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I haven't measured the bump steer, but might go through the process just out of interest. It hasn't had any unusual characteristics on the road and I've driven probably 1000ks on rough roads and 110+ Kph. I am running the 145s at the front atm but have run a 185 during the roadworthy and engineering stages (Engineer was a 2hr drive each direction on country roads)so I have spent a few hours in it with both tyres, no real noticeable difference with normal driving.
When I installed the S13 arms and S14 tie rod ends, I used the RCA type for both. This gave a more favourable angle for the LCA and also increased the distance the tie rod had to extend (needed to get the correct alignment without modifying the tie rods otherwise they bottom out) this improved the angle compared to the LCA as well. If you used the RCA spacer on the arms and the standard tie rod ends, the geometry looks all wrong. If you use standard arms, they are almost completely horizontal and too long for my application. I also haven't slammed the ride height which probably helps.
See the photo of the final setup. You can see the RCA spacers on the LCA an TE. If I get time over the weekend, I'll set it up so I can measure the bump steer and let you know.

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How did you go with the bump steer test and are you running a front runner or full sized front tyre

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Cheers ODA70, it was a lot of work plus juggling family, work and managing a reasonable build budget is also part of the challenge. I learned a lot during the process. I think it was a bigger project than I had anticipated but have really enjoyed it. I said a few times throughout the build that I would never do another big conversion like this again, but now that I am on the other side, I'm sure this will not be my last!

Unfam, It is nice to be legit and legal on the road. I don't have to worry about being pulled over or insurance coverage etc, it's great. It's good to be able to just jump in when I want and go for a cruise, or even drive to work on a nice day.

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Hey CADET1200, the front end works well, unfortunately it has been so long since driving on the standard suspension it is hard to compare, but I am happy with the end result. Next time we catch up at a Datsun day or something, I'll let you take it for a blast, I'd be interested to get others opinions on it.
The back end is the let down at the moment, so will be sorting that soon.

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It looks great! Congratulations and enjoy! It's good to work on our project cars, but we definitely should take some time to enjoy them and enjoy our work!

WOW nice work man. I know from experience how much effort and work is needed to get a ute build drive-able. Respect. Looks hot!!

Great work ..... it's nice to finish things and just enjoy them.

That's great news. Don't stay around the coast to long, otherwise it'll start rusting as Datsuns do.

Hey, now your getting some road miles up you can let us in on how well she handles with the S13 front end.

Enjoy 😎