I personally would like to see it done. But I don't think it would be possible without extending the engine bay...yes a lot of work..

The little 1200 has hardly any dash depth, so moving the engine slightly inside the cabin would be difficult. I've seen an injected L26 in a 510 sedan at the '99 Shasta. The guy was a dude
and the car was very cool. He professed that he could drive around in top gear if he liked. It involved a 3/4 of a foot box section cut out of the firewall. And his engine bay was quite
full.

The purists seems to shun him a little, but when it comes to conversions...I think it's also about just being different.

If local laws allowed, I'd love to put an extra foot in the front of my 1200 and involving chassis, fender and hood mods. Basically adding a section behind the front wheel arch. Then maybe
a 1000hp RB26DETT..Hmm! It'd be different. But I'm certain that it wouldn't go around corners too well.

So there you go. I think it wouldn't be possible, even if you were 'mechanically minded'.

Chris.