General Discussions - 300ZX Related

Are they the same thing or is their two seperate tests? I found one pipe that is hissing, left hand side of engine near balance bar comming off a small black cylinder shaped object and there is a slight hiss from the right hand side of engine near the balance bar but a bit deeper down, the car is booked in next friday and any pipes that need replacing will be replaced, I hope it sorts out my almost stalling issue, I have just replaced the water temp sensor.

was out working on the zed tonight changing the other tension rod, anyway somewhere along the line i have lost my set of keys. the thing that is worrying me most is that at one point one of the local no gooders stopped and borrowed a 10mm spanner for his mini moto didnt really pay attention to what he was doing was there for about 5 mins then gave me it back. meanwhile my keys were lay next to my tools. however when i cleaned up i now have no keys dont know what has happened to them, have checked my toolboxs van car house cant lay hands on them, my spare set are at the bodyshop so cant use them to lock or move it. whats my options regarding getting new ones?

Been working on the zed and getting some much needed work done as its been hanging over my head.......had the LED's done and the indiglows fitted by groover a while ago....so owe him a big thanks Got the gauges fitted and today we managed to wire them all up and get them going Enjoy the video..............it has audio so worth listening to the engine on start up

I just put my 300 back together after having the plenum off to change the injectors, since putting it all back together i have disturbed somthing on the brakes. when the car is switched off there is resistance on the brake pedal, when the engine is on there is no resistance unles pressed quickly twice, but after only a couple of seconds this pressure is gone. the handbrake works, and the brake light on the dash is on! also i belive the fuse for the radio is blown, i dont know where it is though as i dont have the handbook. Francis.

Without children With children Makes a nice bench to sit on in the sun:D

well having destroyed my engine i have invested in new car. not a 300 but technically stil a zed :D .......... a bright yellow bmw z3 2.2 lol. i get pics up later at the weekend

Hi Guys just looking some advice on an RB engine swap ie how much, or wat work is involved? I've had a ZX TT manual and would love another but hate the v6 engine cause here in Ireland getting people to work on it is a nightmare and costs a fortune. Anybody help out thinking of buying this cause the engine is knocking. http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/1004427.htm

hi, first post on this, i recently bought my 300zx TT manual, it soon developed a missfire i was told it was the fuel injectors so set about removing them. now finally got it back together and it still has the miss fire :( and now developed a brake problem too. im very keen to get it on the road fully servicable, but i need a good place to send it or have somone come and look at it. any advaice would be apprecaited Francis.

Hey gotta be someone on here was grey lwb reg CEZ 1851 looked good parked up in the tent site. Also good to see a good taste in music for Zed drivers :hyper: Marty

seeing as my problem last night occured (post hmmmmmmmmmmm) i have again tried to get some luck getting the keys out. I have noticed that the battery still sparks when you connect the connections so there must be power in the battery. but trying every buttopn and switch in the car returns no results.... hoping a fuse has blown but surely there are multiple fuses and i should have some form of basic functions e.g overhead lights, etc. could it be that i have blown all the fuses to have absolutely no function.... as it stands the zed is dead. is there a master fuse that distributes power to the smaller fuses? i am severly hoping so

sorry if it's a repost, but has anyone seen this yet ? http://www.topgear.com/uk/ "Six days to go until Sunday nights get good again – and here’s another exclusive Mole preview. The premise behind this film is simple – the producers sent Jeremy, Richard and James out to buy a proper sports car for less than £1,500 (1,500.00 GBP = 2,456.95 USD) and packed them off to France for a road trip. Sounds rather agreeable, but there were a couple of catches – the finish line was in the Alps and the final challenge was an Andros Trophy-style ice race. And by ‘proper sports car’ they meant rear-wheel drive – so the boys basically end up racing three k…

Well, My Zed has been off the road for the winter (under wraps) and I took it for MOT last week but it failed on a few points. Mainly the front cross member was rotten and the brake hoses had a 'build up' of corrosion. Basically I would like some advise on the possibility of replacing these parts. Firstly is it a simple case of removing old X Member and replacing with new one? (are there any technical details / drawings / photos anywhere) and secondly can I replace the steel brake hoses for braided ones, specifically these ones:- http://www.brake-lines.co.uk/hel-brake-lines-nissan-300zx-z32.html Will these replace the metal hoses from the master cylinder righ…

