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Old Dec 5, 2008 | 08:44 PM
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Mexi_loco's January COTM Submission

Name: Pedro G. Alcaraz
Location: Houston, Texas
Car Info: 2006 Chevrolet Cobalt SS/SC
Stock Options: 2.0l Eco-tec, Eaton Supercharger, Leather Seats (Color-matched inserts), Victory Red Exterior (Red Interior)
Modifications:

Performance:

-GMPP Stage II kit
-Injen CAI
-Custom 2.5" Header-back Exhaust w/Magnaflow High-flow Cat
-Prothane Transmission Mounts
-Turbo Tech Racing Solid Upper Engine Mount

Appearance:

-VIS Invader II CF Hood
-Blacked Out Taillights
-Halo/Projectors
-Custom CF-style trim & center dash
-Pioneer AVIC-D3 Navigation/MP3/DVD/DVR/DIVX System
-Debadged all around (she loves being naked!)
-TenzoR Springs (Probably 1.3" rear drop, 1" front drop...Haven't had time to measure)
-Painted Stock Wheels (changing the color of the lip to red soon)

Future plans:

-CX Heat Exchanger
-Bigger 3" Exhaust w/ZZP Header-DP combo
-Stop-tech Slotted Rotors, Brake Lines, Brake Pads
-Rims (Tenzo-R's, Rial Nogaro's, or TSW Kyalami's...although Jason's having a pretty good sale on MSR wheels that I might jump onto)

Other info: 2nd Place @ 2008 Texas Lonestar Bash (To a Sexy-@$$ HHR named Shagy)

Now For The Pics (More to come after I paint my wheels):



Old Pic, but I wanted to show off the tails














Taken before I put the TenzoR Springs on.




Thanks for checking out my ride! This is my first time, but I've been wanting to do this for quite some time!

Last edited by mexi_loco; Dec 29, 2008 at 07:59 PM. Reason: added new pics
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Old Dec 5, 2008 | 08:46 PM
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Nice; I like it! The interior looks great!
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Old Dec 5, 2008 | 08:47 PM
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Thanks! Oh yeah, I forgot to mention...The interior was made possible by Ken Pochis (otherwise known as "slacker" on these forums). Thanks a lot buddy!!!!
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Old Dec 5, 2008 | 08:49 PM
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Nice! You got my vote
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Old Dec 5, 2008 | 08:49 PM
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Thanks! Spread the word Homie!!
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Old Dec 5, 2008 | 09:10 PM
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The interior is so nice. The pics dont do it justice. You have my vote ;D
and your car is in my sig. see below
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Old Dec 6, 2008 | 01:13 PM
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Looks VERY nice!
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Old Dec 7, 2008 | 12:18 AM
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Originally Posted by XM15
Nice; I like it! The interior looks great!
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Old Dec 8, 2008 | 11:23 AM
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Thank you guys for all the wonderful comments! Remember to vote for me too!
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Old Dec 8, 2008 | 05:40 PM
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Get those Tenzos put on
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Old Dec 8, 2008 | 05:42 PM
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Car looks great man! The interior is really nice as well! Good work!
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Old Dec 8, 2008 | 06:19 PM
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not a bad looking car...where did u get the stuff for the interior?
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Old Dec 8, 2008 | 07:26 PM
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Originally Posted by Htown2200
Get those Tenzos put on
I would if we could ever find a good day to do it!

Originally Posted by FloDamien07
not a bad looking car...where did u get the stuff for the interior?
I had a guy from the forum do it.
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Old Dec 9, 2008 | 12:12 PM
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dash trim looks really nice man...cant wait to see those wheels
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Old Dec 9, 2008 | 05:13 PM
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Originally Posted by mexi_loco
I would if we could ever find a good day to do it!



I had a guy from the forum do it.
lets dew it soon. not many meets are going on. plan a mod day
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Old Dec 11, 2008 | 10:54 AM
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got my vote man
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Old Dec 25, 2008 | 04:58 PM
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mod day planned! Hopefully, the springs will go on without a hitch, and we'll have some good photo opportunities! I'll make it a point to wash my car just in case.
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Old Dec 28, 2008 | 07:16 PM
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got my vote!
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Old Dec 28, 2008 | 07:17 PM
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Looks good. What exactly was done to your center console? It takes a lot of the cheapness away from the interior.
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Old Dec 28, 2008 | 07:20 PM
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just voted for you too!
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Old Dec 30, 2008 | 03:29 AM
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what kind of black you use on your rims??? or what color? any powder coat???
im trying to do the same with mine.
thank you
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Old Dec 30, 2008 | 09:32 AM
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I just used engine paint. It works pretty good. It's actually suppose to have red metallic paint along the lip, but the primer I used was too dark, so you can't notice it in the pics. That's why I'm planning on redoing them like this weekend.
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Old Dec 30, 2008 | 10:00 AM
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vacuum your car and you got mine......lol....
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Old Dec 30, 2008 | 10:16 AM
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vacuum your car and you got mine......lol....
why? That just shows you I've actually been in my car, lol.
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Old Dec 30, 2008 | 01:38 PM
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do you have pic of the rims in close up??? like you have it right now? because i want to do it to mine but i dont know if black is going to look too dark or should i use something like a dark gunmetal.
thank you
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