Hey welcome to the site !

Theres alot you can do to a 1200 to make it handle ,mines awesome ,sits flat as a board around corners and slides realy well
First ide start of by putting nolathane bushes through the car this will need to be done on an old car anyways

Next flip the rear leafs to lower the car ,this will stiffen it up abit too and make it sit lower . Just pull the leaf pack out and put the bottom leaf onto the tpp of the leaf pack upside down so it flattens the pack ,be careful though as the leafs are under huge pressure and shouldnt be touched if your inexperienced.

Next invest in some coilovers for the front ,cheap as if you buy a weld on kit and they dpnt need much skill to fit ,just weld them on and set the hieght

That's pretty much all mines got done to it ,and I've got 3 inch block in the rear so its super low all round :D

Good luck