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WOW...and affordable. http://www.carsales.com.a...ce:1&lifestyle=unique 
Vehicle 1978 EXCALIBUR PHAETON SERIES IIIPrice $48,000* Excluding on-road costs Kilometres 120,000 Colour White Interior Colour Tan Transmission 3 speed Automatic Body 2 door 4 seat ROADSTER Drive Type Rear Engine 8 cylinder Unleaded Aspirated 454 L (7440cc) Reg Plate ACT48W Reg Expiry MAY-2012 Road Worthy Certificate No Vehicle ID SSE-AD-233067 Ref Code SSE-AD-233067 Brief Comments BUILT IN 1978 BASED ON 1929 MERCEDES WITH 454 CHEVY - THIS IS NOT A KIT CAR. THIS IS ONE OF THE FEW EXCALIBURS IN OZ- IMPORTED BY THE ONE & ONLY PRESENT OWNER IN 1988 [ NO EXPENSE SPARED] FROM LOS ANGELES, & CONVERTED TO RHD. THIS CAR HAS BEEN THE STAR OF SYDNEY'S EASTERN SUBURBS ALL OF ITS LIFE. It is still located in Sydney. IF YOU KNOW CARS YOU KNOW WHAT AN EXCALIBUR IS- TRULY FABULOUS TO DRIVE... Now thats something you do not see everyday on the commute  |
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« Reply #1 on: November 16, 2011, 01:08:55 PM » |
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whilst i can appreciate the machinery, it's an ugly (I tried to swear because I'm unintelligent) imho...  |
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« Reply #2 on: November 16, 2011, 01:21:28 PM » |
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Sure fella, each to their own...I don't find 10 megawatt Diesels that you can actually drive an Xr4 in though the inspection port and park on top of the piston crown overly aesthetically pleasing, but in form and function they are a beautiful thing until they spear in at 1350Hrs on a Friday  ). That's just an engineering call, its not always about the looks, but with those wheels reckon you would get some
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« Reply #3 on: November 16, 2011, 01:34:41 PM » |
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ooookkkayyyy then... lolz at how the swear filter took out ba stard... |
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« Reply #4 on: November 16, 2011, 01:53:02 PM » |
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« Reply #5 on: November 16, 2011, 05:45:20 PM » |
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I saw a documentary on it! It is amazing they can walk in the engine and it idles at some ridiculously low rev.
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« Reply #6 on: November 16, 2011, 10:33:13 PM » |
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I saw a documentary on it! It is amazing they can walk in the engine and it idles at some ridiculously low rev.
yeah and they clean the carbon from inside the cylinders with a 9 inch grinder! |
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« Reply #7 on: November 16, 2011, 10:50:54 PM » |
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What drugs are you on?  |
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« Reply #8 on: November 17, 2011, 12:16:48 AM » |
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I saw a documentary on it! It is amazing they can walk in the engine and it idles at some ridiculously low rev.
yeah and they clean the carbon from inside the cylinders with a 9 inch grinder! It sounds a strange thing to do, but Lukey is correct here. The DU-Sulzer 12RT A96C on Emma Maersk for example actually has the fitters go in the block (after a Confined Spaces entry, remember safety first) and do the intial de-carboning of the crown, bore and chamber head with a 9 inch grinder( with a whopping great extractor and collector hooked up as this crap goes everywhere). These guys wear more PPE than Darth Vader (and actaully resemble him too when finished ). I have heard blokes reckon they hone the bores with a grinder but thats an urban myth, as a custom jig is set up central to each crown an slow moving carbide tool tips are spiral rotated around the bore from top down. This can take up to 2 days to complete a cycle. This is ussually more cost effective than the disasembly required to removed the cylinder liners.  ..Fortunately the maintenance and up keep of the above excalibur 454 CUI and our own ricers is more like model building than the Macro application
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« Reply #9 on: November 17, 2011, 08:16:12 AM » |
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i dont mind the excalabur... not a bad car, would have a bit of up and go to it too hahaha!!
whats that massive engine out of? like a boat or something? its huge...
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I didn't break it, I simply exceeded it's operational limits
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« Reply #10 on: November 17, 2011, 08:23:32 AM » |
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yes its from a ship, i guess you could say its "like a boat"  |
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« Reply #11 on: November 17, 2011, 08:43:03 AM » |
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If you want to talk about boats, may i suggest the commodore forums?
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« Reply #13 on: November 25, 2011, 10:18:26 AM » |
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yes its from a ship, i guess you could say its "like a boat"  |
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