I know that this thread is over 4 years old, but the subject is still relevant to many menbers.

Points are a form of ignition switching that was invented shortly after the turn of the 20th century & have not really been improved-on much since then. They work well enough but need constant maintainance to keep them working properly & frankly, these days, that's a mug's game.

When I was still using points in my 1200 coupe, it didn't matter how carefully I set them & tuned the engine, it never ran 100% right, even at idle.

I bought a near new but pre loved Pertronix kit from a fellow forumite & have never looked back. They are not really a 'performance' system but more of a 'points replacement' item. I included a Bosch GT40R coil in the upgrade simply because I had an old one laying around & also some NOS Bosch Platignum plugs because the local garage had some old unsold ones going cheap.

The platignum plugs will fire across a larger gap with the same voltage as before, so I opened them up a whisker over the stock gap & stuck 'em in.

Well after a very comprehensive tune up the engine both idles & runs better than ever & starts within one crankshaft revolution when cold & half a rev when hot. It's bloody amazing & none of my mates can match it, even with their new cars.
Best of all, my ignition tools & timing light are gathering dust on the shelf. Electronic is just set & forget.

Datsuns power & modern electronics, ... bloody awesome.

Anything like this available in AUSTRALIA as a plug and play unit???

I had one of these in my previous 510 and it worked GREAT! I would definitely recommend it to anyone who wanted to ditch the points. The stock electronic distributor works fine, but they can be hard to find and parts can be expensive if they fail. The Ingnitor is about $60-70usd but worth every penny. Last time I looked at buying the "black-box" for the Nissan dizzy it was over $100!