Hi guys just wondering as ive bought a anew house and was wondering if the z will go in the garage? And before you ask no i still havnt got it back yet::mad:

You all may know or not but we've been trying to get these in the states for a while now, the few of us with fiberglass experience would actually like to make molds and see if we can do some sort of a mass (or any sort of a) production of them. So if any of you know where I can get a set please email me at perryboy222@hotmail.com They don't have to be in the best of condition, and I would settle for a complete set or a partial.

as you might have seen in the was it you section spotted your old zed there at a car show in dublin on sunday....made the big time as it was centre of show next to the fast and furious eclipse....so heres a picture just to see what you think of some serious work that has taken place! fair bit of carbon fibre as it is on the tailgate and rear bumber aswell

Driving for 30 years never involved in a car accident went out this evening to get petrol and stoped at traffic lights, it was then I seen my worst nightmare coming behind me a teenager in a renault clio flying towards me:shock: I knew what was coming next, my son was in the zed with me told him to hold on then the noise of tyres squealing on the road a lot of blue smoke then bang o/s rear corner takes the impact:mad:out jumps a very shocked (camp)teenager shaking like a leaf and already on the phone to his mum. Well what can you do we were both ok so got out looked at my poor zed:cry:and all I can hear is do you want to exchange insurance details and mummy whats my in…

Hi ,new to the ZX what have i done ? only owned 1 and a half weeks only just had MOT 3 weeks thought this would be good when i bought it ago just noticed rear light are not working and it appears omly the head lights work. any ides please cant find fuses for rear lights thanks kev

just changed S1 Ptu to S2 PTU. i have relocated it to next to the fuse box behind the passengers headlight. i made sure all the temp senders do not hit the fan aswell. only problem is i am so worried about it not starting or perhaps sending a stray spark near the fuel filter that i cannot bring myself to turn the key..... wuss i know but are there any actuall dangers. and providing the S2 PTU works, should the car start first time?

i've only owned the zed since january and i moved it on last friday evening. :cry: it went to a guy that'd had one before, said he was called "black pearl?" on here. i hope he enjoys it as much as i did. i just wanted to say a big thank you to all you guys and gals for, well, just been a top set of people:bow: i thought the car was amazing, and have never driven anything like it (and i've driven a few cars!). i'm sure it won't be the last zed i own, as i'm missing it already:headvswal. cheers, chris.

Hey all, doing my manwell conversion, just wondering, has anyone got any tips for removing the auto pilot/spiggot bushing? Nightmare, doesn't wanna budge!!!

Hi, Took my front bumper off to sort a few things out today and I have surface rust on a few bits. I'm thinking of using some sort of underseal but do they completely dry or remain tacky? Can anyone recommend anything to use? Cheers Vijay

Hey folks, I have been losing water for ages now but it's starting to get worse. I can do a 10 mile run and require to fill up the rad between 1 and 2 litres. When I pop the bonnet I can hear a hissing coming from the back of the engine. I'm guessing 1 or all the pipes need replacing. Is this an engine out job or can it be done in situe? The MOT is due in a month so I am trying to work out whether to scrap or repair. Any idea on what sort of price I would be looking at paying and is it something that any garage can do or is it a specialist job? Cheers as always, Dave

finally found someone to do me powdercoating bits Dave Sharples at autoshinemobile in St.Day so i got a plenum going in on monday blue! and ytsweasel going white! showed him a brake caliper and there going to be done at a later date powdercoated red.:hyper::nana2::dance::nana2: dan.:)

Took the zed down to phils today and he worked his magic on the brakes. Swapping my GTR Brembo's for BAZZ's AP Racing setup & replacing the brake fluid. :dance: Also fitted 15mm spacers with longer studs which have brought the front wheels out closer to the arch rim. BIG THANKS TO PHIL! :duffer: What ya think guys? Before: After:

dark grey g58 v.d on medway city estate early this morning. i was the wierdo in the lorry starring at you :rofl: