Maybe this thread should be on an Excalibur site? A friend of mine was cleaning out his back yard and had what appeared to be a C2 or C3 differential with a rear spring, halfshafts, & adjustable strut rods. After I got the assembly home I noticed that the half shafts seemed longer and had balancing weights on the outer ends. The diff. case, and most of the other parts had a choclate brown paint or powder coat finish. I checked the numbers 3899143 3871375 or 376?? date E or F 242. The shafts were 2" longer than on my 66 and the spring looked like an F41 spring with seven leaves and an extra long eighth lower leaf added to make up for the wider wheel base. It had the BB yoke caps held on with allen head bolts. I called him back to ask what it was. He said it was from an Excalibur. I don't really have a question, just thought someone might find this information interesting.
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Re: Corvette/Ecalibur??
Several years ago I had the oportunity to have a ride with radio newsman Paul Harvey in his custom built Excalibur and he said that it had a Corvette drivetrain. So I guess that what you have could have come from an Excalibur.
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Re: Corvette/Ecalibur??
I heard that one of the 18 original 1967 L89 engines was discovered in an Excalibur. It now resides in one of the 16 original 1967 L89's that lost it's motor early on.KramdenComment
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Further discussions with my friend revealed that this Excalibur had a BB 454 engine in it.Comment
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Back in the early 80's I helped one of our body shop customers get chassis parts for a mid 70's Excalibur and C3 controll arms were used on the front end. That car was a BB too. As I recall, it had VW Bug tail lamps and front fender markers. At the time, I thought it was some kind of kit car as I had never heard of Excalibur. Go to www.Excaliburclassics.com for more info. Look at the Excalibur cars for sale and check out the engine compartment photos, especially the '67 phaeton. Chip.Comment
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Way back in the dark, dusty, cobweb filled corners of my brain, I seem to remember that Bryan Cooper, of Corvette Expo fame, drove one of these and maybe was even a dealer??Dick WhittingtonComment
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Well, I got the case cleaned up & drained some water out of it, through the top vent. According to the bottom stamping AW, (AW W180) it is a 308:1. But I don't show an AW code or a 308:1 for 1972. A drain plug has been added to the bottom of the case.Comment
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Re: Corvette/Ecalibur??
The books don't show a AW =3.08 for 1972, but there was one. I have seen several in Bowtie/Survivor type cars.TerryComment
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I think the later cars had Chrysler 440 engines. EdComment
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Way back.....I Considered buying an all black Excaliber out of Springfield Illinios that was previously owned by Johnny Cash.Comment
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I was using the 53-72 Corvette pocket spec guide, but, You are correct, the M.F. Dobbins book shows AW-3.08:1 for 72Comment
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Re: Corvette/Ecalibur??
If you will be kind enough to take the time to send a note to Eric Mortimer (info@ncrs.org) and tell him which version of the Pocket Spec Guide you have (on the first page) he will be sure this omission is corrected in future editions.TerryComment
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I'm still using the pocket spec guide that I think was sent out to the membership about 20 years ago. First edition-second printing-fall, 1991. I'm sure the omission has been corrected by now.Comment
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