GOBLIN V2 STATUS

Status Report

June 2, 2026

Shipping Status

We've begun shipping the first batch of Running Stage kits to our earliest customers. Each Running Stage kit includes the chassis, control arms, fuel tank, brake lines, and cooling system, along with the components needed to get the engine up and running.

Procurement Status

We're actively ordering materials and components for the next two production batches:

  • Second batch of Running Stage kits - laser-cut chassis components, control arm components, radiators, and related parts.
  • First batch of Driving Stage kits - suspension uprights, rod ends, ball joints, brakes, and more.

V2 Status Updates

Shipments and updates, newest first.

  1. V2-006 V2-006 Back From Powder Coat in Crystal Grey V2-006 came back from powder coat in Crystal Grey, a dark gunmetal with heavy silver flake. Here is a look at the full chassis and the color up close. Read update V2-006 Back From Powder Coat in Crystal Grey
  2. V2-003 Goblin V2-003: Back From Powder Coat in Washed Red V2-003's chassis is done with powder coat. It's finished in Washed Red with the full cage and standard door bars. Read update Goblin V2-003: Back From Powder Coat in Washed Red
  3. Build & Price Your Goblin V2 The Build & Price tool is live. For the first time you can see pricing on V2 options and add-ons, watch the total update as you go, and save a PDF copy of your build. Read update Build & Price Your Goblin V2
  4. V1-553 V2-002 V2-004 Three Kits Out the Door: V1-553, V2-002, and V2-004 Three Goblin kits left the shop today. V1-553 is headed to Ohio, V2-002 is going to a returning V1 builder in South Carolina, and V2-004 is bound for a father and son in Kentucky. All three first stage kits. Read update Three Kits Out the Door: V1-553, V2-002, and V2-004
  5. V2 Update: IMMO Delete in Your Pocket Quick V2 status update from the shop. We've successfully deleted the immobilizers in the donor ECU and TCU using a Macchina A0 and an Android phone. Big thanks to AaronC7 for making it happen. Read update V2 Update: IMMO Delete in Your Pocket
  6. V2-002 First Look: V2 Running Stage Packing List Here's a first look at the Goblin V2 Running Stage packing list, using V2-002 as the example. Builders familiar with V1 Stage 1 will recognize most of it, with a handful of meaningful upgrades. Read update First Look: V2 Running Stage Packing List
  7. V2-002 V2-002 in Gloss Black V2-002 came back from the coater in gloss black. It pairs full containment door bars with two of the new cage options: the main hoop X-brace and the rear cage X-brace. Read update V2-002 in Gloss Black
  8. First Look: Full Containment Door Bars The first mockup of the full containment door bars is on the chassis. They offer the most side intrusion protection of any door bar option we've designed for the Goblin, with some real tradeoffs to talk through. Read update First Look: Full Containment Door Bars
  9. V2-001 V2-001 Delivered to Val and Tim V2-001 is at its new home. Lonny and Brenda made the drive on March 28 to deliver the first production V2 chassis to Val and Tim, who already have V1-135 in the garage. Read update V2-001 Delivered to Val and Tim
  10. V2-001 V2-001 in Dirty Magic V2-001 is back from the coater. The first production V2 chassis is now wearing Prismatic Powders' Dirty Magic over a Super Chrome Plus base. Read update V2-001 in Dirty Magic
  11. New Names for the V2 Kit Stages We're renaming the Goblin V2 kit stages. Stage 1 becomes the Running Stage. Stage 2 becomes the Driving Stage. Stage 3 is gone, replaced by add-ons. Read update New Names for the V2 Kit Stages
  12. V2-001 V2-001 Heads to the Coater V2-001 came off the welding fixture and was loaded in the truck on February 26 to make the trip to our local powder coater. Read update V2-001 Heads to the Coater
  13. New V2 Cage Options: Main Hoop X, Rear Cage X, and Roof Bars We've been working through a list of cage options we wanted to bring to the V2, and three of them are ready to talk about. Read update New V2 Cage Options: Main Hoop X, Rear Cage X, and Roof Bars