Exterior 2nd Gen Most liked posts in thread: Tackleberry DuelL Transformation

Well, my DuelL AG stuff arrived today. Everything looks great except for the cooling bonnet (hood). The freight company literally destroyed it. DuelL AG Japan has put a rush on a replacement. I did manage to install a few things today before Tackleberry goes into the body shop on Monday. I installed the DuelL AG blue-tinted rearview mirror, DuelL AG vented C-Pillar covers, and the DuelL AG carbon fiber GT Wing.

 

Went over to the body shop this afternoon. The bumpers, side skirts, and fender flares had gone into the paint shop. When I went over there, one of the guys was just finishing up on wet sanding the front bumper. Looks like all those pieces either got paint this afternoon or are getting paint tomorrow. I am really hoping to have Tackleberry back before the weekend. I am still waiting for a replacement hood to come in. that should be in a couple weeks. Graphics package, gauge pod, and DEFI gauges should be here in about a week. More to come.

 

Here you go. This pics are fresh off the press.

















Bear in mind, it is not completely done. The hood still has to come in and get painted and installed and the graphics have to be applied.

 

Well guys and gals, Tackleberry has been in the shop since Monday. Finally, as of Wednesday afternoon, some progress was being made. The front bumper fitting is almost complete, the rear bumper is on, and the side skirts are being fitted this morning along with the side diffusers.








More to come next week.

 

Went to check on Tackleberry today.





All of the body pieces are now painted and ready for install.







I was not able to get a pic of the front bumper. It was still in the paint shop because nobody had brought it out to the assembly shop. Tomorrow, the technician works on installing the LEDs and driving lights in the front bumper inserts, assembles the exhaust, and fits the rear diffuser. I am hoping to bring it home on Friday afternoon.

 

You are correct on the article for MC2. Barry is waiting for me to completely finish the car, send him the hi-res pics and my portion for the article. He has planned a 4-page spread. This to work in conjunction with the story he did on DuelL AG in the last edition of MC2.

It is getting a lot of positive feedback on FB from all over the world. :biggrin5: For me, it is a huge honor to represent DuelL AG in North America. Just think, last April I bought a car looking like this......





and now it looks like this.

 

Here is an update:

As of this afternoon, the shipment was picked up by Pilot Freight in San Francisco and on its way to Pensacola. Scheduled arrival date is 5/30. If all goes well, I will start posting pics of the transformation process in a little over a week from now.

 

Well guys and gals, I am lonesome now. Tackleberry was put into the body shop yesterday morning for the facelift. I am hoping that everything goes well. I am going over there this afternoon to try and get some pics of Day 1 progress. Both DuelL AG NA and Barry from MC2 Magazine are wanting some pics of the transformation stages. The only thing not getting done this week is the hood since it was damaged badly when it arrived thanks to the freight company. DuelL AG Japan has a rush order on a replacement. I was told it should be ready for shipping around June 18. I will keep you all posted on the progress.

 

Yesterday morning, I went by the body shop to check on a couple things and foung the technician working on the newly painted front bumper. He was prepping it for the installation of the LEDs and driving lights.



This was a good sign. Providing everything relatively smooth from here on out, I should be getting Tackleberry back Tuesday or Wednesday. The new hood is still scheduled to ship out of Japan on the 18th or 19th. That means that it get to me around the end of June. That will constitute another trip to the body shop in July.

 

It is Astro Black Metallic.