Excalibur Owners: Please Reply!

[sky-chicken]

I experience some "click noise" on my ECU computer (passenger side). Does anyone had that before ?

[avtech]

I recently purchased an Excalibur Cobra (EC), which was mistaken for a Classic Roadster Cobra. This car may be built from parts provide after EC quite production. It was originally reg in Utah, it carry's a VIN of UT0365, not sure if the 0365 was originally part of the EC VIN as we have no MSO info with the car. We did contact UT DMV and the UT is for Utah but they will not release any other info. The car holds true to the EC frame and body, but the dash is different, no AC and no center drop to the trans hump and different guage set up. Oh ya is sporting a 428 FE with a C6. I have spoke with Alice of Excalibur in WI who is a good source for info as to why EC went under. I also spoke with Don of Classic Roadsters, he says the CR and the EC are basically the same car as many parts are interchangable. He even said the dimensions are the same. If anyone wants more info drop me an email at info@avtech-exams.com Ken

[avtech]

I recently purchased an Excalibur Cobra (EC), which was mistaken for a Classic Roadster Cobra. This car may be built from parts provide after EC quite production. It was originally reg in Utah, it carry's a VIN of UT0365, not sure if the 0365 was originally part of the EC VIN as we have no MSO info with the car. We did contact UT DMV and the UT is for Utah but they will not release any other info. The car holds true to the EC frame and body, but the dash is different, no AC and no center drop to the trans hump and different guage set up. Oh ya is sporting a 428 FE with a C6. I have spoke with Alice of Excalibur in WI who is a good source for info as to why EC went under. I also spoke with Don of Classic Roadsters, he says the CR and the EC are basically the same car as many parts are interchangable. He even said the dimensions are the same. If anyone wants more info drop me an email at info@avtech-exams.com Ken

[sky-chicken]

Originally posted by avtech


I recently purchased an Excalibur Cobra (EC), which was mistaken for a Classic Roadster Cobra. This car may be built from parts provide after EC quite production. It was originally reg in Utah, it carry's a VIN of UT0365, not sure if the 0365 was originally part of the EC VIN as we have no MSO info with the car. We did contact UT DMV and the UT is for Utah but they will not release any other info. The car holds true to the EC frame and body, but the dash is different, no AC and no center drop to the trans hump and different guage set up. Oh ya is sporting a 428 FE with a C6. I have spoke with Alice of Excalibur in WI who is a good source for info as to why EC went under. I also spoke with Don of Classic Roadsters, he says the CR and the EC are basically the same car as many parts are interchangable. He even said the dimensions are the same. If anyone wants more info drop me an email at info@avtech-exams.com Ken

Welcome Ken, how did the registration go ? Is it under SB100 without smog ?

[avtech]

Well, the car was registered in CA about 2-3years ago, so it was just your standard high CA tax DMV transfer, the plates also say "66 CBRA" which is kinda cool. I will be looking into the SB100 soon, I understand that CA allows a limited number vehicles to change over each year. but that will probable change about the time I try to do it LOL :O).

[sky-chicken]

Originally posted by avtech


Well, the car was registered in CA about 2-3years ago, so it was just your standard high CA tax DMV transfer, the plates also say "66 CBRA" which is kinda cool. I will be looking into the SB100 soon, I understand that CA allows a limited number vehicles to change over each year. but that will probable change about the time I try to do it LOL :O).

SB100 are 500 every year but next year suppose to increase to 1000. All gone by January 5. Why do you need this when the car is already registered ? No problem for me. It is a 1996 but the sticker on' the hood shows "smog legal for 1995 test" what means no ODBII test and than the smog test was easy.

[Excaliber]

Excal's only came with 302's. ANY other engine indicates the car was either modified after production or was one of the very few cars left over after the factory closed and was completed by an individual. In either case it is not compliant with Calif or Federal law and would require SB100 or some other registration method.

EDIT:
I defer to my esteemed colleage, Ohekk, keeper of the Excalibur flame!

[ohekk]

A couple of the early cars had 351W, one had a 460 and the last completed car had the 4.6 Cobra engine.

I'd have to look it up. No time now...but I don't recall #0365 as a valid Excalibur JAC 427 #

[sky-chicken]

I like to do some work on my car but do not know what after market stuff I have to look for. Does anyone know what shoks I can use ? I like to go with Bilstein ?

