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Welcome to LoveBugFans !!
Sounds like you certainly have some ideas for your Herbie project and to have a car to begin with is definitely a good start ! Good luck with it and keep us informed with how things are going.
Perhaps you could post some photos of your car ??
Anyway, as Doctor Herbie suggests, have a look around the site and the forum. We have been around for good few years now so you should be able to find lots of interesting information.
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Firstly, Welcome and It's certainly cool that you have a car especially as cool as a '58 at that age. or any age. I'm not sure what 60HP '58s there were. But 60HP in a beetle is a lot. A 1303s 1600twin port only had 50HP. And they don't hang about as the cars are lightweight.
Fitting a supercharger and a "BigBore systems" is a little general. I assume by Big Bore you mean replacing the Pistons and Barrels for larger ones? This is a minefield in itself. You an up to something mild like a 1641 or even 1679cc with not a lot of extra work, but then goto 1776/1835 with some engine case machining, and all the way to 2387cc with a bigger crank (86mm) and heavy machining. Also, I would focus on the car itself as believe me, when you come to insure your car at the age you are allowed to drive, having a big engine will not help. Get a nice cool beetle and drive it, and look to make it faster later. as long as the engine is reliable that is most important.
willy2323 wrote:I also own a 1972 superBeetle! Since the Pan Itself is rusted out, and is probably the only thing keeping the car together...rust. Will the Pan off of the Super Beetle fit?
This confused me. Will the pan fit what? Do you have a '58 shell only? and are you trying to fit the Super beetle pan to it? or was this in response to Goodyear53 saying he would like a shell? Good luck with your project and as already said, please post actual photos of your car not just any old '58 from google. We all know what a '58 looks like, but are interested in YOUR '58.
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willy2323 wrote:The engine was replaced many times over the years actually! The stock 36hp engine was replaced with a 40hp, then replaced with a 60hp engine, Small but peppy! I have the full car, shell and all. I was wondering if a 1972 super Beetle pan can hold and properly fit a 1958 Beetle shell. Pics will come soon! I'm in Tennessee, so I'm still awake at like 5:00 in the morning. I will get pics on today!
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Goodyear53 wrote:I was just saying my parents would not let me anything as CLOSEST as a shell.
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