Stance Is Everything…. It's all about how it sits

I’ve got a serious amount of photos from Tuners Against Street Racing to sort through and I knew I wasn’t going to have them edited and posted before I left for work today so for this Monday morning I thought I would share what a local, female, BBS/Euro/Slam lover has been doing with her set of custom 17X9 et 20 and 17X10.5 et 28 pink BBS RS wheels.

The final destination of these wheels was an e46 but they made a few different stops along the way…

Originally these wheels were fit to a bagged, silver, Golf which I’m sure most of you have seen here or on other sites around the web:

At Vagkraft 2009

Dat ass

This is the picture I used for my girls with hot cars Theme Tuesday from awhile back

After the wheels were taken off the GTI they were milled and re drilled to fit BMWs and had a quick stop on this Z4

The pink on these wheels is crazy bright

and after the z4 they ended up at their final home on this e46.

While she’s not entirely done with the stance in the rear she is off to a great start since she has already made a few BMW guys uncomfortable…

That air freshener kills me

Sittin low

The wheel build is here for those who are interested in how they ended up looking how they do today

Photo Credit: S|Kristine
Spotted on maxbimmer.com

Not sure why it took me this long to do a Theme Tuesday dedicated to e36s but it did, so without further adieu here is something for the e36 lovers. Warning you will see lots and lots of style 5′s in this post, but that’s not a bad thing.

I also included a few local e36s in the mix.

Local Boys

Let’s start things off with a few of the local e36 guys who are doing things right

The Infamous Project e36

Beauty looking e36 I saw at the Bimmer experience in Mississauga

Buddy of contributing photographer Keven Soldo

This car started as a non M but was completely converted to M status, it was recently sold

The lips on this drop are crazy

Doogee is no stranger to this blog

Still for sale!

This owner of this car was cocky as hell and claimed the lowest e36 in Ontario for awhile...

He was shortly, more humbly dethroned by this gentleman

Out of towners

As usual cars from all over the great internet

Liftin

Don't always need an M bumper to look good, more people should rock BBS RCs

Red on gold will never get old

Green on green isn't bad either, really like this one

Waiting for these wheels to reappear on Seans ride

It's a damn shame that this car got destroyed, damn shame

F**in bomb

Tired of style 5s yet? No? Me either

This is rare, normally the white rims are dirtier than the car...

Jammed on M countours

Jon Sibal wad up

That’s it for now but ti fans don’t worry, I have started collecting pics for an e36ti Theme Tuesday all ready.

I believe all car enthusiasts should attempt some level of DIY on their vehicles however one should take the time to research their project and make sure that it something that they can handle without supervision.

By no means should anyone half ass their DIY job as bad as these people…

I guess if you really need one fog light and have a motorcycle tire hanging around...

I guess this would reduce trunk rattle?

Wow just, wow, office supplies meet the garage

Not sure how anyone could assume this is a good idea, common sense is not common

Local caliper paint fail of epic proportions

Site Updates

To all of the bloggers I contacted earlier this month I am going to be working on “that” article this weekend so no you didn’t send me your information in vain

In addition to writing this article I will be also working on a mini feature for Monday so that’s something to look forward too as well.

I’m also going to be making steps towards launching a big cartel store this weekend as my new batch of stickers has arrived and I optimistically anticipate the demand for them will be more than I can handle just through the gmail account.

Finally site traffic has hit another milestone all by itself with no real additional promotion by me so that’s pretty rad.

Thanks again for everyone who checks this site daily, weekly, monthly, or even yearly keeps me going.

Flashback Friday

Local e30 wheel fitment guru Jay (Mystikal) is selling his 1994 Dakar Yellow m3 which he says is on stock suspension (I know shocked me too) so I figured I would throw it back to when I made a post about his Trevors now sold e30.

According to Jay the 95s sat lower and all he had to do was remove spring pads to get this stance

Check out the blast from the past to: “GTA BMW Love” by clicking here or the photo and check out Jays Dakar Yellow e36 M3 sale thread here.

See y’all next week though I might do another Random Dopeness/Sunday Swag this Sunday if time allows….

Long time readers of Stance Is Everything might remember a post awhile back of a local Black E36 slammed on style 5′s titled “This Is How It’s Done“.

In that post I mentioned that the car would appear here again and Doogee came back hard this season after spending the winter polishing his style 5s and tweaking a few other exterior bits.

The changes this year are subtle, Bosch headlights, the return of amber taillights, and the aforementioned polishing of the epic fitting style 5s. Work was done, and it was done well.