[XCobra]

I am a new Excalibur Cobra owner. What a fantastic car. Congratulations to those of you on this thread that built them. Incredible quality! The last three numbers on the VIN are "044" (built in 1994) and it has just over 7500 miles. I have all the original paperwork (including the window sticker) going back to the first owner.

sky-chicken - I just changed the rear shocks. The spec sheet said that the originals were Monroe 5815, but after taking them off and doing some research I found out that the right ones are Monroe 32207. I haven't had time to look for upgrades. If you find any let me know. Any info on the front components would also be appreciated.

[sky-chicken]

Welcome ! So far I kept this info from this post :


(MilwDoug )
Has an 8.8" Ford rear end..
Rear brakes are probably 94 Mustangs.
Front brakes are 79 Granada.
Catalytic Converters are 94 Mustang but are custom cut.
It has a reinforced windshield for rollover.
Rear springs come from Dales race shop. 175 # rating.
Front are Carrera coil over springs and shocks.
Steering column is a Chevy S-10 pickup
Steering rack is from a 79 Mustang 2.
Finish Line has all sorts of after market parts and will probably have the Lucas taillight assemblies.
The entire interior was made at Excalibur.
The radiator is special. Was made at Scotty's Radiator Shop in Milwaukee.
The temp gauge runs about 20 deg high. The engine normally runs at about 190 degrees.
Goodyear on Hwy. 100 and National can do front end alignment.
A 1 drive shaft built the driveshaft.
The compressor on the air conditioner is stock but all the lines are custom.
The brake master cylinder came from NAPA but no one knows who made it.
The top hose is a 94 Mustang hose cut to fit.
The lower hose is a universal radiator hose.
The alarm cuts out the fuel pump, the starter and the ignition. It cannot be bypassed. You can not get duplicate keys. There was a red master key that can be used to reprogram the gray keys if you have the instructions. Made by Hella.
(Aloys)
The front brakes of my `95 Excalibur are from the `82 8Cyl. Mustang
(Excaliber)
Polished front calipers replaced with Dynalite Wilwood calipers. exact match!
understand this is the gentleman who now owns the Excalibur molds:

Bill Begella
7381 California Ave.
Youngstown, OH 44512
1-330-726-1880

[DavidFagan]

Originally posted by ohekk


A couple of the early cars had 351W, one had a 460 and the last completed car had the 4.6 Cobra engine.

And airbag in the steering wheel

I haven't been on this site in a year or two, besides from replacing the headers and adding the hypertech chip to get the temp down I just turn the key and drive it to work everyday, except for winter or rain.... I think I'm getting close to 30K miles on it and the seats are beginning to fall apart, I think they'll be getting some new stiches this winter....

[cobraduke]

Since we lost a couple of pages of recent posts with the crash, I'm going to repost. Irecently bought '96 Excalibur JAC 427 #149. It is red with white stripes, tan interior tonneau and top, with AC. I believe it is completely original with 9500 miles. It is currently in Northern Caulifornia awaiting transport to Texas. Ain't ebay great. I've read all of the posts in this thread and want to thank all who have contributed to my growing appreciation for a car I already loved. I have also found much useful info in the forum section of the Classic Roadsters II site as there are many common features and parts. For those who might need a hardtop for their JAC 427, Pete of CRII says theirs fits exactly and are currently on sale for $500 off their advertised price of $1795. I still do not know what they look like as CRII doesn't have any stock photos. I believe Blackjack has one on his Excalibur and I hope he posts some good photos of it so the rest of us (especially me) can figure out if it looks as good as Aloys which is an original Excalibur hardtop (one of three I understand). Aloys posted a couple of photos of his in this thread, which really looked nice, but they were lost in the crash. If any of you have any photos of the CRII hardtop on a car, I'd really appreciate a look (from as many angles as possible). Thanks.

[DavidFagan]

Just curios where did you get that number, serial or something? Don't know mine offhand but they didn't make 149 of them. I'm pretty sure they only made 138 at least when I talked to the guy that used to build them that's what he told me. He said mine was within the last 10 and the last (8 or so) had the 3 bold header flange modification and that was the last change, besides the last oddball.
My leather seats at least the driver side is about shot, passenger isn't that bad. Anyhow I bought some RCI racing seats for it size looks perfect, it's to darn cold even in the garage when it warms up a bit I'll put one in a post about the fit. They should hold up a lot better with my nack of getting caught in the rain. Also next time I'm getting a marine radio...

