Engine Options

[Accordion]

I remember having problems figuring out the year.... Ill look up the vin sometime this week, but I originally thought it was a '70, then someone told me it was a '71. It is deffinately a standard beetle. My friends super beetle is sitting right next to it in the shop; and i am very very sure that my vert is not a super beetle.
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"No reason it can't. Convertibles had a sort of extra layer to the pan section (poorly described ... sorry) to make up for some body stiffness lost to not having a top. All Supers benefit from strut tower braces, anti-sway bars and strut packages which are widely available.

As for the seldom scene, convertibles are rarer and command more money. Not everyone has the funds to get one to modify. Some that were previously modified either were driven into the ground, became victims of rust or were poorly converted -- all of which make their current numbers even fewer."

-Ok. I have already taken the chassis and body appart, replaced the floor pans, heater channels (still need to do a little heater channel welding so passenger door closes well), and I have brand new convertible re-inforcement channels. My current everyday driver is a '64 vert, and its fairly rusty and not very strong (doors open by themselves when the top is down.... a bungy cord keeps them closed in warm weather). I just want to make sure that there won't be too much flex on the one I am redoing. I don't want to put in a rollcage for rigidity because it would look stupid with the top down.

The more I think about it, the less I want to do an engine conversion.
How would an under-the-lid turbo type one setup (1773 maybe?) work? I could keep the boost dialed low for everyday driving, then bump it up a bit when I feel I need the power.

Thanks for the responses, Ill take some pictures this week.