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Vince Wong of iForged Describes the Road to SEMA and CES for Project Widebody SL55:

"Back in 2009 I visited the idea of building a Black Series Widebody Project for last years SEMA show. 听After trying to work for months to source actual factory Mercedes Factory SL65 Black Series parts, all I was left with was dead ends and no way to complete the project short of purchasing a real SL65 Black Series. This was my first failure to build a project vehicle for SEMA since iForged started attending the SEMA show in 2003 and I was quite depressed. 听Luckily for me I was able to听collaborate听with some great builders such as Mark Abate, Brian Fox, and Neil Tjin and together we built some great creations in 2009.

Fast forward to May 2010 and I was surprised to recieve a phone call from my good buddy Misha D. of听. 听I have worked with Misha D. at听on my last two Porsche projects. 听He makes some of the

best aftermarket body panels on the market.听 He told me about his plan to come out with his own widebody kit that would rival the Mercedes Black Series and sent me a few pic

tures of the rendering. 听I was immediately blown away with his concept and told him to put me down for a kit when he goes to production.

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Every听 Widebody SL is hand built to order. 听My kit was available for pickup on Monday. 听I听immediately听drove down to LA to pick up the parts and dropped it off at听 to start the tear down process. 听I then called my good buddy Brian Fox of听 and arranged for听 to send some special paint for this project. 听I won鈥檛 revel yet what color we choose until later in the build, but the color will blow you guys away. 听Ivan at听 is providing me a custom SL65 carbon fiber steering wheel and a full carbon fiber interior trim to complement the carbon fiber accents on the听 Widebody Kit. 听Also the new iForged wheels will be a听surprise听until the last minute."

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Big reveal at SEMA 2010 in the iForged Wheels Booth #48056

Follow the build at听

PIRELLI UPDATE:

Thanks to听 for supplying the massive steam rollers!

Pirelli P Zero Nero

Front: 275/30R20

Rear: 375/20R21

2010 Project Partners:

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