Depends what country you are in, will the car be LHD or RHD?

Remember that this is datsun1200.com.

I think you might be better asking these questions at some of the 510 sites around the net.

As the vg's don't fit in 1200s we might only have 2 or 3 people total that can answer this question.

My opinion would be that the engine is too heavy, and will spoil the balance that the 510 is famous for. The VGs are an absolute nightmare to work on. Everytime you need to change sparkplugs, expect a $1500 service bill or plan a weeks holiday to do it yourself. The intake manifold needs to be taken off to service the spark plugs.

This is why we don't see that many hotted up 300ZXs. The engines are a pain. If you want respect, instead of a brain haemorage, go for something simpler.

Chris