Polished the lips on these wheels really pops

Fitment remains epic

So glad warm weather is coming back

Amber tails replace last years clears

This is Doogees sig on max, it kills me

Once again e36 owners I hope you are taking notes, because this is beauty.

I saw this video on maxbimmer.com and I can safely say that it’s not a ride that I would want to go one, although it looks like if someone was eventually able to flag the truck driver down that the occupants in the car would be ok.

The video in question:

There are two schools of thought on what has happened here on maxbimmer:

1. The owner of the car cut off the truck driver while traveling in his blind spot causing the truck to essentially perform a pit maneuver on the small car which moved the car from one blind spot to another. Since it’s raining its possible that the driver doesn’t notice to much resistance and that the noise isn’t incredibly loud.This all seems hard to believe and yet it is occurring in the video so…
   
   
2. The second thought is that truck driver has had a really bad day and enough of people cutting him off over the years and has therefore lost his “cot dang” mind.

I’m not sure where one would find the true answer but I am leaning towards number 1. Either way it’s unbelievable.

Site Updates

The stickers are now on their way to me so I can show you guys the other two designs that are more for the auto-x/race crowd.

The next 2 auto-x/track stickers I had yet to reveal

Urkel influence is strong in this one

This one I posted before

And the one that will probably be a top seller

In non sticker related news I put in some work on the fanpage I nearly completely forgot I created. It’s not done yet but getting there so feel free to check out Stance Is Everything on facebook and become a fan.

Flashback Friday

Since I just saw this car and got to meet it’s owner at Performance World I figured it would be a good time to do a Flashback Friday do the ‘What Is Fonixx?’ post

Sic Ryde always looks clean

Anyway my lip is back on, the weather is nice, and I am going to enjoy the weekend… until it rains.

Today’s blast from the past doesn’t really go all that far back, just to a time when GTA e30s were low with wheels were sunk into fenders.

Though now sold this alpine white e30 will be remembered as one of the first e30s in the GTA do go down and out.

While I don’t quite remember the first time Leonard popped up on maxbimmer.com I do remember the reaction he got when he posted pictures of his 325is. Jaws dropped and people gawked. No one could deny that hate it or love it this car was pushing the boundaries of GTA e30 tuning at the time.

Slammed on KW Variant 2′s Leonard’s car sat on 16×9.5 and 16×10.5 BBS Rs wheels with an et of 0 and -3 respectively. These now rare wheels (production stopped in about 91 or so) were originally seven inches wide and shipped in all the way from Germany to the USA before Leonard picked them up.

To get these wheels to fit the rear fenders had to be rolled, flared, and cut, in addition to running serious amounts of camber.

I still remember my girlfriend asking me what was wrong with his wheels the first time we drove behind him on a max cruise, funny to think about that now since she’s pretty up on slams now though she won’t admit it.

It wasn’t just the wheels, height, and m-tech add-ons that set this car apart from the crowd like Randy was one of the first people to run HIDs in smoked ellipsoids on an e30. This was a big deal since at this time HID kits were still pretty costly.

The Euromobile

Leonard also had one of the most immaculate e30 I.C.E. trunk setups I have ever seen. He did it all himself and it looked very good in person.

Having thought my setup was pretty clean this one made me down right jealous, not to mention it was done to match his equally gorgeous interior.

Amazing set up

V.I.P. e30?

Once Leonard’s original m20 motor gave up the ghost (thanks to a pooched head gasket) Leonard went to RMP Motors and had an s50 power plant and 5sp manual transmission swapped in.

This swap made this car a complete package and helped quiet the people who were grumbling about the car being all show and no go.

s50 swapped in

I’m not sure where this car ended up after he sold it but thankfully Leonard is a gifted photographer and images of his e30 threads all over the internet (most notably vwvortex).

Enjoy the collection of photos I was able to scrounge up of this car.

What's to hate?

Leonard had a knack for choosing great locations

stance on point

I almost don't need to caption these

Underground maxbimmer Mississauga shoot

The fender and tire were close friends

Those rear wheels are so wide

I might write about the purple mtech in another blast from the past

I also happened to find this video of Leonard in winter mode (all year round!) on youtube.

UPDATE:

Leonard was nice enough to send me a photo of the car the last he saw it. Seems that the MTECH wheels have been removed as well as the BBS RS wheels. While still very nice looking I much preferred how it looked before.

I am going to guess these wheels are either Type A’s or B-1s.

