General Discussions - 300ZX Related

Well 4 months I've own my Zed now and everytime i drive at night time i can't see fook all so decided to change to better lights,one thing I noticed is the side lights on the bumper (corner ones) don't work att all, I think I dont even have a connection for them.. Are they sepouse to work at all? Also when i put my main beams on the side lights cut off is this normal?

To put my spare engine onto the engine stand what size of bolts do i need? I dont have a spare set of gearbox bolts which is what i assume you would normally use so need to buy bolts which are the same. Read on and old post someone was using bolts from B&Q. Just need to know the length and size?

I just want to clean up the reservoir tank etc. Is it possible to separate the fluid pot from the main part (the bit I am holding)? As you may be able to see, there is a lot of dirt between the fluid pot and the main part and separating them would make it easier to clean. Thanks Ant

Hi Mike! Thought you might like to se the new home the engine I bought from you has finally found - Since Jimmer and Darrell got their hands on it and wove their magic! There's still some final 'fettling' - as Jimmer puts it - before she makes her journey to the bodyshop....... That is one sweet engine you and your dad built mate - Sounds absolutely fabulous - I'm pleased as punch that i was able to get my hands on it! :) In the first clip, the car is running without the exhaut (as you may guess!) The second, with the exhaust fitted....... And the last one is her first movements under her own power f…

Well actually its not a new zed but feels like one, just had the Stillen ARB front and rear with new droplinks, energy suspesion 3 piece tension rod bushes, rear track arms and hicas outer bushes fitted and 4 wheel alignment done. The rear wheel hop when goin over bumps, pot holes etc is gone, under braking the nose diving is gone, steering and cornering is much tighter and the sloppy overall feel is gone, I'm one happy zedder :hyper:

First four photo`s from a 1996 zed! seen better 1989 ones, proof later cars are less well protected, in some places not undersealed at all. Jeff TT

Badly repaired accident damage can spell trouble for subsequent owners of any car but below is a horror story in the making we were witness to. The o/s inner wing section was split completely away from the car structure, all along the chassis rail and along the inner arch, the only thing keeping it in place were the strut fixings and the outer wing bolts. The owner had the previously day been having fun at high speed and was aware of a “funny feeling” on the front end...............jeeez. After inspection it was evident that a previous repair had gone very wrong, a new chassis rail/ leg had been fitted but the iner wing had not been welded back in ( at any…

Buyers please be aware Funny how a new bumper fitted to a zed for sale can enhance it so much prospective buyers forget to look behind it. The photo's show a recently purchased zed ( from a garage ) all splendid with an after market front bumper, however when viewed from beneath on a ramp all was not good. The missing undertrays and damaged other trays was a good indicator that some thing was amiss but when you look at the front offside chassis rail / front member it has taken a substantial impact. The damage is so bad it has deformed the fixings of the tension rod bracket, the area around it is all mishaped and has caused a set forward on that wheel …

That they made a mistake on the price?? http://www.z1motorsports.com/product_info.php?cPath=6_9&products_id=141&osCsid=3380199528d0cb2d372ff79dee007271

Hi Guys I was looking at some web sites looking for a 300ZX TT ... I found a company (mentioning no names)that had a low milage car in stock it looked very clean had a manual box leather trim and so on asking about £4000 for it when i called the guy said i'd be better off with a R32 Skyline GTR because the handling on the 300 is crap???? Has anyone had a chance to compare the to cars together as im starting to get a bit confused on which one to go for:headvswal

Hey guys Reverse lights have stopped working?? I have checked the bulbs and the fuse all looks fine. Any ideas? Cheers Ron

After owning a couple of 300zx TTs before I recently purchased my 3rd as a bit of an ongoing project. Its an import twin turbo manual, but after neglect from a couple of former keepers it has been off the road since 2003/2004!! :shock: As I bought the car: a few hours after: and then today, finally :smash: not a bad days work... engine now in, all mounts/supports in place, 90% of connectors on and just a few pipes left. Getting there, slowly but surely! Once the engine is running I will be concentrating on the exterior, colour change, new wheels, suspension and lots of other goodies :D It will rise from the dead, would hat…

Is there any reason why I should have real trouble buffing off polish from my bonnet, but no trouble at all buffing it off the wings and boot lid (they're just the randoms areas I've tried so far)? Anyone experienced anything like this? Phill

when i sit in traffic and rev (only to 2-3k rpm) the throttle seems to blip itself on top of my rev. what is this and should it be happening?

