Rear wing mounts

[V8Dom]

has anyone looked at changing the rear wing mounts..

Been thinking out of the box and wondering is a cool carbon look a like mount could be used instead of the billet alloy ones?? Might look more modern and less bolt-on-go-faster type!!

Anyone changed theirs yet?

Dom

[pilbeam_mp62]

Maybe you could just anodise the alloy mounts ?

Regards

[Stig]

Not keen. To me, the machined billet ally of the wing mounts is one of the best bits of the car (aesthetically). Ally and carbon make a nice contrast (good enough for the new Porsche GT3RS).

Still each to their own and all that

As said - above, just anodise them black (or any other colour come to that) if you're after a more cohesive look?

[GTWayne]

Or each one a different colour?
This will also help to make the car MUCH faster

[V8 Vum]

GTWayne said:

Or each one a different colour?
This will also help to make the car MUCH faster

I see Wayne is back then, ... with his usual helpfullness-ness!

[ROWDYRENAULT]

powder coated them gloss black on a yellow car . Did seem to bring a bit more symetry to the car. Lee

[budala]

GTWayne said:

Or each one a different colour?
This will also help to make the car MUCH faster

I was wondering why english was faster than french on the track...
That's because you have cunning plans and secret technique !

[ezakimak]

budala said:

I was wondering why english was faster than french on the track...
That's because you have cunning plans and secret technique !

That would be because they are in the colours of the french flag....oh wait english too...

[DHGTR]

pilbeam_mp62 said:

Maybe you could just anodise the alloy mounts ?

Regards

What, like these?

[Mjpmark]

That secret location looks familiar dave what you having done?

[DHGTR]

Hi Mark they are old photos, so nothing new to report, i'd just been over for a visit.
Any news on IVA for you yet?

[chucknorris]

Hi Dom
I could perhaps look at that for you, firstly I make autoclaved carbon / composite parts and secondly I have a Cnc router to cut whatever shape you want out of it.
I'm not at the stage of ordering a wing myself, so I haven't seen exactly how it's mounted yet. I don't see any problem as they're quite similar in design to motorbike footrest hangers which i've successfully made ( nobody to my knowledge has ever managed to do that) but if you wanted to PM me and then you could send me some more detailed photos etc. and I can then work out the technical stuff.
It would be something I would look at making for myself anyway, it would just be a lot sooner than I need them.

Pete

[Mjpmark]

My Iva is booked for 31st of this month 8am......

Not sure what to expect really, with all the changes ive done, everyone who's worked on it has said " we will just have to wait and see" so who knows.

Although most fail it first time i will deep down be gutted not to be on the road.

Will keep the updates coming as and when.

[DHGTR]

I think unless you stick with the factory build it will always be a bit of the unknown on sva/iva.

Anyway fingers crossed that any failure will only be cosmetic.

Dave

[craig7l]

good luck with the IVA mark, i know its been tough at times for you getting there. Whatever you will either have a MAC cert or a definative list of tasks to do. best

[V8Dom]

i was thinking along the lines of solid alloy to start with , more aerodynamic in shape and slightly higher, then wrapping in carbon to see what it looked like...

The standard one has a flat forward facing surface area and if profiled would look less bolt-on .. ive even toyd with the idea of a 2 piece carbon cover which screws onto excisting mount..


Dom

[Mjpmark]

Thanks Craig, fingers crossed.

Im quite liking the black struts, however saw an Audi R8 today with what im guessing was a GT3 kit on it. Had a huge rear wing much wider, looked great very aggresive. The struts were black (matt).

[V8Dom]

this is the radical one



neat!!!!