This one must have been from the Northeast. Lots of oxidation on the exterior, but the innards appear to be good. Let's get to work!
Here's the before:





First, I wanted to seal up all the ports To keep the dust out. Since I was going to be changing the oil, I did it now. Pulled the drain plug, then tipped the supercharger several times to get it all out. I poured the old oil in my air vents because it smelled so terrific.

I took a wire brush to as much of the exterior as I could. I used one of those fine grit sandpaper sponge things for all of the gasket mating surfaces and other exposed metal parts on the top. The little metal post needed lots of TLC, so I used a strip of fine grit sandpaper.

I used a shop vac and compressed air to clean it off. Then I took it outside and hit it with a few light coats of Duplicolor caliper paint. Be sure to save some of the paint. Spray it into a paper bag, then breathe from the bag really hard. I was finally ready to enjoy the finished product.





The surge tanks and intake pipes are at a shop getting powdercoated right now in a black wrinkle finish.

 

those intake ports sure could use a massage

 

Stock TB adapter?

 

I'm going to hit those ports with a wire wheel.

That's a snout for an 82mm TB, then modified for the 90mm.

 

Good work. Looks great! Can't wait to see the finished surge tanks.

 

Powdercoating is finished. It looks fantastic in person.

 

That's SEX!!

 

Very nice!

 

You cleaned that thing up nicely. Cant wait to see the installed pics.

Be sure to save some of the paint. Spray it into a paper bag, then breathe from the bag really hard.
Now thats funny!!!

 

Can't wait to see it completed

 

+1

 

Well, my fuel pump assembly arrived yesterday and I have fittings for the trunk tank hopefully arriving today. Should be up and running maybe this weekend.

 

Beautiful work man. I did something similar but went with anodized silver/ white kind of.



Bead blasted with glass





Powder coated and assembled

 

That looks sweet! I wish they would have tried to do my supercharger, but I can understand their apprehension.

Everything in your bay looks clean af.

 

Wasnt always this clean.






Major leakage from the valve covers. All the crevices were dilled with old oil and dirt. Took A LOT of elbow grease to clean.

 

Wow looks amazing... Are you going to do the letters any different?

 

Great job! But you forgot to tape/cover up the AMG plaque, you erased it

 

Now this is another level wow

 

wow that's clean!

 

love the wrinkle finish, turned out great! gives me some motivation to get mine done. Are you planning on doing the valve covers at all?

 

I was thinking about doing it like denroll at first but ill probably do the letters black to match the calipers.

Now i really wanna see how denrolls engine turns out

 

I did a rattlecan wrinkle black on the valve covers when i replaced the gaskets. Next time I take them off, I'll have them powdercoated.

 

Looks great Denroll subscribing

 

Erol Cenk built my M113K...he is one of the best! I believe he is a senior engineer at AMG now.

 

Looks great Dennis, I'm looking forward to seeing it all together.