General Discussions - 300ZX Related

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!

Hello, was wondering if anyone has flocked their dash, and if so what do you think it looks like? Cheers. {no affiliation, just somewhere which does it} http://www.suffolkflockingservices.co.uk/

Does anyone have a idea the weight of a auto gear box???

think ive done something silly, car is NA auto, ive thrown out the clocks on my car, as they lookt like this.... ive gone to replace them with the clocks from my other car (manaul TT) the connections seem different at the back?? there are 3 spaces on the back of the TT clocks, which 3 blocks click into. gone to connect them up, but on the NA auto dash loom there only appears to be 1 block to conenct up?? :confused: are the clusters all the same?

seen a nice white zed on saturday going into the Tesco carpark near redford in Edinburgh at around 17:00, it is the first zed i have seen on the road since i got mine so was quite happy to see you!!

Im having some issues with my current 'new' insurer regarding security on the car. I have a Cat2 immobiliser fitted and have scanned and emailed them a copy of the VSIB Installation certificate. BUT , they are also wanting confirmation of any alarm system that may be fitted. As far as I know the aftermarket system I have is Cat2 immobiliser only - does anyone know if there will be a factory fitted alarm installed ? The cars a 1994 Series III - Jspec N\A. If I cant prove further security they are wanting to terminate my policy :cry:

Morning, The other week while putting the fixings back on my headlight panel, I noticed my passenger side intake pipe full of water (my fault as I hadn't bothered putting the air filter, MAF and T connector back on and leaving the headlight panel rubbers off). I got underneath the car and loosened the intercooler pipe off letting the water out and I intend on removing my front bumper so I can completly remove the intercooler hoses. The engine hasn't been turned over as thankfully the battery went flat so I removed it for charging. Am I likely to have done any damage? Vijay

just washed and polished my car, so thought i would put some pics up

Hello everyone, Yesterday I took my Z on the road after quite some time. Enjoyed every minute of it until a problem occurred. Mine is an auto and every time I put my foot down hard and the Z blasted off, when I released the acceleration pedal completely, the car still accelerated up for a second or so..This happened a few times. So eased my way back home. It only did this when booted hard and was fine on normal driving.. Any idea what this might be???

Heya, When i bought the car the previous owner told me that the timing belt had been replaced last April at 65k milage. I had a quick look through the receipts on purchase and everything seemed fine. Just had another look whilst looking for my MOT documents and the receipt actually says: 'Adjusted Timing', so i think i must of misread it skim reading when i bought it :-S The car is now on 72k and i have no idea when or if the timing belt has been replaced other than the word of the seller (which doesnt seem to match receipts). ive just had it serviced and new brakes and stuff so cant really afford a timing belt service for a few months, is i…