ShelbyKR664 Posted June 6, 2015 Report Share Posted June 6, 2015 (edited) Today, I took off my 20" Alcoa's to have them rebalanced. I discovered this inscription on each wheel on the inside edge. I bought these wheels 2 Decembers ago from SA (Jer era) as part of the last 100 sets of "Shelby Forged" verses 50th anniversary or Super Snake. Are there any others owners who have this on their wheels? Any ideas or thoughts? Edited June 6, 2015 by ShelbyKR664 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmcmotorworks Posted June 6, 2015 Report Share Posted June 6, 2015 Today, I took off my 20" Alcoa's to have them rebalanced. I discovered this inscription on each wheel on the inside edge. I bought these wheels 2 Decembers ago from SA (Jer era) as part of the last 100 sets of "Shelby Forged" verses 50th anniversary or Super Snake. Are there any others owners who have this on their wheels? Any ideas or thoughts? alcoawheel2.jpgalcoawheel1.jpg If it can't be explained, it's either Aliens or Bigfoot ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShelbyKR664 Posted June 6, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 6, 2015 (edited) And they write like a 4 year old to boot! ! Edited June 6, 2015 by ShelbyKR664 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmcmotorworks Posted June 6, 2015 Report Share Posted June 6, 2015 And they write like a 4 year old to boot! ! ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
05mustangman Posted June 6, 2015 Report Share Posted June 6, 2015 Here you go CMC! LOL! ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShelbyKR664 Posted June 6, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 6, 2015 This is getting creepy! ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmcmotorworks Posted June 6, 2015 Report Share Posted June 6, 2015 (edited) This is getting creepy! ! I'm sorry. I also bought a set of 4 -20 x 9 at the same time. They are still in the boxes. I'll check them today and report back. I'm always in for a little Sherlock Homes detective work. Edited June 6, 2015 by cmcmotorworks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zachman Posted June 6, 2015 Report Share Posted June 6, 2015 Had my 50th installed this week. The owner of the tire shop called me to back to the install bay and asked me about the inscription on inside of the wheels. He panicked and said "we didn't do that". lol! Will have to contact Jer to solve mystery. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert M Posted June 6, 2015 Report Share Posted June 6, 2015 (edited) I believe I have seen some engraved letter/number codes on the inner lips of mine.............original Super Snake Alcoa's. It is probably something done at Alcoa and has nothing to do with Shelby? Just a guess....... R Edited June 6, 2015 by Robert M Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmcmotorworks Posted June 7, 2015 Report Share Posted June 7, 2015 Here you go CMC! LOL! ! Nice ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShelbyKR664 Posted June 7, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 7, 2015 I believe I have seen some engraved letter/number codes on the inner lips of mine.............original Super Snake Alcoa's. It is probably something done at Alcoa and has nothing to do with Shelby? Just a guess....... R Makes sense. I wonder if they are number matching sets? I will document mine and post the numbers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmcmotorworks Posted June 7, 2015 Report Share Posted June 7, 2015 (edited) Mine have them too. I analyzed it very closely and have come to the conclusion that it was done by either a Baby Sasquatch, or Baby Alien ! Edited June 7, 2015 by cmcmotorworks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShelbyKR664 Posted June 7, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 7, 2015 My numbers are as follows: Die GA023621. AF1247 G6SK98 #111 build date 8/29/2011 G6SL02 #87 build date 8/24/11 G6SU65 #145 M7. Build date10/11/11 GASU47 #116 WL build date 8/29/11 No ryhm or reason. Looks like Alcoa employee markings. At least I have two wheels built on the same day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlowMan Posted June 14, 2015 Report Share Posted June 14, 2015 Are there any others owners who have this on their wheels? Any ideas or thoughts? Yes. Got Petty similar markings on 2 sets of Alcoas. Clarified with Shelby Europe. Original stuff, no worries. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert M Posted July 1, 2015 Report Share Posted July 1, 2015 My numbers are as follows: Die GA023621. AF1247 G6SK98 #111 build date 8/29/2011 G6SL02 #87 build date 8/24/11 G6SU65 #145 M7. Build date10/11/11 GASU47 #116 WL build date 8/29/11 No ryhm or reason. Looks like Alcoa employee markings. At least I have two wheels built on the same day. It might be inspector/inspection markings from the Alcoa plant also? R Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shel-b001 Posted July 1, 2015 Report Share Posted July 1, 2015 Maybe a I.D from the company that cast them , they usually are inspected for any faults. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmcmotorworks Posted July 2, 2015 Report Share Posted July 2, 2015 Maybe a I.D from the company that cast them , they usually are inspected for any faults. They're actually forged not cast, I would think by Alcoa at their plant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hlyshft Posted July 2, 2015 Report Share Posted July 2, 2015 (edited) You mean you guys have found the long lost "limited, limited" edition of the Alcoa wheels with the hand carved inscriptions? They should have their own place in the registry. Say hello to the latest Alcoa value bump $$ Edited July 5, 2015 by Hlyshft Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shel-b001 Posted July 2, 2015 Report Share Posted July 2, 2015 They're actually forged not cast, I would think by Alcoa at their plant. Your absolutely right my bad. Still some kind of inspection for the forging Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snoopy49 Posted July 10, 2015 Report Share Posted July 10, 2015 (edited) Alcoa does the inscribing prior to heat treat . This helps them keep track of the wheels. I bitched about this when I bought mine and ended up talking to Alcoa. Actually I sent a nasty gram to Alcoa about the crude manner of inscribing the wheels and I got a call back from the Alcoa's Q&A department and the procedure was explained to me by one of their engineers. Here is my original post. http://www.teamshelby.com/forums/index.php/topic/78629-new-alcoa-wheels/?do=findComment&comment=1388749 Edited July 10, 2015 by Snoopy49 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShelbyKR664 Posted July 11, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 11, 2015 Snoopy49- thanks for the update. I figured as much. Based on your original thread, some wheels got it worse than others. I agree, a very amateur way to keep track of a premium wheel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert M Posted July 11, 2015 Report Share Posted July 11, 2015 Snoopy49- thanks for the update. I figured as much. Based on your original thread, some wheels got it worse than others. I agree, a very amateur way to keep track of a premium wheel. It looks like an electric engraver was used, it operates like a pen, and the person writes/engraves as if they were writing. What a small/odd area to write/engrave info. No wonder it looks the way it does. R Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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