Plenty of datto guys
We are starting meetings again
Wed nights once a month
Empire bar
https://www.facebook.com/events/1098980643557871/
 
 
Nice to see Scotty's datto out and about

Cheers guy's I'm glad to be part of the datto scene. 
Yeah I still can't believe what a bargain I got myself. would be keen to meet some more datto guy's out at the pub, but will see how I go as I work long hours..
Also Dundee, I met Nick down in Armadale while buying some 1200 hubs for a disc brake swap and he was telling me you'd be a good one to talk to for advice? feel free to pm me if you don't want to message in here. 
Cheers, Jake

Sounds great! what area are you guy's in? I'm all the way up in Hillary's area... hahaha 
But I drive everywhere lol

Dundee is in Spearwood and I'm in Gosnells
Dundee's shed is bigger and better though for beer and bullshit sessions

Sounds good Neil! spearwood is literally straight down the fwy from where I am
Def should arrange a night to catch up and chat about dattos and have a good rave on about other shiz! haha  Idk what you guy's are doing but I'm pretty well free tomorrow night as the missus is working. might be a bit short notice though lol

Yeah I had a look at your profile pics the other day. the ute looks madd! makes me want to build one up one day. very nice work indeed. 
 
Haha yeah I hear what you're saying. I just bought mine and I have a million plans already lol!

Looking good.
 
I have still got to sort brakes on mine, so i have brake envy right now.

I also have been collecting lots of parts for the engine cinversion/ 5 speed gearbox swap I plan on doing. After lots and lots of research, planning questions and advice from a few guys on here I've decided to go ahead with a ga16de and nissan a60 gearbox, with a h165 diff that I have picked up recently. 
 
So I'm now at the stage where I've got a lot of the parts needed, and started fabbing up manifolds and getting the flywheel machined to swap the starter ring gear around to the opposite side. 
To power the engine, I'll be running zx9r bike carbs with the jets drillled out to suit and a custom aluminium manifold to suit ( already welded and now getting the faces milled)  On the ignition side of things, the factory distributor will hit the fire wall
Due to being in the back of the cylinder head. 
So I decided to go with a ford EDIS 4 crank trigger ignition controlled by a mega jolt light jr, with a map sensor built into it to help adjust the timing. 
I found a place in the UK called Trigger wheels ltd uk, that actually piece the tigger wheel ignition kits together to suit your needs. I found them very helpful after answering any questions I had and the parts arrived very fast. 
 
I've decided to go the GA16 swap due to the availability of the engines, simplicity of the swap (basically bolts straight up, just needs the crank drilled to clear the a60 input shaft and one new hole drilled/tapped and drilled in the block)
And the fact it has plenty of potential and easy power. I'm not sure, but I've been told that I may be the only person doing this swap in perth, so pretty keen to finish it off if time allows haha.

 mock up of the manifold

Cheers d,  your advice in the past has definately helped  me decide on the way I'm going about the conversion. And yeah, the weight of the engine was also a contributing factor. 
 
That's interesting about the qg18, do they have the same bellhousing as the the ga16? 
I did notice that the ga and qg are very similar, so much to the point that I almost bout a qg16 instead of my current engine! Haha😅 
Only thing that stopped me was the fact it had coil on plug...