General Discussions - 300ZX Related

Finally pulled my finger out and changed these yesterday after having them sit on my shelf for several months, and yes they definatley needed doing the rubber had gone all brittle and when i was trying to pry the rubber of with a screwdriver they literally fell apart lol..

well just drove the car :) 1st time since ive had it! 4 months lol. its got a whine noise tho?? its my old engine, workt fine before. the noise gets higher pitched when you rev it? noticed some power steering fluid on the floor, quite a bit tbh. ive got the TT power steering pump, but ive got rid of the hicas. is it engine out job to replace? :confused:

I want to put some Tein S lowering springs on my Z, however, the specification says they lower the car 10mm at the front, and 5mm at the rear. If though, my 17 year old springs have sagged, the tein springs may not make any visible differance. The only way I can think to check this before I buy is to find out either; a: the distance between the centre of hub and the centre/top of arch on stock Z springs b: or, the distance between the centre of hub and the centre/top of arch on tein S springs Thanks for your help guys, Dan

this has probably been done before but just wondering what tyres people are using... ive got some kumho ku31 2554517 on the rear and i rate them very high, my mate runs them on his m3 and my dad on his 328 and they love them theyre very good value for money they score highly on my tyres as well http://www.reifendirekt.de/review/110/Kumho_ECSTASPTKU31_Reifentestcom.html

Seen a really good looking Z on Sun about 11am by the Beckton Roundabout on the Junction with the A13 and the A406. I was sitting in my Supra said hello but you were too busy dossing at me car Great example and nicely modified :cool::cool: Anyone here ?????????? :confused:

Hi ya i must say the more i drive my zed the more i am falling in love with the little red beast.. lots of things i want to do but i want it all straight and right.. one of the things t do is change it to a manual. i have found all the write ups etc etc and they are all brilliant.. but miss out the vital.. roughly how much does it cost? for parts and roughly people pay for labout? cheers just so i know what i need to save for :)

I have just done a round trip of 1300 odd miles and not seen one zed :cry: Not only that but no one spotted me either, been to Newquay, Lands End, Eden project, Bodmin area, Alton Towers and Nottingham. If I had the cash for fuel I would do it again in an instant, enjoyed every minute of the drive. The car drove faultlessly the entire trip. Well done car :dance:

evening all, now since iv joined this site iv done nothing but look for nissan 300's and found some good ones and missed out also on some good ones but i dont know what i should be paying for a zx? doe any one know where i can get this info from? i thought nissan them selfs might be able to help but boy was i wrong...... iv been let down on too many on ebay too asking if the seller will end early and they say no only to find out the foolwing day its ended early! :mad: all i want is a good clean twin turbo but not over the top priceing, hopfully some one on here can help on what im asking. i too hope this is in the right section. thanks for reading pe…

Picked the Z up from Phil at Blackmoor a couple of days ago and he has done a truly superb job! I cant recommend him highly enough for knowledge of these cars and he is so easy to get hold of as well. I have owned this Z now for 18 months and it felt really good to drive it rather than looking at it or working on it! I worked out i have been a Z owner now since 1999 and havent driven one for nearly 3 years because of problems with my old one prior to breaking it for spares. The next steps i need to do are get the AEM fitted and mapped which will be done at Thor next month and it will also be going to Centre of Gravity while it is down there to check all the susp…

My 1992 UK spec twin turbo Z is going on a power run dyno on Saturday. What power should I expect to get at A. the wheels, and B. the flywheel? Its a standard car apart from a Mines ecu, decat powerflow exhaust, twin mushroom air filters, and an electonic boost controller running it at around 15psi thanks guys, Dan

Just found this on e bay.Nice series 3 in silver.Dont recognise the bumper,im undecided if i like it or not.Nice tidy car though. http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/FRESH-IMPORT-1996-NISSAN-300ZX-TWIN-TURBO-MANUAL_W0QQitemZ250486324570QQcmdZViewItemQQptZAutomobiles_UK?hash=item3a5225fd5a&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14

Ok guys im going to be the first to say it, as its not far till xmas:rolleyes: im going to treat myself to a new interior i mean the works door card, arm rest, glove box, dash,and cover the seats.now my big dilmea is wot colour will go best with my car,any suggestion will be greatfull any pics would be good to.:hyper:

Thats a Bee Gee song by the way LOL.Just got back from the annual "SHOW & SHINE" at MFN near Nottingham.I won best Jap Car of show and another trophy.At least it was for the whole car and not just the engine bay.(What a refreshing change ) :) Hope to post some pics when I get them.

