Bakke - Redcap project

dave · Post by **dave** » Thu Aug 17, 2006 8:05 pm

looking realy good mate. Keep the pics coming.

Bakke · Post by **Bakke** » Thu Aug 17, 2006 9:21 pm

Glad you all like the work. I've arranged some stuff with Lee and Laserowl. They are passing by this weekend to collect the kit, as we bought it together. We've splitted the work in 2. I made the moulds for anyone who's interested on the mainland, they'll take care of the UK customers when they got their moulds ready ...

So all mainland buyers can adress themselves to me for sideskirts or replicas of the entire Hausser kit ...

DaKyy · Post by **DaKyy** » Thu Aug 17, 2006 9:35 pm

Bakke wrote:Glad you all like the work. I've arranged some stuff with Lee and Laserowl. They are passing by this weekend to collect the kit, as we bought it together. We've splitted the work in 2. I made the moulds for anyone who's interested on the mainland, they'll take care of the UK customers when they got their moulds ready ...

So all mainland buyers can adress themselves to me for sideskirts or replicas of the entire Hausser kit ...

Any prices? For the entire kit and individual parts?

I had to read that post several times

Bakke · Post by **Bakke** » Mon Aug 21, 2006 2:35 pm

I tought a cleaned Volvo would look nicer with a cleaned Volvo bodykit, so I started cleaning the Volvo kit.

Front is ready for basepaint, rear needs some attention ...

carl needham · Post by **carl needham** » Mon Aug 21, 2006 10:08 pm

please hurry I can't wait to see this car

Bakke · Post by **Bakke** » Wed Aug 23, 2006 7:58 pm

Not to much to see after this evening, but I've putted it all in basepaint. Need to pass with 400grain sandpaper to remove the last dust and errors and than they are ready to be putted in color this weekend ...

Ettore Bugatti · Post by **Ettore Bugatti** » Wed Aug 23, 2006 9:33 pm

So the combination is smoothed Volvo bodykit bumpers with Hausser side skirts?
Are the bumpers lowered as Goldlocks?

Im quite curious how this style turns out.

Keep the good job up!

Bakke · Post by **Bakke** » Thu Aug 24, 2006 6:17 am

Ettore Bugatti wrote:So the combination is smoothed Volvo bodykit bumpers with Hausser side skirts?
Are the bumpers lowered as Goldlocks?

Im quite curious how this style turns out.

Keep the good job up!

These are my original bumpers as Goldlocks has on my avatar. Now I've got the lowered ones one Goldlocks so these were lying around ... I wont lower them as this 480 is my daily workhorse and I need to get everywhere with her. Maybe just a little 4cm drop but I'm not sre about that yet ...

Bakke · Post by **Bakke** » Sat Aug 26, 2006 3:45 pm

Et voila front and rear are sprayed ... and pictures to prove it ...

Pictures of the front will come tomorrow as it wasn't totally dry yet and didn't want to move it ending screwing it up ...

Front is 100% fine, the rear need a little overspray because of a small spray error (little drop of paint fell of my spraygun, don't know where it came from), but it 'll come ok. All the reflections aren't errors, but the clearcote is shining so much it reflects all the suroundings

Bakke · Post by **Bakke** » Sat Aug 26, 2006 6:28 pm

and the front that got out of the spraycabin ...

Dan the 480 Man · Post by **Dan the 480 Man** » Sat Aug 26, 2006 6:38 pm

Looking good dude...how long till we see a work in progress shot of the whole car then??

Bakke · Post by **Bakke** » Sat Aug 26, 2006 6:46 pm

Dan the 480 Man wrote:Looking good dude...how long till we see a work in progress shot of the whole car then??

Well , the car is still in standard setup, with red faded paint, rusty wheel arches, bruises and scratches, ... as I use it as a daily ride. Needs to get at work everyday.

But next weekend I'm respraying the hood and get the rest of the car ready for the respray ... so the pictures will come soon ...

Big Brother · Post by **Big Brother** » Sat Aug 26, 2006 7:06 pm

I look forward to seeing them

random_monkey · Post by **random_monkey** » Mon Aug 28, 2006 3:34 pm

These pictures surely make my mouth water. I want to go outside and respray mine

Of course, I don't have the time, money, or spare car to use while I do it (Hell, or the know-how, heh)

I love the crushed redbull can on the floor. An indication of how much you're working on this?

Bakke · Post by **Bakke** » Tue Aug 29, 2006 8:14 am

The end is near ...

Yesterday I've prepared the hood to get it also resprayed ...

so programm for the next 2 weeks :

Wed : preparing spraycabin and hood for respray
Thu : respray hood

Fri - Sat -Sun : Preparing body and sideskirts ( getting scratches out, pay special attention to the wheel arches, .... )

next week finishing touch to body.
sat : respray rearbumper and front wing (getting little errors out)
sun : respray body

Gimle · Post by **Gimle** » Tue Aug 29, 2006 8:23 am

Very nice!

Bakke · Post by **Bakke** » Sun Sep 03, 2006 2:30 pm

Little update from the weekendworks ...

The Victim :

One of the main reason for the respray

Cleaning in full progress

Removed the old cracked rearlight clusters, so if anyone has a spare set for sale ...

Bakke · Post by **Bakke** » Sun Sep 03, 2006 2:32 pm

One last picure : removed the inside from the rear wheel arches to prevent rust and to make shure the 17" rims will fit in nicely

Ettore Bugatti · Post by **Ettore Bugatti** » Mon Sep 04, 2006 4:14 pm

This project is at full speed. I've made great progress.
I wonder how these small side strips would look in body colour. If they're unpainted they certainly stick out off the body.

You did a lot of smoothing on the body.

Is it just me or are there some Euro style influence?

Bakke · Post by **Bakke** » Thu Sep 07, 2006 7:47 pm

and the next chapter in your favourite topic "how to demolish a 480" ...

Everything is set for the ground layer tomorrow afternoon