Excalibur Owners: Please Reply!

[doc427]

Originally Posted by ohekk

As you know, Excalibur was the ONLY manufacturer of DOT certifed,EPA compliant reproduction Cobras.

I'm trying to start a registry of Excalibur Cobras.

Please E Mail details of your Cobra and LAST 3 Digits of your VIN#


Thanks

Tom "OHEKK" Hekkers

Hello COBRA-Community! I´m new and want to greet all Members ! I´m from austria and since my early youth a cobra is the car of my dreams, though it was nearly unobtainable.Now the kids are out and I have the occasion of bying a EXCALIBUR-Cobra, which is very rare in europe(one of two known).Unfortunately I´m 6Feet 4inches tall and the space in the car is VERY limitet for good and ,first to say, SAFE driving.So my urgent question to the Community ,especialy the Excalibur-Owners is: Is there any opportunity of gaining space behind the driver`s seat or rearranging the pedals (manual gears) , has anyone construction drawings of the car or this special areas?? This type of cobra really pleasures me and I really would buy the car, if there`s a slight practicability of gaining space (without dismantling the whole car!!).For the seller will not wait too long I am hoping for a quick and substantial reply from the Community and send best greetings from Good Old Europe to all of You !! doc 427

[cobraduke]

Howdy doc427,
Welcome to Club Cobra and Excalibur ownership . I think it might be possible to fit a seat that is thinner in the back support area to gain an inch or so. I don't know about moving the pedals, but since the Excalibur and Classic Roadster C427 cars are almost identical you might get some help there. I am ordering the Classic Roadster assembly manual as it is very detailed and will serve as a shop manual for my Excalibur. It might be useful for you to get one as well. If you go to the Classic Roadster forum on this site, you could also post you question there. CR also has it's own forums on there site which I read often. Don Scott is the owner of CR and is very helpful, even to us Excalibur owners. Most of the parts interchange and I've bought some from them. If you haven't made contact with Aloys through Club Cobra, you should. He has an Excalibur as well and is in contact with several other owners in Europe as well. He lives pretty close to Koln, Germany. You guys should be able to get together and have some great fun driving together. Please post the last three numbers of the vehicle serial number of your car and its history, description and photos. Many of us are interested in the history and location of these cars. Photos of mine and Aloys (and Blackbeard's from the Washinton D. C. area) are posted in my photo gallery (just click on the camera icon below my tag ID above.

[Nolen]

I own Excaliber #131 in Va. Beach.

Darrell Nolen
maddognolen@cox.net
Marvin.d.nolen@uscg.mil

[cobraduke]

Hi Darrell,

Some time ago I saw a blue Excalibur for sale near you, is that 131? You should post some photos in your gallery. Thanks for helping protect the USA with the Coast Guard!

Mike

[DavidFagan]

I'm 6'3" 215, I really don't have a problem once I've gotten used to it and learn the technique for rolling in and out of the bathtub. Actually in I slide down in, out is the bathtub move. There's like ZERO room modification that seat is quite hard to duplicate and mine (when original) was slide completely back and it's against the back wheel well. Trying to modify the front would be insane.

Originally Posted by doc427

Hello COBRA-Community! I´m new and want to greet all Members ! I´m from austria and since my early youth a cobra is the car of my dreams, though it was nearly unobtainable.Now the kids are out and I have the occasion of bying a EXCALIBUR-Cobra, which is very rare in europe(one of two known).Unfortunately I´m 6Feet 4inches tall and the space in the car is VERY limitet for good and ,first to say, SAFE driving.So my urgent question to the Community ,especialy the Excalibur-Owners is: Is there any opportunity of gaining space behind the driver`s seat or rearranging the pedals (manual gears) , has anyone construction drawings of the car or this special areas?? This type of cobra really pleasures me and I really would buy the car, if there`s a slight practicability of gaining space (without dismantling the whole car!!).For the seller will not wait too long I am hoping for a quick and substantial reply from the Community and send best greetings from Good Old Europe to all of You !! doc 427

[DavidFagan]

The Excalibur employee I talked to (who was really helpful) that I had lost contact for just contacted me. I told him about this site and encouraged him to drop in. I have to respect his priivacy but I sure he comes aboard he has a wealth of knowledge.

[427sohc]

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

[cobraduke]

So Tom,
You started this thread saying you were trying to start an Excalibur registery. No posts here from you in months. How about that registry , or access to the info so someone can pick it up or a reply I wouldn't have posted this if I'd had any reply to a couple of PM's and emails I've sent to you over the past months

Mike 149 (as requested)

[BLACKJACK]

Hi Guys,

I Want To Install Power Steering On My Excalibur To Make It More Competitive For Auto-crossing.

First Question Is - - - - What Front End & Stock Steering Is On The Ex-cal ???

Is It A Mustang Variant ??

My Initial Game Plan Is To Go With The Flaming River Set Up. (2.5 Turns, Lock To Lock).

Has Anyone Already Done This ??

Any Thoughts And Suggestions Would Be Greatly Appreciated.

Thanks - And - Y'all Have A Really Great Day.

Blackjack

[sky-chicken]

what is an Flaming River Set Up ?

[Aloys]

(2.5 Turns, Lock To Lock).

This seems to be the answer..

[BLACKJACK]

Sky - -

Flaming River Is An After Market Manufacturer Who Makes A Lot Of "special" Equipment. Among Which Is A Complete Power Steering Conversion Kit.

There's Is A Direct Replacement For The Stock Mustang Steering Found On Many Cobras. If The Excal. Is A Mustang Front End/steering Then My Question Is Answered.

Y'all Have A Really Great Day.

Blackjack