french 67 savanah

[bzh67]

hi guys , i'm a french guy on the vw scene since 20 years , and always dreamming about building my own cal look with a stroker engine
so my dream come true with the start : buying a 67 model

i found it at 5 km from my house , she was in good shape and still original

plan is no to restore it but just to transform it

engine is going to be a 2276

[bzh67]

after 1 year runing with it , i park the car in my garage , and starting remove all the mechanic







then clean front
and after repaint

[Straight Time]

Nice find. Keep us upto date !!

[paul_bish]

very nice. Good colour

[bzh67]

here is the spec for the engine


TECH SHEET :

- 2276 cc (CB 82 mm x 94 mm)

- VW MAG CASE ; FULL FLOW ; CR 8MM HEAD STUDS
- 30MM OIL PUMP
- CB H-BEAM RODS
- CB2288 Camshaft ; CB LIGHT WEIGHT LIFTERS
- CB STRAIGHT CUT CAM GEAR
- Scat 1.4/1 ratio rockers
- CB 044 HEADS, 44 x 37.5 MINI WEDGE
- 48 IDF WEBERS ; BIG BEEF MANIFOLDS ; CB FUEL PUMP
- 009 ; MSD 6AL IGNITION BOX
- 1 3/4" HEADER LOW DOWN A1 ceramic
-  kennedy stage1

want it to look like first looker ,

all the parts are in my garage , and a good friend of me , start building the engine he live at 2 kms from my house , so easy to go and drink beer in his garage !!
think he "s a lounge member , Erwan are you here?








































 

[cedric]

Good luck!i did the same..took me 5 years..but i am happy...

[bzh67]

 collecting parts

[celtik]

, so easy to go and drink beer in his garage !!

Yes a lot!!!

[bzh67]

look what i receive  today , an original  set of empi 5 gt   , i'm so happy  , but one of them need a little welding ,

 i found them here in France , they were from a guy who just have import a vw baywindow t2a from california

i know that center cap are china model , anyone have  a    red empi gt center cap ? , i need the model to make a reproduction   ( i saw a set on the samba but too expensive for me , and i think too small for the reproduction cap , 

[alex d]

looking good! what tire sizes are you thinking?

[bzh67]

hi thanks ,
 i just found 2 michelin xzx in 145/80/15
 and for the rear  i'm in conctact with a guy who sell 2 avon CR6ZZ  in 205/70/15  ( remove from a typeE JAGUAR)

but first i will run with my BRM in 4.5 and 5.5   with  145/80/15 firestone f560 and  205/70/15 federal

i send picture soon
see you

[thehanz DVK]

Looking good , Nice car and plans

[alex d]

hi thanks ,
 i just found 2 michelin xzx in 145/80/15
 and for the rear  i'm in conctact with a guy who sell 2 avon CR6ZZ  in 205/70/15  ( remove from a typeE JAGUAR)

but first i will run with my BRM in 4.5 and 5.5   with  145/80/15 firestone f560 and  205/70/15 federal

i send picture soon
see you

I assume you will run short axles then?

[56BLITZ]

IMO . . . The BEST looking VW wheel ever! The repros do not do them any justice!

[bzh67]

I assume you will run short axles then?
[/quote]

Yes i just finish to convert the gearbox to short axle , i found short axle at the last european bug in , but was missing the bearing cap  witch are spécific , after 3 months looking around me , i found a very good stainless model  at ISP west  , put pics later

here is some pics about the front beam
it's an oem that i cut and shortened 6cm ( 2") , and weld a sway a way
idea was just to put the Wheel Under fender with  the CB dropped spindle + vw disc brake ( 4x100) + adaptator 4x100 / 5x205  and the result is pretty good to me










here is the result with the 10 years old  brm 4.5x15 mws ( ET 11 i think )

[Nico86]

Looking really nice 

[bzh67]

i work a little on the car

first i clean the floor  and paint it







after i made my homade carpet , in order to get a good result i made some Template






and cut in the carpet





and test /ajust all in place
at this time carpets are at a friend auto interior to sew a vinyl border

[modnrod]

That looks great, nice colour combination.

[Steve67]

great car, the carpet looks very good in combination with the savanah beige paint!

[jamiep_jamiep]

looking good!

[celtik]

The engine is "in stage".

[jamiep_jamiep]

Now THAT'S progress!!! Awesome 

[Nico86]

Looks great, more infos about the engine your are bulding?

[bzh67]

hy , so for the TECH SHEET  look at the top of my thread
at this time celtic  ( my friend) need to work on the cylinder heads 
in the other hand , i'm working on the car , the 67 is near to go on the flloor after about 1 year

i finish the rear axle ( convert to short axle with a street drag gearbox 8x33  , 0.82 )  and  finish front and rear braking last week end

get some dificulties with brake liquid around the line lock , but now it"s ok


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rear brake are stock for the moment , but thinking about something bigger in few month




BRM 's are ready




and last one for fun

[Nico86]

Great work! Which model/brand set did you use for this?

[bzh67]

it"s a copy of csp one , i bought it with a german man at the last european  bug in  , as i understand he was  machining man ( sorry don't how to translate , in french we say "usineur"

he got more than 10 exemple at the back of his car

price was really good 150e

and i think fit better than the csp at shock absorber

i got 2 hard metal iece , and a friend weld them

look at this pic , he said you must weld all around if you want a hard piece




now i'm waitnig for the engine back home to test him in place in order to weld the lower piece

[Nico86]

Oh I see, it seems great! Thank you for the infos.

[Frenchy Dehoux]

  Nice project keep it coming with more pictures.

  Jean Louis Dehoux ( Frenchy )

[bzh67]

merci jean louis
try to put some pics tomorow  but maybe not , cause my wife is pregnant and the baby maybe arrive in the few next days , maybe tomorow !!!!

[celtik]

Some picts for the engine.