Glad to hear it. I'm looking forward to future deliveries. Now, tell me about the mounts. They look just like my CF mounts on the oem wing. Are these mounts aluminum? I read that they were. I also notice the foam incorporated into the base to prevent water seepage into the holes. Please give me your impression on them.
The mounts on the AC wing are a exact copy of the OEM CF mounts, but in aluminum. The mounts are machined out of a aluminum billet. I'm not sure what series of aluminum, but I would guess since this is a structural support and not cosmetic that it would be 6061-T6. However, there could be a possibility that it's 7000 series. Regarding fabrication I would assume that they are wire EDM, then finished in a 5-axis CNC, but its only a guess. I plan on sending AC a email in the morning just to see exactly what series of aluminum alloy is used. There was no defects in the powder coat finish... surface has the gloss black finish. The dog bone brackets are machined from aluminum and are a exact replica of the OEM dog bone brackets. If you lined up a OEM mount next to the AC mount the only difference you see would be on a scale... in general density of CF is roughly 1.7x less than aluminum. I give them 2 thumbs up.
Yes, the oem wing is rated for (and I repeatedly go) 180mph. The AC wing was tested to 130. If we have any engineers on this site, the support strength could be calculated. If the support is 6061 T6, I would say it would be as strong as the multimatic version, and that has been track tested at higher speeds on a regular basis. The question is though, what is it made from?
I can't tell from the photos, they are too dark. Is there a weld between the station and the base on the mounts, or is it a single piece of bullet aluminum?
These are single billet Al mounts. No weldment here.
If they are forged billet T6, they should be solid.
The mounts are two-piece aluminum, welded at the base.
I stand corrected. Are they laser, EB, or TIG welded? The fillet radius looks like the finish from a end mill and not a weld bead. Granted the mount is powder coated, but they looked monolith to me.
That's interesting as I brought up what I thought I saw in an earlier post...
What aluminum did you use? Are they CNC machined, forged, or cast?
I sent AC a email this morning asking what series of Al was used. I haven't had a response yet. They are CNC machined.
Its not like its a nuclear secret or anything. Either way would be solid. However, if it is two piece, I would not grind the weld down before powdercoat for the sake of aesthetics. I would want that weld to be as strong as possible. Besides, multimatic doesn't grind their weld down, they leave it as it is and as it should be.That's interesting as I brought up what I thought I saw in an earlier post...
The response from AC to the above was "Our bases are single-piece, non welded CNC machined aluminum."
Were they two piece from the beginning then?
