Title: Coby
Name: Tonya Ashment
Location: Utah
Car Info: 2008 Cobalt SS (Coby Red)
Stock Options: Low rise spoiler; Limited slip differential (LSD); Sunroof

Modifications:

Exterior

High-rise spoiler (not shown - went back to the low rise for the time being)
3rd gen projectors (BSpec)
IPCW led tail lights (bermuda black)
Modified stock antenna
Body color hood and trunk struts
Night shade designs (side reflectors/ 3rd brake light)
OZ Ultraleggera 18" wheels
Tinting (legal front and 20% rear)
Customized plates
Chevy valve stem caps
Painted fuse cover and oil filler cap
Painted grills (front and rear)
24designs license plate cover
Custom paint job (Coby Red)
Painted Brembos
Powdercoated Valve Cover
Powdercoated Stock Rims (not shown - winter rubber)


Interior

Head unit - Pioneer F90BT
Front speakers - CDT Audio CL-62 components
Rear speakers - CDT Audio CL-69 midbass
Subwoofer - Rockford Fosgate P3SD210 (shallow mount in stock enclosure)
Amps - Rockford Fosgate P300-2 (x3)
Customized floor mats
DashDAQ Series II
Red interior lighting (not shown)
Escort Passport 9500i
Hornet security system
MRZ door sills ("Cobalt SS")
Painted shift knob (not shown)
Weathertech floor liners
Painted trim - Duplicolor mirage ice
Upholstered headliner and sun visors
Upholstered rear deck
9500i blend mount

Performance

K&N Short Ram Intake
Hahn 3" catback exhaust
Clear Image Automotive charge piping
Clear Image Automotive down pipe
OTTP Rotated Tranny Mounts and rack spacers
OTTP rear Sway Bar
Hahn Intercooler
Snow Performance Meth Kit
Sumota Catch Can
Pedders Coilovers
Trifecta dual tune
Autowerks KO4+ turbo upgrade

Future Plans

Dyno Runs
Clutch
Rubber

Here are some pics. (I will probably swap some out as I get upgrades interior pics):





















Enjoy!

Note - Due to the pearl in the paint, the actual color of the car may vary. User discretion is advised.

 

its clean I like it man.

 

It's very clean. But i dunno..

 

Love the color. Don't love the giant "SS" on the back

 

The SS 'emblems' are actually ghosted into the paint. Depending on the lighting they do everything from giving a 3-d effect to actually disappearing in with the rest of the paint. It basically depends on how much lighting there is. One of the things I like about them is the effect that occurs as the car is moving. They almost look like they are floating. It is hard to get pictures of the ghosting under different lighting effects...

Oh, and a little background on the color choice. Originally Coby was originally Sport Red Metallic Tintcoat. To get this color, we took the SRMT, subtracted out the wine, and added a bit of black. Then we added 6 coats of pearl on top. The pearl makes it really hard to photograph the true color of the base coat.

 

Love everything but the ss painted emblems....
Have my vote this month.
Good luck

 

You should let me make those pics look beeeeauitful.

 

not feeling the ss's on the car... but the rest looks good

 

Sorry I haven't been on for a few days....


Rissa - Thanks for the offer! I am certainly no photo expert and do not own photoshop (which would be considered a travesty by some) so these pics have not been altered at all. Anyone is more than welcome to grab some shots off my photobucket album and go to town. Here is the link:

Coby Is Back pictures by nakaiya21 - Photobucket

I would actually like to see what ideas people can come up with - who knows maybe there is a future project out there that I haven't considered.

It is interesting to read some of the comments... usually people bash my tails since they are the ipcw's but this time it is all about the ghost effects... eh, I don't mind...

Speaking of which, I tried to get some pics of the fade effect - but since the ss emblems only fade in low light conditions and since you can't photograph in low light conditions without a flash it is turning into a lose-lose situation. (I guess you can think of the emblems almost like reflector tape... they basically reflect any light they pick up). Oh well, I will try to see about getting some more pics this weekend anyway so that I can change it up a bit. (I still owe you guys some interior pics anyway...)

 

*best time for outdoor shooting is during the "magic hours" of dawn and dusk. I never like shooting in direct sunlight.

 

See what ya mean about the fade in pic 54, and because of that, I don't think it would have worked in a smaller size. I like it that you hung it out there to try something new, and it seems like it works great, although as you say, I can see how it would be hard to capture the full range of ways the paint can play with light.

 

If it isn't my favorite SS/TC, "COBY" looks great and you have my vote. I miss Ron

 

Wow... long time no see.... I actually posted this up at the beginning of the month then just kind of dropped off for a while (been dialing in my meth kit and tuning - he is finally done and is a totally different animal)... not sure I will get more pics up before the contest ends - perhaps I will put up another thread this weekend with dyno pics (our local group is doing a dyno day on Saturday)... btw I miss Ron also

Oh and to pbass - thanks for the comment... anytime you do anything with paint effects you run into the issue of not being able to properly convey the effect - I am glad someone gets it...

 

got my vote

 

Got my vote!

 

I'm sorry Tanya. I have mad respect for your car, but I promised 1LSJ2NV my vote before I knew you were running. Next time give me a shout and I'll try to rally some support for you on the east coast.

 

wanna sell the high rise spoiler ? i'm lookin for one for my 06 SS i got the low rise but hate it wanna up grade to the high rise....