ninnek

Hey guys, just bought my cobalt ss/sc about two weeks ago. I've already replaced the ECM and going in for the recall for the CAT Monday. She sat for nearly two years with the previous owner, so I'm doing a full flush.

The rims have some bubbling/flaking. So, I was thinking about plasti-dipping them black. What do you guys think?

Mr Mall Cop

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Welcome,
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63 Nova SS

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Welcome to the forums, you will find alot of useful info on here, and a little not so useful. The sight is a great resource for making changes to your ride. Nice car, i like the stripes, there are probably several red cars with black wheels on here, have a look, then you can see what it will look like with the wheels before you do it.

ninnek

Thanks guys. After getting over the $1K drop for the ECM , I'm hoping to get some mods in here soon. I'll keep updating as I go.

TurboTechRacing

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Welcome!

SalvageBaltSS

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welcome man! what part of Oregon? im out of Vancouver wa. we have a pretty good amount of balt owners out here. On facebook, we have a Northwest Cobalts page, feel free to like it,and get to see whos around this area.

ninnek

Thanks man! I'm in West Portland. I found the facebook page as well, consider it "Liked". The Red Door meet looked awesome.

tazmanian devil

welcome to the club!!

JshLnsctt

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Welcome to the forums!

SalvageBaltSS

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nice! yeah , looked pretty cool, wish i wouldve been there lol and as far as wheels go, id try finding the turbo wheels off a 08+ balt and have those,thats what im doing once i run down my tires.

ninnek

Really? You like the thin spokes better? I'm a huge fan of the wide spoked rims. I'm thinking that I want to go all black and white with my Balt. White/Black never fails to catch my eye.

SalvageBaltSS

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haha yup, I like then think spoke wheels a lot better, most members agree also. lol But if you like the lsj stockers, id just paint them a darker gun metal. and then lower the car ( its not hard, took me a hour, and it was my first time doing it)

ninnek

Nice haha. What'd you go with to lower it? I was thinking about slamming it with some new coilovers. But, there are so many speed bumbs and crap around here that I already scrape on. Though ill be looking to do some pretty hefty mods when I can, it'll still be my DD.

matt638

welcome

if you start to feel the need to complain about your cobalt, and why you should have bought/want an evo, it's ok.. that's completely normal around here

ninnek

Lmao, thanks. I got a pretty good deal on my Balt, so I don't think I'll do much complaining. Well, after I make it "mine".

SalvageBaltSS

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just some cheap tenzo r springs I got off a member for 50 shipped on stock struts and shocks! couldn't be happier! I usually don't scrape, but then I have people give me the finger for going slow around pot holes and speed bumps. and if your going to do just springs. I heard on here that SSC or CM springs are the best, and that they ride like stock.

ninnek

hahaha, that's awesome. Cheap is the way to go for me right now. If you come across another cheap set, I'll take 'em! My first step definitely has to be cleaning up those rims though. I may go with a plasti-dip until I have the time to sand-blast & spray them myself.

SalvageBaltSS

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haha i think theres some used sportlines up for sale on here. with plasti dip i did a set of wheels, and it lays down like ****! but if you do plastidip id get the plastidip clear, that way its not flat black. but i think you should just wait till you sandblast and paint, cause plastidip isnt cheap, 7 dollars a can!