General Discussions - 300ZX Related

getting paranoid its gonna look like its on stilts but im about to move into a new house and the access to this house has 1 speed bump not very tall and its quite a long one at 6ft, my car is a lwb on 18's with these side skirts will be completly blended in -> could i get away with just springs? what sort of drop? 35mm too much, will i get over speed bumps or am i gonna rip the skirts off? and if i go for coilovers where do i get a set of cheap'o's...... not the 45 quid ones off fleebay (very tempted tho lol)

My Z is a 1992 UK TT Is the small valve next to the engine oil dip stick the air con regas point? Or is it somewhere else? Thanks, Dan

co 0.612% hc 82 ppm Result! PASS. You just need to be sure that the tester follows the correct procedure. First of all enter the correct year and model on the PC to start the test. then after that it fails to pass the first test on the analiser which it will probably do. Limit is 0.3% co. Thats hard to get without a cat!. Just make sure the tester scrolls down the NISSAN model list.. NO 300ZX found! So enter "other". That then defaults to a non cat test which allows much higher values to pass (co 3.5% hc 1200ppm.) Jobs a goodun! Didnt actually get an overall pass today due to a worn front bottom ball joint:cry: but I have already changed that this after…

Wondering can anyone help Car has been giving problems lately, I think I have a battery drain when car is parked up I need to jump start it everytime I start. I can put the battery on charge and she'll start no problem in the morning. Go to work and come out a few hours later and no luck. The dash lights dim , the air con unit display dissappears and the starter dosent even attempt to turn over Battery is brand new as is the starter motor. I have a feeling it could be my immobiliser thats causing the drain but dose anyone have any other ideas Cheers Roy

Well after all the waiting and saving we finally got started on the engine build yesterday morning. First job before rudy got there was to get the freeze plugs in place and just finish painting the front face. When he did arrive we started by putting in the shell bearings and testing the clearance of the crank shaft Next job was crank down the caps and using plastigauge (which squishes out to a certain width) inbetween the shell bearing and the crank you can work out the clearances at the top which were absolutely spot on from front to back:

hi guys, im looking for a zed to be in a indian music video. the location will be around heathrow and you will be payed but im not sure how much, if you have other jap cars e.g. supra,skylines e.t.c. send them too. the hours will be about 9 hours. The pictures will be sent to the music director and they will choose what cars and how many they need at the moment they request 1 zed. i have no connection with the directors so please bear with me if you dont get a reply with the pics e.t.c. im just trying to get a zed on their as they want my car too. pls can you email me the pictures to djstorm1231@aol.com. thanks.

Hi just a quicky i have nearly got my drivers side door card off it just seems stuck across the top where the bottom of the window is! any help? thanks Paul.

I know this must come up time and time again, but, Tonight i drove my car quite hard, I then let it cool on tickover for about 5 minutes. About 2 hours later I started it up and whilst it was ticking over I noticed whisps of smoke from the nearside exhaust that smelt like buring oil. I drove the car home and the smoke seemed to disappear... Whats causing this? What can I do to prevent this? What damage is it causing? Thanks guys, Dan

With quite a few people here saying they would like to buy an early old school Z Please do not even think about this one http://www.pistonheads.com/SALES/1028233.htm

had a little burn with one of these on saturday morning on the way to work. i did not know what it was till i got to work and googled it. she was a 56 plate chevy, SSR pickup "yanky thing" V8 6.0L 0-60 5 secs (i think?), wanted a bit, so gave a bit........and left it a far bit behind!!! i love my 300!! Al.

i know it sounds silly but around the radio there are no screws and it will not come out with a bit of persuasion with a screwdriver. is there an easy way to take it out and if so can someone instruct me on how to. thanks in advance.

Hey all Cleaned and polished the car so I couldn't help myself and take some pics

Got to get rid of my car already as i might be losing my job

people keep putting calipers from different cars on there zeds so i had a look and found these and am very tempted. but will they fit and how easily. http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/JAGUAR-S-TYPE-R-BREMBO-BRAKE-CALIPERS-AND-DISCS_W0QQitemZ200245057174QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM?hash=item200245057174&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=66%3A4|65%3A3|39%3A1|240%3A1318|301%3A0|293%3A1|294%3A200#ebayphotohosting

Had one of the rare days, that i wasnt doing anything, so i got on with a few odd jobs that ive been putting off. Have a slight bubble on the passenger targa, so after a bit of digging and cleaning i find this. Whilst the filler is drying, i decide to spray a spare engine cover. And take apart a spare rear panel, to make my own 99 spec style. Bit of a pain to do, but after heating with a hairdryer, it comes apart in one piece. Having checked up on a thread on TT net, i removed the '300zx' very very carefully. and sprayed up the inner panel to silver

Hi there all, Bought some Evo8 calipers off flea-bay. Seen some of you guys have fitted these already, do you have any pics or diagrams of the mounting brackets I will need to get made? Have a metal bender at work gonna try and get to make them for payment in beer.:dance::dance: Want to get these made asap so its all ready to go on the car when the calipers arrive. Many thanks as usual :bow::bow:

in with the new....... Another job been waiting for months that I finally did today. Just about due I'd say too. The last one of these I installed came with 4 brackets that were a bit of a pain to install to the chasis, this one didn't. Made the job a little quicker, still cut f##k out of my arms getting the airbox off but got it off in 1 piece again without having to cut it off. other side of filters was clean as a pin so at least they were doing a good job and they were oem's

Red reg G300 *** Parked up Pettycur Bay???

I need to get new plates made up and I have the rear oblong kind-I have just been to Halfrauds (twice, long story) and they say they don't do them and can only do square motorcycle style ones. Where else can I try to get one from?

I've just opened up my ecu to find out exactly what chip i'm running and what its designed for but its an se-nissan chip who appear to have ceased trading? so can't find any details from them! anyway, does anybody have any idea what my chip is designed for? i.e. what mods, how aggressive it is etc. the number on it is SEZ32.460 if that helps? any help would be greatly appreciated cheers guys

my wheels are back & looking great, ive had the rims polished & the centers done in glacia white, :hyper: what do you think??

Anyone ever tried these on their zed? http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/2-GIANT-NISSAN-300zx-Twin-Turbo-Upgrade-Turbochargers_W0QQitemZ400048624221QQcmdZViewItemQQptZMotors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories?hash=item5d24c1925d&_trksid=p4506.c0.m245&_trkparms=65%3A3|39%3A1|240%3A1318

I have this thread posted http://www.300zx.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=125525 but when I plugged in conzult and read ecu fault codes first was error 34 knock sensor, second try and the screen said 'reading' and then the screen filled with ddddddddddddddddddddddddddreading...... The dddd kept getting longer, same eveytime after 4-5 goes. Never seen this, any ideas???

Hi there everyone, Had a bit of a nightmare week this week. Got a couple of problems that I'm hoping you can help me with. 1. Front left brake caliper pistons has seized, 3 of the 4 totally stuck solid. 2. Rear brake lines will not part from the hard metal lines. The join is totally rusted solid. Have goodridge lines to replace them with. I have tried all the obvious solutions to both problems but all to no avail so its now time to get serious. I am open to any solutions including upgraded calipers but nothing too stupid in price please. The car is my daily driver and being off the road out here is a total disaster. Many thanks, Rob

I found this website ages ago.. and it says something I can't get my head around...http://www.torquecars.com/nissan/300zx-tuning.php .. one of the paragraphs reads "An induction kit will help increase power.. blah blah..remember to get a cold air intake fitted as well"..... What is the difference between an induction kit & a cold air intake?? is there one?? aren't they the same thing??