Povo update

[BenzBoy]

Congratulations Ozzie!!!
Summernats? Why bloody not? Go kick butt, young man!!
Hey, maybe you can do the Phantom in day-glo orange for me? Yeah, I am dead serious!!! It was a 1930s colour.
Regards,
BenzBoy

 

[oscar]

Dayglo orange, custom pinstripes, plus we'll throw some airbrushed motifs of the Spirit of Ecstacy on the doors. Have I mentioned the roof should be lowered. Ah blasphemy. The colour sounds bad enough. I've tried to find an example to no avail. When talking RR how could one go past black, white, royal blue, deep maroon or BRG for the sporty type.

 

[BenzBoy]

Dayglo orange, custom pinstripes, plus we'll throw some airbrushed motifs of the Spirit of Ecstacy on the doors. Have I mentioned the roof should be lowered. Ah blasphemy. The colour sounds bad enough. I've tried to find an example to no avail. When talking RR how could one go past black, white, royal blue, deep maroon or BRG for the sporty type.

HEY!!! What about BROWN?
Regards,
BenzBoy

 

[Michel]

HEY!!! What about BROWN?
Regards,
BenzBoy

GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR

 

[SELfor50]

Great work mate... time to get serious!!!

 

[Styria]

Hi Ossie, mate, what are you doing to yourself ? The pain in your finger tips must be excruciating !

BTW, I like the blue, red and yellow. You could go for that, and you may need the change the number to 116 instead of 112.

Yeah, painting. Honest, it's all in the preparation and good quality materials, plus a reasonable quality Spray Gun - but the most important is preparation. When you stuff up, sometimes it's best to start all over again because, the more stuff you put on panels, the more you're likely to get some sort of chemical reaction somewhere along the line. Also, if you want a reasonable finish, your final rub should be with 800 grade. I was always told, 400, 600 and finally 800 wet and dry. However, you can also go about it in a different way, and perhaps Parks might be able to extend a couple more useful clues.

Anyway, Ossie, I dips my hat to you for taking this on in the first place - right at this moment, the weather is really too cold, you do need heating lamps etc. - in short, you'd be hard pressed to create more difficult conditions for yourself. Also, that $50 bucks plus case of beer should interest you......... Regards Styria

 

[oscar]

Thanks very much styria. Ian was too quick, he was first off the mark with "116". 110 would be another choice but there was an XC coupe that has that number too and I would say that any Vic events we go to, it's going to be there. Not that it matters that much. I can put any number on so long as I take some tape along to alter the number if someone has the same as me.

I was growing to like the blue, red and yellow one too.

Although I wasn't too concerned about the finish because of what the car was going to be used for, I still felt I could do better because there's no way anyone would pay for what I've ended up with. Basically preparation and the dust was the problem plus my lack of experience on the gun. The last coats went on brilliantly without runs, but by then, despite me sanding back, the poor prep work shows through in a few parts. But all in all, a good first time experience.

 

[BenzBoy]

I think it is time you re-named this hot rod Ozzie!! Povo just doesn't describe the attention and love you are giving it.
Regards,
BenzBoy

 

[oscar]

Povo might have to stay. I'm hopeless with naming cars benzboy. eg, the 350 is "The merc". how original.

 

[oscar]

ok, one more update in this thread then it's mechanical from here on in. No more panel work. Over the past few days I’ve finally put povo back together again taking much longer than I expected. It was supposed to be finished two days ago. All fasteners ended up in one bucket during dismantling and it’s been a nightmare wading through them trying to remember which one goes on where. Some small improvements on the way have included exhaust mounts where one mount was replaced and all rubber donuts were replaced, all with figure of eights except the middle mount I used round ones. The sills were repainted black too.

Lots of water in the carpets thanks to my careless pressure washing so whilst the carpets are drying, the interior will be stripped over time.