[cobraduke]

Yep it is the last three of the VIN. Evidently they did not have a complete serial number continuity. Someone in Oregon had a "97/96" on ebay about a week ago with a VIN that ended in 177 which he claimed was the last one built. It was a 5.0 EFI and my understanding from reading a post in this thread that the very lastone built was built later than that and had a 4.6 cobra motor in it. I've never seen a definite total production number linked to serial or VIN, but the range of production numbers seems close to the number you mentioned. Aloys in Germany has a '95 and sent me a photo of three German Excaliburs. One of them was a '92 with a 351W and a VIN in the 300's. It looked to me like it had the Classic Roadster type door shape. Evidently the very early one's didn't even fit in the VIN range of the '94-'96's. I was hoping to get some definite info on these cars from this thread, but I haven't even been able to get any summary info. What is the last 3 of your VIN and year of manufacture? Good luck on the seat. Evidently mine had some kind of a seat issue as the previous owner mentioned he had "redone" the seats and "changed" them a little. I have no idea what that means, but you one of at least three who have also mentioned seat upholstery problems. Do you have photos of yours posted on this site? Thanks for the reply. Mike

[DavidFagan]

Mines a 96 last 3 digits is 137. It's unfortunate I had the name of the guy and his home number who built them and appear to have lost it. He's real nice and would answer take the time to answer any question you have. I know know he works for the state of Wisconsin now but that's all I remember.
I can understand the sewing maybe starting to pull apart on the drivers side, well maybe it's not like it's got a lot of miles, but even the passenger side is doing it. The leather is also just glued to the bottom of a shell as well as the padding. I don't think these were anywhere close to top of the line seats. I have unfortunately been rained on, well more then twice which I'm sure didn't help. I also thought there was to much slop in the stearing so I tapped into the universal where the rubber is a put in a bolt to restrict the amount of giggle allowed. Do you have any of the original brocures? I should probably put these on e-bay to at least recover postage etc but if not send me you address and I'll mail you one I have a stack still. I'm not really much of a car nut anymore I actually thought about selling it last year and my daughter started crying so I guess I'm keeping it a little longer. I'm really a antique Remington collector and didn't know exactly where to post the pics on the site without digging around so I just dropped this on the Remington Society's site but anyway here's a couple of pictures.

[cobraduke]

David, I almost forgot, I do not have a brouchure, but would love to have one. I really appreciate the offer. Mike

[sky-chicken]

Originally Posted by cobraduke

David, I almost forgot, I do not have a brouchure, but would love to have one. I really appreciate the offer. Mike

Here some picture of the Cobra brouchure (have to cleck on them for the "big picture" :-)

http://www.excaliburautomobile.com/Pages/docCobra.htm

[Excaliber]

Originally the license plate holder mounts behind\underneath one of the front turn signals. I removed mine and never had a problem all though the LAW is you have to have one.

Finish Line sells one that bolts to the front bumper bracket, not sure how it would work on an Excalibur.

http://www.cobraaccessories.com/cata...roducts_id=178

[cobraduke]

I ordered the one sold by Finish Line, Inc. It won't work on Excalibur or CRII C-427. The holes for the bumper tubes are not properly spaced, too small and there is not enough material to move a hole. The off set for the turn signal light support is also wrong (too close to the bumper support). All that said, it is a beautiful piece of work if you've got the right car

OK, back to my motor woes. When I replaced the TPS and got it dialed in, it was much improved. It still lays down (not quite as badly), but at a higher RPM (about 4800). In trying to figure it out I tried to take a look at the computer parameters and codes through the diagnosic port socket. It is dead, nothing. Scanner worked on another car at the time. Turns out the computer is not the stock 94-95 version for the 5.0. It is a '93 cobra computer (X3Z) (and the car has 24 lb. Motorsport injectors (blue tops) which explains why the computer swap). It is my understanding that there are some mods that are needed to run any earlier computer in a 94-95 system, but I have no specific info. This I need.

I have PM'd High Plains Drifter as a possible source of Jedi wisdom , but I am still looking for any one with some specific knowledge of this issue or a referal to someone who does.
Thanks for your help. (I'd be really frustrated if it weren't so much fun to drive up to 4500, I want the whole package )
Mike