First real thread so bare with me on this one.
Recently just got my first BMW at the beginning of summer. Needed a 4wd car for college and for Colorado, so I started looking around for an ix in moderately good condition. Found one up in Nebraska that was pretty clean, with the only real rust under the read quarters. Drove up to Omaha the week before my spring finals and got the car for $2400, which seems reasonable for an ix in this condition Drove it home, but had to wait all summer to start tearing it apart. It lived most of its life as an auto, but of course I'm changing that.
Car as it currently sits. Bilstein HD's are on there way and H&R sports will be on there way soon.
Got a complaint from the city that the car couldn't be out in the driveway in an nonoperational state so I finally got enough room cleared in the garage to put it in. Barely have enough space to work but it's what I got.
New shifter bushing cup and new delrin shift arm bushings.
Box of goodies to finish the 5-speed swap. Shift boot, shift knob, rear shift-arm support, timing belt, valve cover gasket, rear sway bar links, etc.
Trans under the car ready to go in. If only parts would get here in hours rather than a week :(
Recently just got my first BMW at the beginning of summer. Needed a 4wd car for college and for Colorado, so I started looking around for an ix in moderately good condition. Found one up in Nebraska that was pretty clean, with the only real rust under the read quarters. Drove up to Omaha the week before my spring finals and got the car for $2400, which seems reasonable for an ix in this condition Drove it home, but had to wait all summer to start tearing it apart. It lived most of its life as an auto, but of course I'm changing that.
Car as it currently sits. Bilstein HD's are on there way and H&R sports will be on there way soon.
Got a complaint from the city that the car couldn't be out in the driveway in an nonoperational state so I finally got enough room cleared in the garage to put it in. Barely have enough space to work but it's what I got.
New shifter bushing cup and new delrin shift arm bushings.
Box of goodies to finish the 5-speed swap. Shift boot, shift knob, rear shift-arm support, timing belt, valve cover gasket, rear sway bar links, etc.
Trans under the car ready to go in. If only parts would get here in hours rather than a week :(
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