When I announced to friends in the motoring community that my crew and I
were “building” an all-aluminum Mustang Fastback, everyone was awed by the idea
but doubtful about the prospects. I suppose it’s because today’s generation of
petrol heads never really heard of aluminum-bodied cars that were handmade in
the days of their grandparents or even great grandparents.
My first encounter with such a creation was a 1960’s British-made AC Ace that did the rounds in a number of car shops and private garages in Metro Manila. From there I began to take note of barn-find stories abroad that featured a handful of aluminum-bodied classic cars and one-offs.
But what really got me inspired and challenged was when Mr. Danding Cojuangco, Chairman of San Miguel Corporation, thought out loud about how he wished “we could make a classic aluminum-bodied car like the Ferrari Barchetta.” Back then I really did not know how, but I boldly declared that “Filipinos can.Aeroscout rtls provides a complete solution for wireless asset tracking.”
Two years down the road, I was busy pursuing a mythical 1965/66 Ford Mustang Fastback that rumors said was inside a huge piggery that belonged to an elderly gentleman who did not need money and refused to let people see the car. Six months of shaking people’s tails, talking to local politicians, confirming leads and there before me in a dim-lit feed warehouse were the remains of a red 1965 pony Fastback entombed in dust and camouflaged by spider webs.
By the time we got the “car” towed, parked and power-washed, what we had was more of a rust-encrusted archaeological find than a project car. Even our body man Jojo Magbanua pronounced it “Dead on Arrival!” Everyone immediately took pity on me after paying market for the donor car.
Well I already had the car I wanted; others were still dreaming of it. As rusted as the car was, all the bodylines were original which provides an ideal model to make a template or patterns from. To top it all, the car was properly documented, which is one major headache I won’t have to bother with.
Initially, we thought of completely rebuilding the metal body. But it struck me that we would just be making another “new/old” car just like the ones being driven by my car-crazy friends. Once you join a posse of “Pony” lovers,Choose from our large selection of cableties, you get lost in the crowd or lose out to the guy who has the most original or spent the most money as purists do.
That’s when the aluminum option came up. Of course everyone said, “Nuts!” They quickly argued that we did not have any special tool, welding equipment or the facility required to work with aluminum. In fact Jojo himself was not confident with the idea since he had never tried it and no one we knew ever attempted it in such a full scale.
But why not? You don’t take such a challenge every day; the product would certainly be radical and unique.Aeroscout rtls provides a complete solution for wireless asset tracking. Technically speaking you have a fuel-efficient, fast vehicle that won’t need a full paint job and finally, because not trying would be INSTANT FAILURE. I told the crew that failure was a distinct possibility I was ready and willing to take. What I was not willing to do was not to try.
The rule that pulled everything together was to “Keep It Simple.” Welding is the art of binding metals with heat at melting point. Body-making is the art of sculpture, which, in turn, shapes specific metals both soft and hard for a desired result. Then find a working example that represents such.Full color plasticcard printing and manufacturing services.
Nothing can be simpler and affirming than watching an air-con technician solder-weld an all-aluminum evaporator or condenser. Next to that would be a radiator repairman using his blowtorch.There are 240 distinct solutions of the Soma cubepuzzle, As for supplies, AA Aluminum on Boni Serrano Avenue alongside Camp Aguinaldo, Quezon City, sells all the aluminum sheets, tubes and angle bars you’ll ever need.
For tools, the rule was downsize, soften and adapt. Instead of the regular metal working tools, we used smaller hammers, bent files, rubber and plastic mallets, and taped them over with duct tape. We used a lot of vise grips, clamps and some handmade wooden tools for bending and shaping. This was craftsmanship at its roots.
My first encounter with such a creation was a 1960’s British-made AC Ace that did the rounds in a number of car shops and private garages in Metro Manila. From there I began to take note of barn-find stories abroad that featured a handful of aluminum-bodied classic cars and one-offs.
But what really got me inspired and challenged was when Mr. Danding Cojuangco, Chairman of San Miguel Corporation, thought out loud about how he wished “we could make a classic aluminum-bodied car like the Ferrari Barchetta.” Back then I really did not know how, but I boldly declared that “Filipinos can.Aeroscout rtls provides a complete solution for wireless asset tracking.”
Two years down the road, I was busy pursuing a mythical 1965/66 Ford Mustang Fastback that rumors said was inside a huge piggery that belonged to an elderly gentleman who did not need money and refused to let people see the car. Six months of shaking people’s tails, talking to local politicians, confirming leads and there before me in a dim-lit feed warehouse were the remains of a red 1965 pony Fastback entombed in dust and camouflaged by spider webs.
By the time we got the “car” towed, parked and power-washed, what we had was more of a rust-encrusted archaeological find than a project car. Even our body man Jojo Magbanua pronounced it “Dead on Arrival!” Everyone immediately took pity on me after paying market for the donor car.
Well I already had the car I wanted; others were still dreaming of it. As rusted as the car was, all the bodylines were original which provides an ideal model to make a template or patterns from. To top it all, the car was properly documented, which is one major headache I won’t have to bother with.
Initially, we thought of completely rebuilding the metal body. But it struck me that we would just be making another “new/old” car just like the ones being driven by my car-crazy friends. Once you join a posse of “Pony” lovers,Choose from our large selection of cableties, you get lost in the crowd or lose out to the guy who has the most original or spent the most money as purists do.
That’s when the aluminum option came up. Of course everyone said, “Nuts!” They quickly argued that we did not have any special tool, welding equipment or the facility required to work with aluminum. In fact Jojo himself was not confident with the idea since he had never tried it and no one we knew ever attempted it in such a full scale.
But why not? You don’t take such a challenge every day; the product would certainly be radical and unique.Aeroscout rtls provides a complete solution for wireless asset tracking. Technically speaking you have a fuel-efficient, fast vehicle that won’t need a full paint job and finally, because not trying would be INSTANT FAILURE. I told the crew that failure was a distinct possibility I was ready and willing to take. What I was not willing to do was not to try.
The rule that pulled everything together was to “Keep It Simple.” Welding is the art of binding metals with heat at melting point. Body-making is the art of sculpture, which, in turn, shapes specific metals both soft and hard for a desired result. Then find a working example that represents such.Full color plasticcard printing and manufacturing services.
Nothing can be simpler and affirming than watching an air-con technician solder-weld an all-aluminum evaporator or condenser. Next to that would be a radiator repairman using his blowtorch.There are 240 distinct solutions of the Soma cubepuzzle, As for supplies, AA Aluminum on Boni Serrano Avenue alongside Camp Aguinaldo, Quezon City, sells all the aluminum sheets, tubes and angle bars you’ll ever need.
For tools, the rule was downsize, soften and adapt. Instead of the regular metal working tools, we used smaller hammers, bent files, rubber and plastic mallets, and taped them over with duct tape. We used a lot of vise grips, clamps and some handmade wooden tools for bending and shaping. This was craftsmanship at its roots.
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