Thanks guys for the generous feedback! Good to know I can get away with upgrading bit-by-bit as you guys say or else I am going to go broke fast...

My work mate had me believe it all needed to be done at the same time (carb, extractors, exhaust)....but he drives a Lotus

not a Datsun

and his salary is double mine.
Unfortunately, I never met the previous owner of my ute, his brother sold it to me so I have no idea what mods, if any, were done to it other than the A15 swap, 5 spd transmission, and front disk brakes. I decided to take a few photos of the extractors and exhaust. Maybe you guys will be able to tell if they are stock or not? I have no idea, if you would ask me I would say no because of the rust. I also measured the exhaust pipe which is 2" but dunno if this info is useful. All I know is that little kids cover their ears when I drive by...hehe. Cheers.