Success! Trany's fixed, back on the road . . .

[gale]

My son & I did a "Winfred" (again, many thanks for your post) on the A-clutch pack & seals on his "new" 89 535ia. All went well & we've been driving it all afternoon. So far so good. Should pass smog without any problems by virtue of my "sniff test". I gave him my old bottlecaps with near new Yokohama's. It came with a nice set of factory BBS cross spokes but they have Blizzaks mounted on them. She's pretty much 100% stock except for a stero upgrade. Here's a couple picks, not bad for $1500 + $50 or so for parts:





The hard part is gonna be figuring out how he's gonna cough up the $ for insurance once he makes it his daily driver.

[Martin in Bellevue]

Nice ride for the kid. & a nice opportunity to bond, fixing things.
That muffler is hangin' kinda low.

[Robin-535im]

She's pretty much 100% stock except for a stero upgrade. Here's a couple picks, not bad for $1500 + $50 or so for parts.

That Rocks Don! Heck... so much car for so little money. It's hard to fathom why anyone would spend $3000 on a POS cavalier or caravan when you could get such a nice BMW for that price.

[Denton]

That isn't a Montana plate, is it?

[gale]

Yep, Montana. The former owner was stationed in Great Falls. That explains the Blizzaks & 2 sets of chains in the trunk. Must have spend alot time on dirt/mud roads from all the crud caked in the wheel wells & undercarriage. I need to put it on a lift & have it pressure washed. We spent 1 whole evening scraping & cleaning just to get it ready to drop the trans.

[Denton]

Ah, so you don't live in Montana then?

We're in Bozeman, and it's rare to see another Bimmer.

[Alexlind123]

Just go through a car wash and get the one with the underbody wash.

[Brandon J]

Good deal and good fix.

[George M]

That is awesome. What a lucky young man to have such a great dad.
Congrats,
George

[gale]

That is awesome. What a lucky young man to have such a great dad.
Congrats,
George

Hi George,

Thanks for the kind words. It's my goal to expose him to as many facits of car repair that I can. Can you believe as old as I am (well into my 50's), this is the 1st time I've been inside an automatic? Good to have you stop by for a visit now & then, long time no hear. How's that bike doing (the "motored" one)? Post some more pic's when you get a chance -- sweet ride!

Cheers!

Your evil twin