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Oct 14, 2013 | 02:08 PM

Matt B.

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New Guy from VT

Hey everyone,

So I've been following the site for a couple years now.... and finally decided to get a little more active. I'm a senior at Clarkson University, and a Mechanical Engineering major, and cars are probably my biggest interest / hobby.

I used to work at a local chevy dealership all through high school, and when I was ready to graduate and go to college, they gave me a wicked good deal on the last cobalt they had on their lot. It's a 2010 XFE.... not much, I know. And since I've gotten it, I've been intent on building an SS. Crazy, I know, considering that with all of the parts I have put into it, I probably could have bought an actual SS for less money... but its still an ongoing project.

Honestly, I don't think I will ever sell this car. My dad passed away during my junior year of college after a long battle with cancer... and him and I worked on this car for hours on end together. So my emotional attachment to my cobalt is enormous. Here's a list of what I've done:

Exterior: SS front bumper w/ evo mod, black fender stripes, silver mirror covers, high rise wing, tinted tail lights, debadged trunk, smoked OEM headlights.

Interior: Red/black leather SS seats (front and back), TWM STS, black dash panels, OEM boost gauge pillar, SS speedometer.

Performance: K&N CAI, Magnaflow Cat-back exhaust, Trifecta Tune.

Suspension / Brakes: Drilled Rotors, HAWK pad upgrade, powder coated blue calipers, eibach lowering springs.

Wheels: Sparco Pista's (OEM sizing)

Thanks for looking! - Matt