More words of warning about loose nuts, not a new warning but here are a couple of photos of how loose nuts on tension rod arms to lower suspension arms look. The rusty marks around the nuts show the extent of movement on this particular zed, clonking when braking or even accelerating is the symptom of this, the holes through the lower arms had worn oval shaped and required replacement, catch them before this and its just a case of tightening them. Jeff TT

Fitted my el clock dials and z1 chrome rings today, I'm really pleased with the results :D Just got to put them back in the car now. Looking forward to getting my pods and bits back from Groover and my dash will be done :dance: Before (obviously!) and after

Going to bleed my brakes next weekend so which is the best fluid to go for? My car is running a lot of power and has the R33 calipers fitted so I'm wanting something that isn't going to boil after a good thrashing. Opie Oils have a sale on so any you'd go for here? http://www.opieoils.co.uk/c-450-brake-fluid.aspx Think I've got Castrol Response DOT4 or Super DOT4 at the moment but it hasn't really survived that well.

hi please could someone tell me which pipes the dump valves fit. i seen a pick with them on the lower pipes but a mate told me they fit to the top pipes going into plemum. can someone please help . i have valves already and hardpipes to weld them too. cheers gary

Whilst replacing a set of hicas arms we noticed the halfshaft bolts where loose, so loose in fact the shafts had separated, a few more miles like this and the bolts could have continued to loosen and drop out, the thought of the shaft flailing around at 70 mph is horrific, no reason for them to come loose other than they had not been torqued up correctly from previous diy work ? Jeff TT

Hi all, All of a sudden, I'm getting no sound from my speakers in the Zed - apart from a "pop" when the head unit is switched on. There is power to the head unit, everything works ok - tuner and cd, all the lights on, but not a peep out of it. I've pulled the head unit out, fiddled with the connections but to no avail - still silent. When my laddie comes home I'll try the head unit out of his car but until then ...............any ideas? :confused: Thanks in advance - Andy

Hi, Does anyone know what the 6 wires on the windscreen wiper motor are for? There are 2 lots of 3. Cheers Vijay

tps is faulty, giving a reading of 0.24, instead of 0.44, is it just a case of adjusting it or do i need a new 1? i'm not sure if it's conected but when i put my foot down it splutters and feels like it cuts out, like a fuel cut or somthing? as if i turned the engine off, but come back on it's own after 2-3 seconds.......but only when i put foot down, its ok under normal driving.....

Now this is one of those performance tips discussed many times in early days of imports, however its surprising how many zeds still have these fitted, removal of the restricters will help with performance and possible fuel use. Turbo`s will benefit from quicker spool up and non turbo`s from better flow, completely free to do yourself with absolutely no down sides. Jeff TT Ok if you have one of these fitted under your import zed then you very likely to still have the pipe restricters welded in. Here is what the restricters look like with the exhaust removed, Removal is easy, a hammer and chisel and it soon looks like this.

Hello guys. I have found myself a 300zx now, only thing is it failed its MOT on needing 5 new brake pipes. Garage quoted 260-270 to fix it. I was wondering if this is a good price for this job to be done or not? Also, was thinking on some kind of bodykit for it, a SWB nothing outrages just a nice bleding one, how much would this cost? Main thing tho its the brake pipes, how much should this cost, is it a big job etc....?

how much dose the engine weigh? cause im needing to set the jack up right or do i just set it up for 2 ton to be safe?;)