Price is a bargain.

I think an Auto would be a good idea.
The Silvia's Auto is HUGE though. There may be a better auto gearbox solution..I'll ask around.

I too like the auto's as I have outlined in previous posts, good for cruising and long drives.

As for the 12inch wheels, you might want bigger brakes to stop the beast. This will force you to move up to 13 or 14 inch wheels.

Again, I'll look into the auto options.

Also you might be interested that, the big disc conversions for 1200s have gotten cheaper with the undrilled Mitsubishi Verada discs being available on the reproduction market for
AUS$85 (used to be $170) each. It helps if you already have the stanza lower arms etc.

There are pictures of this conversion on my website.

Chris.