General Discussions - 300ZX Related

a few months ago one of the tension rods i purchased from ebay snapped as i went over a speed bump, luckily i was going slow and i was only a few minutes from my house. they had been on the car for about 6 month before it snapped. didnt realise until today how poor they actually were. today i got my delivery of new powertrix ones and as you will see from the pics they are alot bigger in diameter plus the overall quality is much better, thought i should post this incase anyone else has these just as a warning to them, also i know i shouldnt have went for the cheap option in the first place but hey you learn from your mistakes at least it didnt prove to costly after it…

I should be in California right now.....then onward to Branson Z fest in Missouri. Cancelled due to personal problems, but still wished I'd gone. Now looking at Z1 Nationals Day in Atlanta. A show I've wanted to go to for a long time now. I dunno, but have a wild idea. Will fly out to Atlanta and take a coach down to Savannah for a few days (one of my favourite places on the east coast), then get the coach back before flying from Atlanta to Memphis to meet up with 3ZC Administrator TnKrsToyco (Steve Fowler) who I know pretty well (had a blast at the MidwestZfest in Oklahoma last year!) before making the 2 day trip by road in Steve's vert to Carrollton (GA) to Z1…

Ive got a set of Wilwood front calipers and bigger discs to go up front. while im sure this will meet all my needs for 'normal' driving, what about the rear? do i leave it standard, upgrade it to the same spec, or go for something inbetween?

ive done a search, believe they are the "pre-tensioners" do these need to be connected? how do they work? cant seem to see anything to connect them to & wondered if its ok to just cut em off. not all cars have them?

Have been aware of the smell of fumes with both the z32,s i have had whilst driving around with the t tops off,but never really bothered me. But tonight i had just cleaned the car and had a text of my daughter to pick her up from her mates,well car just washed and had the tops off cleaning them so instead of jumping into the galaxy sped off in the z. When i collected my daughter and drove the mile or so back she kept moaning about her eyes stinging and the smell! Is this usual? Is it the type of exhaust system i have, both cars had a mongoose system that only just protrudes from the rear bumper. Or could it be coming from under the bonnet?? A…

Hi guys is there a certian way in taken off targa rubbers,and replaceing them,any techniques or tips i should no.:bow::bow::bow:

For the 1st june (2 weeks), just wondering if anyone fancies going on the track too? http://www.motorsportvision.co.uk/trackdays/event-details.asp?ProductID=5097 Cost me £119 its an evening session 15:45 Signing on 16:30 Safety briefing 17:00 Optional circuit briefing in minibusses 17:30 Open lane begins 20:00 Track time ends Extras Additional Driver £25 Additional Passenger £10 Car Instruction £25 Helmet Hire £10 Good oportunity to really learn the handling of your car and it really is a lot of fun. Its not a race so you dont have to try prove yourself or go too mad. Open pit lane means I can come on…

my engine has started to knock, i have tried changing the oil and so on, bt ive had it to my bro in law (senior technician at renault garage) and he thinks it could be bottom end, possibly shells (if im lucky lol), if i rev the engine you get the knok, hold the revs and it goes, also i get a slight tapping knock starting at 2500-3000 rpm, when we were checking the engine he removed the coilpack and it stopped knocking, put it back on and it started again, he says he is just taking away the pressure so as its not firing, only did this with one coil pack what are my options, do you think it could be just bottom end shells????, if so anyone got any linkson how to do, is…

OMG! NOOOOOOOO ok. started car up first time for a week. starts fine but noticed it was a little tappety. Drove 5 mins to work and by the time i parked up i could hear the tapping was even louder...... Really worried now so i have abandoned the car at work for now........ changed oil two weks ago and still has plenty of oil....... any ideas...... is it rebuild time? The tappet does not sound as fast as a piston cycle . sounds half the speed... is this a lifter or worse?

Hi all sorry if this has been raised loads of times but im new :x: Getting a seat of my pants vibration @40mph - have read somewehere its propshaft related ? If so is there a cheap and easy DIY fix ? Cheers :confused:

i need a valuation on my car as it stands with the engine out tubs ,oilseals gone been off road for over 4 years.its a nissan 300 lwb man .the bodywork has a kit that is only half finished.no mot and needs 4 tyres.

Further to mine and Al's discussion here - http://300zx.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=126000 I wanna know whether people prefer a nice tight ass or hicas? :rofl: :rofl:

car is going into get its manual conversion in a week or so so going to get my pedal covers changed, handbrake cover changed and gear knob changed looking for suggestions on which ones to get nothing ott something quite plain but looks the part

I just wanted to ask the question to get some idea of what people think. I love hicas its a brilliant system and in the past its been a life saver for sure. Iv seen Hicas blamed for poor stabilty etc but more often than not this has been caused by other reasons when investigations have been done. Whats every one else think? Daz.