Blimey what a weekend! Well I decided to get the interior finished on the V8 before i start work on the water/oil/fuel side of things. First job was to sort out the gearlever, the gearbox sat a little bit too far forward so i had to make up an extender to get the gear lever to meet up with the leather gator. I ground the lever down a little (still a bit more to do later on when i have time and the car's on the road) and fitted everything and hooray, one gear lever sorted out. Next job was feed through some wires from the bulkhead to the centre console and label up each end so i know what it's all supposed to connect to the other end. …

well as the weather was good we decided to crack on and get the rest of the rockguard smoothed what a pita job...... would be so much easier with a garage :( anyway just thought id share some action shots (a peak at my new wheels too).... its pretty much done now just need to give her a good wash and buff down.... then i'l get some proper pics up ''thats it dad, you get down there and sand it down, i'l stand up here and take photo's'' :D and then when we started to loose the light.... the clouds parted and the sun beamed down on my blessed Z rich

K-reg , I think . Kensington High Street , Sunday 2:15pm , August 23rd . I was in the Cherry Red TT going the other way . :D

It's been a long time since I've done an update on the project, things have been a little slow due to lack of time but there has been progress. Apart from trying to source a slightly larger radiator as I'm not completely happy with the running temperature things are pretty much done. There are few little running issues that need addressing but I can't do anymore and have booked it in with Jeff. It is either a software problem or something simple that a conzult session will cure. Some pics but the engine bay needs a good clean as it's covered in filler dust! The prep on the bumper is going well, until the car is running 100% I am only going to c…

Went to football a few days ago and ball went over the stand and bounced in the carpark and I heared a very familiar alarm, after the game i found that the ball had smashed my window screen, absolutely gutted, phoned my insurance and they put me through to my windscreen claim department, they said last time they did a 300zx it took 5 hours and they had to wait a few months for a windscreen to arrive from japan, luckily they found one straight away and they are repairing it wednesday weather permitting outside my house.

I am considering removing the viscous fan and replacing it with an electric one. Were the later model Zeds fitted with these from the factory, if so, where is the temperature switch located and is it possible to mod the earlier cars? I don't really want to go down the route of a Kenlowe fan because of the sensor which has to be inserted into a radiator hose...

Sat 21st round lunchtime (french time) black UK spec tt northbound on E 83 just b4 the peage at Nantes only caught the first letter of Reg C *** *** driver late 50's

what ya think, i seen it when scanning google for some nice wheels

have been in the market for a new car for a few weeks now and having owned 2 300,s in the past ive allways had a soft spot for them, i was gonna get another tt manuel but after seing this n/a i fell in love again its a 1995 series 4 n/a manual what ya think ?

what is the best way to repair the leading edge of this blind. The material appears to be heat sealed or glued as standard but mine is starting to part on the edge nearest the tailgate.

I usually fill up with VPower at Clevedon, but then a Shell garage opened in Weston so I started going there as it's closer to me, trouble is they're useless - more expensive than Clevedon and it's a 50/50 chance that they've run out of VP every time I go to fill up. So went to Tesco's last night, and was amazed to find 99 ron there at about £1.07 / litre. I asked the girl how long they'd had 99 ron, she said "oh, I think that's just been labled wrong"! I said, "so I've just been ripped off?" she said "oh er I'm not sure". Hopefully she was just daft as a brush. I had no signs of det on the way home at 1 bar boost anyway. Anyone else use Tesco 99 instead …

Is there a how-2 on an engine removal???