General Discussions - 300ZX Related

Well i had my air filter and t pipe off yesterday as i was clenaing out the intakes, i turned on the car so i could suck up some of the intake cleaner and noticed that the nearside bank sucks in more air on idle? would it have something to do with the idle valve being on the nearside drawing in air if so then that should be normal right? surely once the filter is back on it should help balance it out a bit more? Anyway i adjusted the throttle bodies and balanced them as best i could but it does still suck more on that side, I dont have any air leaks which im like 99% sure off. any input on this?

My circumstances seem to change as often as my pants (at least twice a year) and I now find myself ready to buy another 300zx :hyper::hyper: Ideally I would be looking at S2 or later manual TT with minor tastefull upgrades only for around £4kish depending on how much I get for my current car. My only problem is I was picked up by a mate recently in his '99 XK8 shaped convertable which had the XKR supercharger package on it. It was a mind numbingly beautiful car with 300zx matching pace and handled well considering it was an auto. My mate is convinced for a little more (around £4750) I could get one. I love the 300zx dearly and have had 5 now (although …

Finally got round to dragging the engine out of the red zed today to get the drivers side turbo replaced. Came out easy enough but don't see how you lot can do it in an hour or two :confused: Turbo was well and truly seized, wasn't oil starvation and certainly wasnt bearing collapse. What usually causes them to fail? Check out the Technicolour Dream Rope © :rofl: Its back in and mounts are in place, gonna spend the evenings over the next week plugging it all in and getting it ready for action next weekend. Then the real fun begins, I'll have a Z1 lightweight flywheel, exedy paddle clutch, uprated intercoolers and new exhaust system to fit :hyp…

Well after 7 months the engine is finally ready to go in! :nana2: So there it is ready for tomorrow, pumps and belts on, everything sealed and torqued up, the gearbox is on and everything is hooked up ready for the lift into the car. Night night engine, see you in the morning! :D

Apologies if this has been threaded before, but I thought it would be an interesting discussion. Below are my Top 10 most beautiful cars: Jaguar XJ220 Ferrari F40 Nissan 300ZX (Z32) Mercedes SLR McLaren Ferrari 348 Ferrari Testarossa Mercedes SL (2003-2008. Sadly the latest design is ugly at the front.) Aston Martin DB9 Mercedes CLS Mercedes S Class (1999-2006)

Not as in Picasso lol... but Advanced Race Technology? They are an american company who seem to specialise in the Z32 amongst other cars. If so do you know what the quality of their products is like? Reason being is I have some ART uprated side mount intercoolers on the way :nana2: With them being specialists you would expect them to be a reasonable quality and perform well... we shall soon see ;)

ive been clearing out my office and found this in a drawer....the 1st member to say ime the best thing since sliced bread and pm me his address will recieve this item for sweet f$ck all....happy ass licking guys:D

Been pondering over the thought of selling my zed!! I like it but trying to keep 2 cars on the go is stretching the funds. I came from owning audi's and im getting the itch to go back. Also the fact that my zed is a bloody auto!!!! Cant enjoy it as much as driving a manual! any thoughts guys?

....In the hope that it may help someone else - here are a couple of pics of how I managed to extract the injectors from the rail. I tried pulling and levering and was basically going to mangle the connector. This is obviously dead easy with the rail out so.... ... I simply used a couple of 30mm M6 bolts, a 10mm socket and a big vice as below. I am not an engineer or a mechanic, so correct me if you are - but it worked great and I had all 6 out completely undamaged in about 10 mins. :dance:

Hi all, I was a little busy with my new Z again today...... .......I replaced the (slightly knackered) aerial with a fully operational one (thanks to AndyZ; only £20 on Fleabay). Plus the best modification yet - I fitted my new 99-spec rear lights. Again apologies for the low quality pics from my phone. But you get the idea........;) Oh, and I gave it a wash:p Richard:hyper:

brought some new wheels for my z. just wondering how much a set of refurbished standard uk tt alloys with as new tyres,only covered about 2k are worth ?:rolleyes:

here is a few pics

got some good pics for COTM and for my insurance :D.

My OEM rod bearings just broke down. Engine out,- once again. I guess there is a lot of knowledge on the forum what type of bearings that are the best. Someone out there with names on the best bearing experts ?

where do I get these from I'm gonna get the 95 spoiler put back on as everyone and his dog has a 99 so decided against it. Boot spayed out and matt black mostache body coloured out but need these as pic

As most of you probably know, the 1999 Lamborghini Diablo VT used the headlamps from the Z32. Are there any other parts of the Z which have been used on non-Nissans?

hi Alan :D

Hi mate. Did u get ny pm? Cheerz:duffer::duffer: Chris

:Dhavent seen this time of day for yrs , of for a nice drive to gravesend now lovely

I use twitter for a marketing tool for my web design company but you can also catch me as patch_monkey for plastering and general rants got to love it, and remember too many tweets can make a twat! all the best, chris

I've been respraying my targas, so far I've given it 2 coats of primer and 4 of KH3. Not sure how many coats of laquer to give it though. I was thinking 3. Is this enough or should I go more? How many did they get at the factory?

Can't wait to get them fitted :dance: I've also got a full front and rear poly bush set, adjustable F & R droplinks, Z1 Hicas eliminator, powertrix adj rear camber set and Stainless braided brake lines to fit as well. Cost a bleedin' fortune, gonna be worth it tho' Big thanks to Dan the Man at DTA.

Well I've recently picked up these second hand Rota Drift GTR's in white. I love the style and always makes me think of the proper drifting machines! Not fitted them on the car yet as the car its going on currently has no engine (until hopefully nect week), so theres not much point putting them on there yet! Here they are just resting up against my current 300 (soon for sale!) Comments welcome! More pictures fitted when they're on there (or if I get impatient when theyre on this one!)

Hi Folks, Dose any one know if part number 5621043P02 is correct for stock rear shocks for my 32 TT Cheers

Hi guys (and girls if any) Just got a replacement gearbox for the 300 and i'm having a hell of a time trying to get the torque converter in. It may be just me but i am not happy with it when i put it on the gearbox. It feels like it doesn't go in far enough. I have around 25mm from the mounting studs to the face of the bellhousing but it just feels like its flopping a bit too much side to side. When its fitted to the box, should it be pretty solid or be abl to move side to side? I just don't think it has gone down far enough and locked into the "flats" on the end of the converter. Any help or input would help alot. Thanks in advance. Paul.