After all the tears and blood over the years i dont get many of these moments. Driving her for about 10mins earlier everything came to together! No creaks, knocking, hesitation nothing but me, the Z and open road in perfect harmany. Really needing the money and putting the Z for sale yesterday, already getting bad feelings about it. Now confused what to do!! Regards Andy

It looks like my n/s turbo seals are on their way out, blue smoke on idle etc. So my question is what is the easiest way of repairing it? How easy is it to remove the turbo's. Probably better to do both, what price am i looking at?

I have had these refurbed and as soon as i get my subscribed status back i will put up some photos! I was going to keep hold of these as they are super rare and do look stunning, however seeing as my AP Racing brakes dont fit under my 18" Rims i dont think they will fit under these 17" ones!!! I am contemplating whether to get a different brake setup or sell these alloys and my 18" Enkei Phelanx's and get a set of 19" Rims? What do you guys reckon? Any suggestions on different Alloys or Brakes?

Just wanted to know what everyone thinks of my engine so far Also included pictures of the heads being ported and polished and to show just how extreme we've gone I've included a picture showing the sound deadening being removed from the floor, hope you lot like

This is not mine, but a good mate. This was the first zed i ever went in, and its his fault i got the bug for them. I personally know this car, it is a bargain, some nice aftermarket bits, has original Impul badges, 99 spec front end, and uprated brakes. The pictures dont do it justice. Well worth a look if your after a decent one. http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/1045156.htm

Hi there all, After my bit of bad luck last week with e-bay and some Evo calipers I went on a bit of a search. Well today I bought a complete pair of Maserati 4200 Brembo calipers. Going to get the metal benders at work to make some brackets up and should hopefully be on the car by the end of the 1st week in June. Will keep you posted on progress. Regards, Rob :nana2::nana2::duffer::duffer::duffer::nana2::nana2:

Everywhere I go, people always ask Why I bought the 300zx!.. It really irritates me. Every car show I have been to, their's hardly any 300zx's there.. The cars which get the most praise which really boils my piss are the Supra's and the Odd Skyline... My 3 best friends have jap cars, One has a Supra, one has a GTO and the other an Rx7.. So we are always arguing over who has the best motor.. But, I know the 300zx is the best of the 3 in every way, and I know I am going to sound biased as I own one, but still... The Rx7 with it's wacky engine.. and cramped interior doesn't do it for me.. The Supra is a good car but I still feel that fast and the furious done i…

I have had a quick look through the searches yet I couldn't find anyting in releation to the noise I am getting from my car... Basically, as of last night.. I was driving into a car park, I turned full lock fairly quickly.. The steering wheel felt a little bit harder to turn for a second or 2.. then it went back to normal.. I straightened it up in the bay, but then I could hear like a "whirring/buzzing" noise as I turned the wheel, like the steering pump is working hard.. it's never done this before and I was wondering why it was doing it.. My levels are fine, no hicas warning light & tyre pressures are spot on... Any thoughts or ideas guys?

Can someone confirm if my understanding of this is right please. The air flow comes out of the turbo (bit compressor outlet) along the pipes which you can get metal hard pipe replacement for (but the outer ones) then down behind the front bumper and into the intercoolers out of the intercoolers along the inside pipes which you can get metal hard pipe replacements for then into the Throttle bodies. Is that correcect? If so is there any blown up diagrams to show that? perferablly with an front mount intercooler as that is what i have. An diagram would be very very very... helpful to show the route of airflow from turbo to throttle body preferably with fr…

Hi folks maybe someone can save me hours doin electrical fault finding as my light on the dash stays on saying that the doors or the boot is open which it isnt. Ive got a clifford 300 alarm fitted and pretty sure this will cut into that circuit somewhere. I have disconnected the boot connector and the tried operating the door push buttons by hand and still the light stays on. Now before i start taking the drivers display apart i just wanted to check if anyone was familiar with this circuit and if there was any other connectors i could test before i went into the dash. Thanks for any help in advance Marty

hi i'm having major problems with my power steering. it used to be an intermittent problem with the speedo, but now there is no powersteering but the speedo does work most or the time. i have cleened all the connections behind the dash, cleaned the connector to the solinoid by the steering rack, and disconnected the speedo converte. the problem i found though is with the engine at idle i am only getting 1.6v at the solinoid. i know this should be 5v, so traced it back to the smaller ecu and i am getting 1.6v out of the ecu. now i'm stuck. does this mean a faulty ecu or could it be anything else? or is there anything else i can check please help!