Hi, I joined this forum today so let me begin by saying I have a -58 500 Nuova America "bug-eye" and a -59 Bianchina Transformabile.
I'm rebuilding the engine on the -58 Nuova, it will need new cylinders/pistons/rings etc. I would like to use the original crank case, since it's numbers matching. It's the 479cc and I'm having a hard time finding new parts for it.
So I'm wondering if it's possible to use the existing block with 499cc or bigger cylinders etc? What would be involved in the conversion?
I'm rebuilding the engine on the -58 Nuova, it will need new cylinders/pistons/rings etc. I would like to use the original crank case, since it's numbers matching. It's the 479cc and I'm having a hard time finding new parts for it.
So I'm wondering if it's possible to use the existing block with 499cc or bigger cylinders etc? What would be involved in the conversion?