Before we start, I would like to welcome our readers/fans to FYC ver. 2.0. The website isn't 100% done yet, but due to high anticipation & excitement, we decided to launch a bit earlier than we expected to.
We hope that you guy's enjoy what we will be putting out on the table.
Now this tastefully modified BMW E36 is built by yours truly, Sam Ostrout. When Sam first purchased this car, it looked nothing like how it does now. The car was beat, it needed a new hood, new fender, windshield frame and all. Sam decided to
make it a project & do a complete paint job.
Eventually, Sam figured out he was afraid of heights. He ended up purchasing a set of coilovers to ease his fear of heights. For a while, Sam drove around stock with a drop. Eventually Sam purchased his first set which were 16" Corvette Salad Shooters, Unfortunately he was not satisfied with them.
So what wheels did Sam decide to get? A set of refurbished AMG 3 Piece Aero 1,
17 x 8, 5 Et 13 Front & 17 x 9 Et 13 back.
So what wheels did Sam decide to get? A set of refurbished AMG 3 Piece Aero 1,
17 x 8, 5 Et 13 Front & 17 x 9 Et 13 back.
With the set-up that Sam had, it had too much poke for his taste.
Running -7 camber in the rears.
Due to the aggressive set-up, Sam unfortunately got caught up with the law due to having too much camber. This led to an inspection. Sam then thought of a strategic plan to accommodate his new set-up, which involves 8.5 lips all around, the end result? Tucking like a boss...
Running -7 camber in the rears.
Due to the aggressive set-up, Sam unfortunately got caught up with the law due to having too much camber. This led to an inspection. Sam then thought of a strategic plan to accommodate his new set-up, which involves 8.5 lips all around, the end result? Tucking like a boss...
Down the line, It was time for Sam to make a decision whether he'd keep his suspension setup.
Sam was a bit iffy about bagging his E36, but all the homies from AIRSOCIETY made him turn. The more he saw them, the more he wanted to bag it, Eventually Sam jumped the gun & switched over to air ride.
For Sam, his BMW is a work in progress & he has a lot planned for 2012. So hopefully, Sam will be joining us once again for Round 2 when the winter season ends. Until then, hibernation will occur.

Sam's special shout out's go to, Guillaume Boily for making this feature possible. The fellas from AIRSOCIETY,
GAB Eurosport for the air ride installation
AUTOBAR Sports Motowerks for making the photoshoot possible in the shop
Andrew from OpenRoadTunning









