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I know I know....I have been saying I was going to put something together chronicling our build of our 2013 Can Am Factory race Maverick. Well here's my start... I wish i could have put something out sooner but the last couple of weeks have been 7-4 at my daytime job and 5-till the wee hours (1-2am) most everyday for the 10 days leading up to the Mint 400 last Saturday. Now in recovery mode..and trying to sort some of the pics so I make some sense here. This is our second race build, we built a Commander 2 years ago and made so many mistakes (it was the heaviest car in our class) but learned an immense amount as well...this time is going to be light light light and strong. We were also aiming to build the car so the mechanicals, electrical's were easily accessible and so forth..also trying to keep tools and spare parts easy to get to..something that was a pain in the Commander.
So, to start the Mav was gutted down to its main frame that supports the motor,trans and suspension points. The main cage is built from 4130 tubing for strength and lightness
We then start laying out the main hoops of the cage
trying to find where to tie in the cage to the factory frame (which is required by the rules to keep) also all suspension points must be in the stock locations.
Now to jump way ahead in the cars construction... and not very good pics, hears with the main cage completed...and the initiall placement of the fuel cell (16 gal Jazz)
Here are some shots from the rear....
Here's a few shots as the aluminum starts to go on
We starting fitting the new Muzzy exhaust system...since ours was custom to our race car, we had to make a few adjustments but it went in smooth without a problem...
Ok... thats a start... a lot more to come!
So, to start the Mav was gutted down to its main frame that supports the motor,trans and suspension points. The main cage is built from 4130 tubing for strength and lightness

We then start laying out the main hoops of the cage

trying to find where to tie in the cage to the factory frame (which is required by the rules to keep) also all suspension points must be in the stock locations.

Now to jump way ahead in the cars construction... and not very good pics, hears with the main cage completed...and the initiall placement of the fuel cell (16 gal Jazz)




Here are some shots from the rear....



Here's a few shots as the aluminum starts to go on


We starting fitting the new Muzzy exhaust system...since ours was custom to our race car, we had to make a few adjustments but it went in smooth without a problem...






Ok... thats a start... a lot more to come!