Powell Raceshop also fabbed up a custom harness bar so Matt can strap himself down into the fresh set of JDM Recaros he installed. GM equipped the SS Turbo with some seriously stout Brembo brakes, so Matt didn’t need to touch this part of his Cobalt, but for grip to match the grunt provided by the upgraded turbo system a super sticky set of Bridgestone RE-11s to go along with Pedders springs and struts and a whole host of custom goodies from Powell Raceshop, including subframe braces, front and rear antisway bars and steering rack spacers. Sure, I did bolt-ons, but then I wanted more from the car.” As you can see, that didn’t last long too long. At first I told myself this was just going to be my daily driver, and I wasn’t going to do anything more than bolt-ons. That’s when I picked up the Cobalt for a steal from a dealership here in Illinois. After the papers were signed, the night before I was going to pick it up someone broke into the dealership and stole a bunch of parts off six of his cars, including the EVO, which had about $18K worth of exterior, interior and performance parts on it. Next I started looking into EVOs, but they were mostly beat, too, but I did finally find one I had my heart set on. So I moved on to looking for a ’04–07 STI, but the astronomical insurance rates shut me down on that one. “Originally, I was looking for a SRT-4, but they were all beat to crap, and when I finally found a clean one the dealer was unwilling to negotiate on price. “I acquired my Cobalt in March of 2009 after a long, hard road of car shopping,” Matt says.
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