, I like the proportions of the Rodriguez Merc better than the Matranga Merc,..... ( I honestly never thought I could like any Merc as well as the Matranga car !) Everything the man builds is visual perfection and a study in proportion and stance.

 

Beautiful! Great proportions. Excellent panel gaps. Its those little things that separates the men from the boys.

 

Screw me to tears......perfect......again.

 

the seams on that car are better then any I have ever seen. kudos

 

Dante,Is that the one that's been sitting around unfinished for a bunch of years? So,you're finishing it? Looks like it's gonna be great! The slanted b-piler looks very unique and i'm sure will make that Merc standout amongst all the Matranga copies. What color will it be?

 

The doors on a stocker fit like crap. That is an amazing car. Best chop job I think I've ever seen.

 

Looks Killer brah! caint wait to see it in person.
Cheers!

 

very nice!

 

Amazing! The side window treatment is brilliant.


And Rudy is a super nice guy as well.

 

The Gooch is gonna look good in that baby...

Sam

 

Freaking awesome... PERIOD!!!!!

 

This car has been haunting me since I first laid eyes on the build pics....the chop is brilliant.

Dante...I know you guys will do it proud. Can't wait to see it...

Bryan

 

Drooool.....

 

Awesome work Dante....

 

thanx guys... Rudy and I got to talking at the GNRS last yr. he saw the 50 Merc that we had just finished. he liked it and mentioned he had a Merc that need some paint work. a few months later we were loading his Merc on to the trailer. i'll make him more proud of it once he see it.

 

Damn, thats nice.

 

Work-in-progress photos can be found on the Fullerton Fabrication website:

http://www.fullertonfabrications.com/40_mercury

 

Dante,
How soon will we see it painted?