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The silver lining is I got to it before it got any worse. If it had eaten into the inlet runner on number 8 it would’ve been game over 😱😳

Out of curiosity I checked & cleaned the inlet manifold corrosion. The hole is far worse than it looked initially. Clearly the heater connect was totally blocked yet the hose & heater tap seem clean & clear. I have no idea why the blockage formed in that area which might’ve caused isolated...

I doubt this engine has ever been acquainted with a pressure washer or steam cleaner! Totally putrid with a blocked up valley drain. Look at the build up of crud on the shelf where the heads meet the inlet manifold! I’m currently using kero & a toothbrush to degrease the whole area while being...

So in order to get the pump out I’m faced with 2 options & either one isn’t overly appealing: 1) remove the balancer. Requires a flywheel lock, 50mm socket & damn long bar. Buy or borrow a VERY strong puller, 2) remove the water pump larger housing with the pump as one unit. Requires removal...

Currently having fun getting the water pump off.... There’s a bolt right at the bottom that you can’t even see!! Strange there’s cutouts in the balancer so you get to the bolt, however you can’t remove the pump with the balancer fitted!! WTF why??? 🤷🏻‍♂️

Interesting the 6.9 one has nice tanks but the core was compromised even when it was new... Ill be headed to Aussie Desert Cooler for a new core soon.

450 & 6.9 radiators compared. They’re similar dimensions but quite different & not interchangeable.

The crud in the coolant channel near #8 was very easy to remove & I used a vac to make sure it didn’t re-enter the engine. There’s next to no corrosion in the heads from what I can see. The inlet manifold bolts screw into threaded holes in the heads which aren’t blind so it’s weird the front...

Today’s activities. Strangely I’m taking great satisfaction in buying various plugs n stoppers to stop contaminants getting into the wrong places. Armed with digital verniers I’ve been to Clark Rubber several times to purchase various rubber products. I had old stock of plastic stoppers etc when...

I haven’t used them myself, so I can’t recommend through personal experience, but others on FB have said they’re quite good. $800 for a pair. Perhaps they can even do HPF struts too?? https://www.wwshockabsorbers.com/?fbclid=IwAR1r62h-xhKMEFh4uPsWGRK-MfV3H5cZL-F33gF-Pou3hvtS4yMFyVoaCdw

Well thankfully it seems the rest of the engine looks ok! I’ll take a guess that an extended period of a lack of use during previous ownership led to corrosion deposits blocking the heater connection. Acidic coolant then attacked the area in the vicinity until it broke through the top of the...

It looks like that car survives today which makes it rather significant since it seems all of the W109s and other AMG race cars from that era are long gone... 😢

If you squint you can actually see daylight! 🤣

Good suggestion & I’ll check it out. Oh I also have to check the whole fuel system

This is the stuff of nightmares for any car enthusiast.... Well my known list included 4 struts and likely 5 cells. Not the end of the world, since I have spares. Brakes would be wise to add to the list, since they're commonly seized. I figured caliper kits for the front and all 4 hoses...

I'm not 100% convinced that the pic of the turbo M100 is from this car, since I can't identify any key chassis components in the pic. I can confirm that the engine was a 6,8 with a listed bore of 107mm, stroke of 95mm and capacity of 6834cm3. Oh and I managed to find some more clarity (!) with...

Another pic of the AMG/MKB workshop...

Well I dug some more and discovered that the Lausitzring race track nominated as the test track was incorrect, since it seems it wasn't built until 2000. Stranger still that the car was entered in the first 3 races of the 1972 season (Nurburgring 03/04/1972, Imola 01/05/1972 & Silverstone...