Hi Guys,well got a suprising phone call from my mechanic friend the other night asking for me to come over to his place o measure up a car he has to stick graphics on, and to my surprise he bought me a DATTO! as we were talking about me building another fast street car a couple weeks prior.so this is her,Basically I think its a 1968? Datsun 1000 4 door Column shift auto body is extremely straight and has minimal to no rust, I think the previous owner attacked most of it as I can see a few repairs in the floor that are done quite well.has re trimmed white leather seats! all spares ar in the boot chrome strips, lights, interior bits and pieces tail shaft etc only things missing is engine and gearbox.so now this is the hard part! what to slap into the engine bay?I have spent hours trolling the interwebs on conversions that have been done and that are road legal here in QLD.my mechanic has an ex customers 260rwkw CA18det engine sitting here all complete but not legal to put into the datto unless we re stamp it to a CA16det?would love to keep the column shift auto too so I would like some opinions guys heres a list of engines I can get a hold of.12A bridgeport Rotary13B monsterport RotaryCA18DET that make BIG power SR16VEor I can go the A series route....A12 with Dual Webber carbsall info and suggestions wanted please Andrew AKA Fonz 

Start with the Diff (stronger LSD) Brakes & Suspension, then focus on what setup you want first. 
150rkw A15 is all anyone needs in a 1000 & is very possible to do with vitara cast pistons ($100),
stock prepped rods, good custom manifolding ($1200) good quality turbo and 900-1300 dollar ECU
with similar functions as a Motec. Also a good T50 conversion 5 speed etc.
Do not restamp anything or even consider this setup unless you do the first line, many go the other
way and then give up on 1000s due to the cost of this more important area. Get DBS prices first
and do them together all in one as diff pushes you to upgrade brakes and suspension. 
Just lightweight diff choice for a 1000 stops plenty on their tracks as nothing short of Winters
Quickchange or H165 top gear lsd on shortened H165 diff is available.

Most people including myself dreamt too much going for too much instead of aiming for less.
A very common mistake for unfinished projects, with dattos aim for less hp & achieve more.

engine is in  this is getting exciting also that s my hilux LSD next to the car

brakes and diff are sorted now, hilux diff is getting cut down tomorrow and au falcon brakes are this weekends project along with the gearbox and tail shaft all coming together quicker than i thought!

Hey Fonz looking good. Do you have any pics of engine bay and tunnel mods that were done? Also would love to see your brake install when it happens! What sort of power are you looking to get out of it? The more datto's being built the better the roads will look!

absolutely and the more you show the more that will get out there with the knowledge shared

Mate that's a top effort..... Want to put mine back together, lol I've been stuffing around for years. With that kind of power your gonna need some serious rubber under it, always thought they would look good with 265's! Look forward to more.

nice car

Hey Fonz can't wait to see pics mate, sounds like its gonna be a rocket! Keep up the good work. Are you going to do body and paint or you happy with how it is?

Nice! Just make sure you've got underwear for passenger as well!