Decisions, decisions...

[sirgaz]

Hi all, new here so take it easy on me

I'm now the owner of a mk2 1.8 turbo silvia auto and tbh i don't know what to do with it.
Two ideas so far are to sell it or to convert it to manual, strip it to basics, tune it up and make it into a track/drift/chav killer.
So (i know this is the wrong place) does any one want to make me an offer?
Or for the second idea some questions.

From reading on here it seems either the mk1 or mk2 gearbox will fit and i'll need the crossmember,pedlebox,flywheel and clutch as well. What about the ecu? Also are there any hitches in this conversion or is it a pretty straight forward swap?
On the engine/power side (damn is it slow) after a good service whats the best budget option for coaxing some more energy out of the lump? Really will be on a tight budget to start with as got some things to do to my sup as well.

TIA

sirgaz