General Discussions - Non 300ZX

Seems the internet keeps eating my posts !

Argh .......burp !! run out of supplies, anyone going out to get more ? Jeff

Came up the stairs few days ago to notice the ceiling all brownish and bubbly. Ah! must be a leek, up i go in the loft to find a sodden pile of loft insulation under a water pipe. looking further i find the hole in the pipe. i put one of our dogs metal bowls under it to catch any further drops. a few days later i check it for any leak and funnily enough there is no leakage in the bowl. Never mind. Yesterday i go up to check it and as i touch the bowl "POW"!! F**K ME 240 volts straight through my fingers!!. To cut the story short, i get one of my many MultiMeters i have and go up and test the bowl ... 240V...the plaster board ceiling... 230V I jump Downstairs and test the …

I need some help finding a replacement for a 9v relay in my oven as it's sticking. I've gone to the local electronics shop but they only sell 6 or 12v. I've contacted the manufacture who tell me it's no longer made and I need to find an alternative. The datasheet is here https://www.digchip.com/datasheets/parts...-F-pdf.php Could I use these ones although they are rated at 0.36w? http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/10Pcs-JQC-3FF-...SwHIlZ1b1J

What is everyone up to tonight? really fancied a stay in and watch something interesting got the popcorn and drinks, relaxing chair and looked through scores of stuff on tv and well nothing !! so sitting here thinking have I wasted my popcorn? hope not. Jeff

It must be a common fault with these Mercedes wheels, after a few years they look terrible. I was lucky enough to borrow these wheels just so I had something to use just for drive shuffling, that was better than bricks but my wheels that came off were just the same :thumbdown:. The lacquer peels off and this is what results, even the centre caps have aged badly. And inside, mainly brake dust/dirt. They've been at the powder coaters a week, this now the inside - beautiful. Now I know these are not Z related but wheels are wheels and I'm trying to show what can be done.

As per title; check your emails please, Groover :thumbup1:

As some of you may know I've been training for the last few months for my first Half Marathon, it's been touch and go whether I would be able to participate, colds, work, injuries and life in general have all taken their toll but I'm geared up and ready to go, on Sunday. Only problem is I've been slack with the fund raising. I'm running for the Local Hospital Charity, for Poole (Dorset) Hospital. It would be really appreciated if you guys would donate even a quid to this good cause and make it all worth while. Donations are easy by following the link below, you can even donate by PayPal. https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/stephen-crowhurst Thanks again for you…

Hi I've just received a letter from HSBC telling me that they're going to close my business account within the next two months. No explanation and a rather aggressive letter leaving me felling like I've been caught doing something wrong and that they don't want to be associated with me. I've yet to call them over the matter. Anyone else experienced something like this? I've banked with HSBC for as long as I can remember maybe 25 years, I'm sure they used to be called Midlands back in the day, I have personal accounts with them, ISAs, credit card and a small loan all of which I will be closing and taking my money else where. Can anyone also recommend a good bank for …

So its been a few years since I had a Nissan of any description. However I have one arriving today which shares a couple of traits with a Z32... Its a manual twin turbo with rear wheel drive, can anyone guess what it is?

Just 66. RIP Tom. http://www.tompetty.com/news/tom-petty-1950-2017-1758086

lol, dont get on much these days so i dont mind, was a mod for a long time and just aswell i dont hold grudges lol :) anyhoos, still got me audi, still love it and still into running and cycling, forum still seems quite active, been thinking about a zed lately but then i prefer the ease of daily use of the cycle and the audi lol hope everyone is well, will have a rake about and have a gander at peoples zeds, see if much has changed since i last looked i assume my gold watch is in the post lol allan

Rest in peace, sir.....!!

Never get this "thing" in car parks for parking so close, had a nice evening walk down the beach the other night, the car park was practically empty when I got there as the daytime sunbathers had gone back to their hotels. So what do I find when I return ? a small oink of a car parked virtually door handle to door handle next to our`s ... WTF beggars belief it really does ?? Jeff

Just come across the following for both Chrome and Firefox, in order to bypass Photobucket's new image linking nonsense. I can confirm that the Firefox one appears to work :thumbup1: Photobucket fix for Firefox Photobucket fix for Chrome You're welcome :)

Anyone interested in a complete setup for a conversion?

So had four new lights to fit, my long ladder out on loan ( typical ) so had to make a creative choice, by UK standard not good but bang on for the local heath and safety regs !! lol, flip flops whilst up the ladder perhaps not the best idea buy hey all done and I am well pleased with the results !! any other Monkey boys on here doing diy jobs ?? Jeff

Off on first cruise tomorrow ship called Celebrity Eclipse from Southampton. Driving down to Basingstoke this evening in the Z! Then onto the docks Sunday morning. 11 days to Portugal & the Azores.:biggrin:

Usual 1st Sunday of the month car meet by the beach, some new blood this time, nice Sierra Cosworth, and a shocking attempt by someone to make his 1.8 Escort look like a Cosworth !! lol so funny when the real Cossie turned up his face was a picture !! Enjoy the Fords, oh and the Zx of course and all backed up with me holding the BMW end of the show. Jeff

So this morning had my first direct experience at an IPO station (Inspecção Périodica Obrigatória), which is the same as the UK MOT stations. What a great system, efficient, transparent and only 30 euro Four cars been done at the same time on a drive through system, the level of checking was impressive as was the testers careful care of the cars. Bang up to date with shaker plates, linked computers, cctv, emission testing done and displayed on big screens and the testers had mics on taking to the office, the paperwork is done instantly and ready to collect with the car on the way out. Impressed !! Oh and yes a pass Jeff

Putting my rebuild on hold for a month and a bit as the work for my garage gets under way. Working out costs and building regulations but plan is to take out approx. 130ft of hedge, replace that with a nice new ranch board style fence then build a 22ft by 20ft zed garage at the back of the garden. Trying to get it as wide as possible up to the fence but really would like to skip on the fence at the back and just build the garage from breeze block unto the edge of the garden. The back end of the garden only measures about 18ft but the hedges are nearly 5ft wide at the back so we will be gaining another 5ft after they are gone. Here's a nice pic fr…

As title really, whilst looking what is available for the M6 exhaust wise came across these babies..... look a tad tricky to fit :ohmy: Jeff

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This fine vessel was home for me, my wife and daughter for the last week. :boat: We spent our time traveling a small part of our fine British Waterways in glorious weather. Some of the landscape and views are stunning, and virtually inaccessible any other way, apart from aviation that is. (ideal if hot air ballooning for example) It is a bit of a brutal detachment from modern living mind, what with limited services such as WiFi, Broadband, etc' etc'. (A bit of a blessing if I was honest)

So....had the Pathie in for a service last June. The Head Mechanic came out to commend me on having such a clean and tidy car. That he and the Sales Manager had had a good look around it and were extremely impressed, so much so, that the Sales Manager offered me a deal I couldn't really refuse. The garage owners own personal car, that then goes as the demonstration model. 11k kms, Top Spec model in a seven speed CVT, has everything from lane assist, panoramic glass roof, Sat-Nav, cream leather heated seats etc, over €10k off the new price with another decent trade-in offer on top. Needless to say Jo is delighted, as it's going to be her car and I'll take her 09 Outlander …