Unfortunately, whilst attaching the speedo cable to the instrument cluster I pulled the end off. After 2 and a half hours I had replaced it with the one off the Milan brown 280. But whilst under the car I was checking out the transmission and noticed that the linkages had no bushes left. It was metal on metal basically.

The front left corner caused a few headaches. Everything was just tight and a bit of bending here and there was needed to make everything fit. There’s my original weld job which may have been short by a few mm and every panel I’ve used as replacements which I originally thought were straight I soon found out whilst stripping them that they had been bent and dented previously and filled. But the end result, although a little crooked, is satisfactory considering.
So, there she is, all back together. Now it’s time to race prep it because after all this time, it’s no different to any other road going w116.

 

[s class]

Povo looks very handsome dude. Well done.

 

[Michel]

POVO seems to be the best car you have now....

Are you sure you're game to race it?

 

[oscar]

Thanks guys. Michel, absolutely it needs to be raced. Keep in mind I take photos only from the best angles.

You're not too far wrong about it being the best car though, it's not yet but mechanically it will be. It has to be to ensure it's up to the task. The red 280s is/was infact the best with everything else bar the engine and a dent in one door. It's so clean underneath, even the half axle boots which are the original type have a smooth finish. Rust was only behind the rear wheel well. I don't feel too bad about "borrowing" parts from it now though. The parts are so good it's paid for itself a long time ago and there's so many other good w116's out there plus the chance to fix it at a later date if need be. But honestly, once povo is setup and the other 280's are gone, I think I need to step up in the cubic inches stakes for the next project or something different like a coupe.

 

[Michel]

Thanks guys. Michel, absolutely it needs to be raced. Keep in mind I take photos only from the best angles.

You're not too far wrong about it being the best car though, it's not yet but mechanically it will be. It has to be to ensure it's up to the task. The red 280s is/was infact the best with everything else bar the engine and a dent in one door. It's so clean underneath, even the half axle boots which are the original type have a smooth finish. Rust was only behind the rear wheel well. I don't feel too bad about "borrowing" parts from it now though. The parts are so good it's paid for itself a long time ago and there's so many other good w116's out there plus the chance to fix it at a later date if need be. But honestly, once povo is setup and the other 280's are gone, I think I need to step up in the cubic inches stakes for the next project or something different like a coupe.

Keep up the enthusiasm Simon.....
You'll need it...

 

[SELfor50]

"After all this time it's no different to any other road going W116"???

Yes it is, it's got a heart built for racing, and it's been given a new skin!

Look's f*kn great dude!!! Crazy pics on the bushings. That should smoothen up the changes after doing them yeah?

 

[oscar]

The gear changes will be much tighter if that's the term. It'll feel so much better, more positive.

 

[oscar]

Four used rims arrived today, two with good Falken tyres, or good enough to mount those two Falken rims on the front and check Falken clearances then take povo for a Falken spin ;D

So, the specs. Fondmetal rims made in Italy 17" x 8.5" wide and an offset of 13. They look like monsters compared to bundts or steelies. The two tyres are Falken G something 235/45/17 and look like they have the same rolling diameter or close enough to the stock 205/70/14's. Standard Lug bolts for bundts were used also.

I was a bit worried how close these things might come to fouling the suspension and other bits but it was good. At full lock there can be some contact with springs when the car was suspended but after taking it for a ride I didn't notice any scrubbing when I came back. Still haven't tried putting them on the rear but i can't imagine there'd be a problem.

Yeah I forgot to inflate the tyres before taking photos but how did they handle. Woeful, just like the 14" rims mind you. Only because my steering is up the creek with an alignment still pending, (there's still toe out and positive camber to fix), plus there's freeplay and a leaking steering box, so the box needs swapping out. But full points for clearance. I can imagine though that with a suspension upgrad and a couple inches lower the front fenders will need cutting like selfor50's car was or a widebody modification which would be uber cool.

 

[Michel]

This is certainly starting to look serious stuff...

Good looking wheels...