General Discussions - 300ZX Related

As you may know from prev posts I'm currently on the look out for my fist Z:hyper: I've seen one listed as a fresh import at a dealer. My question is, is there any work the dealer should have carried out to make it legal over here. I'm thinking headlights mph conversion etc. Or are they usually full jap spec and it's down to me to make the changes. If so what do I need to be aware of. Muchas gracias

Gave her a quick wash and comes up nice, got it booked in to have a mop run over it to bring out the minor scratches etc. Enjoy. :duffer:

Some twat has reversed into my front bumper , and scratched it ,two wks ago some one hit the rear wing ,and marked it , twice and not once have they had the decentcy to leave a note , polished it out but its left very faint marks , might end up putting camaras out side pointing to the car , both were done by a black car ,:mad:

*stupid question warning* How do I remove the cover on the 3 lights in the T-Bar ?

How would you know when its bled properly? I cant see anymore bubbles coming out and its topped rite up!

I have put this up for sale as I have an hks evc with digital readout. Is this too much ? If so what would be a reasonable price? New ones are about £110 http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&item=290322274041 If anyone wants one and would like to make an offer on it here feel free as I can pull it from the auction if need be

Met a guy this week who lives in Surbiton and has owned his white Z for over FOURTEEN years - since it was barely two months old !!! :bow: Got chatting and he still loves it ! Such a great endorsement of a great car I thought ! Mark

Hi guys Having once done an Auto to manual conversion and now not being either rich (it did end up quite expensive I thought) or so in need of a manual gearbox, I've been thinking about the ESS Racing Shift At Will kit that might satisfy those occassional urges for pretending to be Jensen Button in my new Z :) It seems to offer the best of both worlds - boulevard cruising which I think these cars look soooooo good doing and more boisterous driving ! Does anyone have the second generation kit on their car ? Do any of the traders on here stock it ? Thanks Mark

candy red i think swb looks really nice almost the same as lukes from z centre was broken down i think in bus stop?

Hi people, Ok, after having my engine rebuilt by jimmer :bow: my oil temp seems to get a little high now and again, so i am gonna go for a larger oil cooler. I have seen some on e-bay, which are cheap, but want it to last and be good quality. Has anyone got an upgraded oil cooler fitted? If so, what did you go for, and what is the size of the fitments? Did you get the mounts with the new cooler? I want to buy 1 and be a direct fit. Mine is a Jap TT manual. cheers peeps, Al.

good afternoon, can anybody help ?? I bought a set of standard wheels which have turned out to be jap spec , and my 92 TT uk spec. which are slightly less wide at 225 not 245, is this the only difference and is there any reason not to run the jap spec rears on a uk spec car ....?? ideally i would like to have the uk spec wheels on the rear as we are driving to le mans on wednesday next week for the 24 hour. does anybody know where i might find a standard uk spec rear rim i think its size 245/50/r16, any help would be much appriciated?? this is the last thing after a 6 mouths rebuild can wait to unleash the beast again, ready for the summer. Thank…

hia all just a quick question.ive started an auto to manual conversion on my 1990 j spec tt :).the manual gearbox ive puchased is a uk spec that has an external oil cooler .fortunately i didnt get the cooler with it.question is can i blank off the holes for the pipe unions with some bolts i have or do i need to just connect the pipes together........lee

I took the car out last weekend and all was fine, havent been using the turbos much (as in not raced anywhere), took it out on monday and the boost gauge now only goes half way between 0 and +14 so 7 whereas before it went right to +14. Whats broken this time? :(

Hi All, Having a hell of a job getting standard rears for some reason. Am I ordering the right size 245 45 16?. Anyone know any other but Nexen and Toyos and where from?. Cheers.

Bought a Black 1991 TT Manual with leather import last night :dance: Needs a few bits doing, Cats are shot, prop bearing vibration, paintwork tidying up, dropped into safty boost a couple of times so need to investigate and full service with cam belt and bits. Very happy so far, let the spending begin!!!! :D:dance::D

Does anyone know what happening with this guy. Anyone else awaiting parts after paying. He sends out nice pm's but not the goods. I hope you read this Scott.....................it will only get worse.:mad:

Horrible smell plus slipping in 4th gear some times, im sure my clutch is on the way out! What clutch would you get if you had to get another one? Also no stupid prices please :D Im running, Chipped ECU, 14 PSI, Exhausts, Airfilter Thank you!

Firstly my appologies for not having introduced myself properly before jumping on the forum and asking for advice. I'll post a complete introduction thread with pics shortly, showing where I am with my own personal ride (Z32 TT) as well as the other projects that I'm running with (Help For Heroes charity Z32-Z31 hybrid and three Z31's - NA's & Turbo) more details to follow: I'm a bit stuck now as to where to go with a legal battle that I've been trying to sort out over the last year or so. Back in Dec '06 (Christmas day in fact), I was seriously injured in Iraq and was casevac'd back to the UK. To cut a long story short, 13 months after being injured …

Hi, i have just startd the process of removing my auto box as it died a couple of months ago. I dont want to take any chances with posible contamination (if thats what damaged the old box) so i will fit an new oil cooler for the autobox, pipes and torue converter. When i disconnet the old feeds to the rad do i have to block them off or can i just leave them (i thought these were at the bottom of the water rad) but i have one at the bottom and one about 2 thirds the way both on the passenger side - i removed the nose panel and there is an additional cooler already mounted - the pipes to this go the other way (drivers side) would this be an engine oil cooler - if so wh…

was flicking through fast car today and noticed a 300 in the cruise nation section, there it was vinz's engine bay in all its glory at the mfn cruise

better half saw you in bathgate when she was on her driving lesson the passed by the 300 parked up behind scotmid got to ask how you manage to get it past the dip at arnold clark id be too scared to even try get mine over it lol

My mate has just got a hold of an 89, Twin Turbo, J-Spec, auto. Been sitting a wee while, but appears to start and run quite evenly. Done a compression test to start off and these are the results. Test done with engine warmed up and all spark-plugs removed. Dry test was Cylinder 1 : 150psi. Cylinder 2 : 150psi Cylinder 3 : 145psi Cylinder 4 : 150psi Cylinder 5 : 120psi Cylinder 6 : 150psi Wet test was Cylinder 1 : 165psi Cylinder 2 : 180psi Cylinder 3 : 145psi Cylinder 4 : 180psi Cylinder 5 : 140psi Cylinder 6 : 180psi Any recommendations as to whether to splash out on a rebuild, or just change the timing belt, te…

got my gearbox conversion kit from john300zx, my mechanic was very pleased with what i got for 500 quid cheers mate. anyway its needing a new neutral switch and reverse lamp switch can you buy these? if so anyone know where? also the box has 2 pipes on the side which we are presuming are for an oil cooler is this correct? if so do i need to buy one of these for the conversion. car is a 1994 jap tt

Took my n/s wing off today and found this green box, anybody know what it is? Didn't have one on my s1 zed. Cheers Dave

My engine stand has 4 arms that attach the engine to it with bolts. Where is the best place to attach the engine? I was thinking of using the gearbox mounting area, would this be ok? Cheers Dave