The Euromobile in it's last spotted configuration

All photo credit goes to Leonard Adam:
leonardadam.com
flickr.com/photos/qimis/
LEONARD ADAM Photography on facebook

Being Canada’s largest bmw community maxbimmer.com is known for having a few nice rides, however it’s been minute since someone on Max built up a simple, clean, low, e36. Doogee has been a max member for awhile now and every time he started a new thread with photos of his car I saved them for a future e36 Theme Tuesday. When he got a new set of wheels and spun his coil overs down I knew that this car deserved a post all to itself.

Doogee’s 328is has undergone a remarkable transformation over the last year or so. After being rear ended by a preoccupied young driver he took his car to one of the best shops in the city and got it repaired to essentially factory, if not better, condition.  At this point the car already had a few appearance and performance related modifications however the car really caught my attention when he pulled out his H&R sports and installed Bilstein PSS9s.

Dooge and a local BMX legend showing of their clean e36s

Doogee's ride sittin proper on K-1s with shave Toyo tires

Doogee's car in track trim with the PSS9s spun down

With an M bumpers, a new stance, Kosei K-1s, and a bunch of performance mods including: an M50 manifold, AA intake, Remus Exhaust, X brace, sway bars, and a reinforced sub frame it seemed like Doogee was just about done with this e36 modification wise and ready to make the jump to an m3 (some argue he might not actually notice a difference at this point).

That was until he found a set of oem style 5′s and lowered his car a bit more. His new look proves once again that not only are style 5′s one of the best oem BMW rims ever made (M parallels are another), but that you don’t need much more than subtle mods, clean paint, dope wheels and a perfect stance to look dope.

Being friends with a former black e36 owner I know how hard they are to keep clean

This is fitment.

It's pretty wild that we are in November and some areas still looks like fall

Real men rock amber corners

The body shop did miracles to this car, you can't tell it was ever hit

The side profile shows off just how serious this stance is, this car is perfect

While I should have posted this car multiple times before judging by Doogee’s sense of style, taste in mods, and photography skills this is not the last time you will see this car posted on stanceiseverything.com e36 owners take notes, this is how it’s done.

A few weeks ago I promised to post Sam’s shots of the Maxbimmer Autumn e30 meet. Then I got sidetracked with some other posts today I make good on my promise and liberate these photos from my stanceiseverything@gmail inbox. Enjoy.

Autocross

Before the e30 meet there was BMW Club of Canada, Trillium Chapter autocross event I really wanted to make it out this event since I have still yet to auto cross myself but I had a wedding the night before and was therefore out of commission in the early morning. Sam however went to the event to participate and shoot some action shots.

Trillium club reppin

Rudy killin the auto x course

Pretty sure Rudys dad is a racer so the apple doesn't fall far from the tree

I would love to take one of these out on the course

When I first got my e30 I wanted a set of these wheels bad

e34 m5 doin work

Great to see e46 m3s getting driven as well

Rich has been putting in work both behind the wheel and behind the scene this year

It wouldn't be an auto cross without a Miata

Storm troppered e36

Little sideways

Road kill

The e30 Meet

Sam left his car at the initial meeting spot so he could free up his hands for some shotgun photography during the meet. He sent in a lot of nice shots and here are my personal favorites.

Jay's dialed fitment and stance that he did at least 3 years ago...

Haha Brooo!

Tourings are such sick unique platforms

More of that dished out Mtech II from the Bimmersport crew, the jackass in the bg ruining the shot would be me

The craziest thing is that all of these cars are different types of red

Chris cruisin

Devon rollin on those big ass steelies

Upfront all you can see is dish, sick as hell

Rudys super clean is

Sometimes it sucks to roll hard as the lower apron will tell you

Like I said expect Devon to be in front of a lot of e30s for quite some time

I still have a soft spot for black e36s

My dirty car being dirty.

I parked away from the pack but Sam still found me

One downside to the automotive hobby is that it’s generally one big sausage fest and when an adventurous woman does try to break into the scene she is either not taken seriously, hit on relentlessly, or both which is unfortunate because this often sends these women right back out of the hobby. Some girls however are dedicated enough to pursue past the bullshit and continue on. Stephanie, the owner of this feature ride, rolls her Black 335i with vanity plates the read Blak WIDW (Black Widow) and like a black widow spider she isn’t one to play with or take lightly.

Not only does she roll with punches of the male dominated maxbimmer.com crowd better than a lot of the fellas she also drives a car that’s so tastefully modded it’s no doubt sent a few guys back to the parts catalog to reconsider their modifications for next year.

Stephanie is no stranger to the automotive scene, she’s been modifying cars since she was of legal to drive (16 for you out of town folk). Her previous ride was a hand built boosted Civic that laid waste to anyone ready to underestimate it and her. After having enjoyed Civic nation for a few years Stephanie made the jump from Honda to BMW with a slammed (black of course) e36 convertible, and then upgraded once again to her current 335i.

Your average female BMW owner would be happy to leave the car like this, Steph doesn't do average

Stephanie driving her car when it was stock on a maxbimmercruise

Black Widows have read marks on their backs so the red interior is fitting

Stephanie’s 6 speed, black sapphire metallic, premium sport package convertible, with a coral red interior with aluminum accents that puts down 300hp/300lb of torque from the factory was thing of beauty when it rolled off the line at BMW however the modifications Stephanie has done to this car make you wonder why the designers at BMW didn’t consult Stephanie before rolling out the concept.

The exterior was treated to an OEM BMW Aero-lip, yellow fogs, tints, and shadow lined trim, and after having some issues with the stock wheels cracking repeatedly (GTA roads FTL) 19″ staggered VMR V710 wheels (8.5″ front with 225/35s and 9.5″ rear with 255/30s) were put on and the stance of the car was properly addressed with H&R sport springs factory sport struts.

Motor wise the car is chipped wit a JB3 and now puts down numbers in the range of 400hp.

BMW-oem lip kit, blacked out grills, and yellow fogs finish up the front end

Another shot of the front end

The 19" VMRS up close

Hard tops are the only time convertibles look great with the top up

The stance on this car is impeccable.

This car really looks as though it could have come this way from BMW

The 19

At least anyone getting walked on by this car gets to enjoy a nice view

The black widow herself

Having grown tired of the drag racing scene Stephanie’s next modifications are more lapping focused and her future plans include: KW V3 suspension, an upgraded front mount inter cooler, downpipes, and a full exhaust system.

Big thanks the Stephanie for submitting in a great set of photos for her feature and a nice list of modifications which made writing this article really easy and finally for allowing me to feature her car.

If you want your car featured on stanceiseverything.com just drop me a line at stanceiseverything@gmail.com.

Even though I don’t drive an e30 anymore I still have my ear to the ground when it comes to what’s going on in the community, so I watched this years thread about the Autumn e30 meet on max and figured it would be worth making an appearance. The turnout was awesome and I am really glad I made it out, it was a good excuse to  kill an afternoon, reminisce, and do some ‘spirited’ driving.

For whatever reason every e30 meet has a disproportionate amount of red e30s

Quick shot of some of the cars that showed up at the photo spot

Early Models (1984-1989)
Having owned an early model e30 myself I think they get a bum wrap on account of the US/Canadian spec bumpers but those brave enough to still rock them do a good job.

New owner same great car, Cam told me he is not doing a bumper swap, nice!

With these bumpers painted and tucked they are hardly noticeable

GTA's original competitive e30 drifter

Tourings and M3s
I would gladly own either of these e30 chassis one of each would be preferable.

Looks like a dope road trip vehicle to me

All you need is Jello

12 collective cylinders of nostalgia

Late Models (1989-92)
late model owners have it easy, it doesn’t take much to make these cars look great.

Good to see this member out after the trouble he had with his first build

One of the lowest at the meet for sure

Jays e30 has been in hiding the past few years but his fitment is still bang on

Rumor has it these wheels are specifically made for the e30 by tree house racing

Perhaps the cleanest e30 at the meet was the organizer Rudys 325is

Featured photographer Sam H knows that underbadging is where it

This e30 will be leading all e30s for awhile yet

The M30 is stupid simple design, 6 manly men pushing up and down on the cylinder with Hercules-like force

The only dude in the e30 scene rocking steelies so hard, this car is fast

Mtech II’s
The cleanest kit for late model e30s comes right from the BMW factory, oem FTW

Both of these cars came out of the Bimmersport shop

Really feeling the stance on this red mtech II

The power train is also nothing to sneeze at, note the girl warming her hands off the motor

Took a few pics of this car since I am sure you guys will love it

Stanced.

Dialed stance, dialed fitment, dialed dish

Police remember this

Other cars
As always there are a few rebels, outcasts and misfits, I should know I was one of them.

You don't seem too many e46s on Volks

Dumped e90

Sam H sent me a bunch of photos from the meet as well which I will be posting later this week so for those of you who can’t get enough e30 content stay tuned.