Owner: William Laptosh
Location: Soth River, NJ
Vehicle: 2006 Chevy Cobalt SS
Horsepower: 242
Photos By: Double O Photography
ENGINE & PERFORMANCE
2.0-liter supercharged motor swap from the original 2.5-liter
Engine dress-up kit
Solid chrome motor & Trans mounts
Injen cold air intake
Street tune with a mild GM performance cam
SLP full exhaust (header, high flow cat)
WHEELS & TIRES
Kinesis K59 three-piece wheels, 18 x 8.5 (f/r)
DGR purple lug nuts
Nitto Neo Gen Mild Stretch 215/40/18
SUSPENSION
Eibach Sportline springs
Eibach front and rear sway bars
ZZP control arms
Full undercarriage painted silver
Prostop slotted rotors and pads
EXTERIOR
Custom lightning blue pearl paint job
VIS carbon-fibre hood
VIs carbon-fibre trunk
35% window tint
Tinted taillights
Tinted side markers
Euro black housing headlights
Stubby 6-inch antenna
Hood pins
Shaved front bumper
Shaved rear bumper
INTERIOR
Recaro racing seats wrapped in leather & suede with purple stitch
Rear seat custom wrapped in leather and suade with purple stitch
Headliner wrapped in suade
Visors wrapped in suade
Pillers were shaved and wrapped in suade
Door panels suade with purple stitch also switch panel painted color of car
Custom rear Fiberglass arm rests wrapped in suade with purple stitch
Custom fiberglass rear deck with port for subs
Dash trim painted to match exterior
New black carpet installed
AUDIO & MULTIMEDIA
Pioneer head unit
Kicker speakers (custom mounted in doors, fiberglass rear deck)
Custom trunk (wood and fiberglass wrapped in leather & suede)
Speaker amp with light accents
12-inch Kicker subwoofer in custom fiberglass boxes (2)
It started back in high school when William was reading every custom car magazine he could get his hands on. Walking home from school, he saw the older kids with wheels and loud exhausts on their cars. He wanted to build his own car, so one day a girl came in to his dad’s shop with a totaled Acura Integra - a perfect build for him to learn on. He was 16 and getting his license in a couple weeks, so he bought the car for $300 and started ripping it apart. His dad’s friend taught him how to replace both quarter panels, prep the car for paint, redo the suspension and complete a motor swap. Afterward he got an offer for the car he couldn’t resist and sold it. A week later he bought a Cobalt and wanted to mod it, so he competed in his first car show at Englishtown Raceway Park in NJ. After a couple years he started to bring home some serious hardware, beating who he considered to be the big dogs. Four years later, he wants to continue doing bigger and more challenging mods. He’s planning a wire tuck and shaved motor bay, along with a widebody in the next year or two.
