General Discussions - 300ZX Related

Hi guys, recently joined this forum, some of you will probably know my dad Steve sinclair as having the 260z which he swapped a 300zx twin turbo into, and then an LS and finally a rb before he sold it (used to be white with red blue racing stripes, ended up a stunning gold) as he was pretty active within the z community (il Post pictures of the car in the thread) Just wanted to share our recent resto pictures of a 1992 SWB 300zx twin turbo (stamped as the 9th one made so pretty rare) in a custom midnight purple with various added tinters to make sure she pops in the sunlight il update the forum as and when we make more progress and il also be regularily…

What's the going rate for OEM wheels these days and does anyone have any they would like to sell?

Well there's a thing. After 23 years, 4 months and 3 days, covering 259,000 miles in 4 Zeds, my 300ZX career has finally come to an end. (Not my obsession with them, 'tho.) Much as I still think it is "the best damn sports car on the planet", moving to an island without cars means I've got nowhere to put it. So I'm going to say farewell to "the best damn club on the planet". I'm not going to do the saddo thing / Oscar thanks speech because if I mentioned everyone (and you know who you are ? ) who has helped me technically and socially, you'd never get to the end of the post. So to Z friends past and present, thank you so much. Without your friendship, help and a…

Morning legends, with the help of some forumers I now have a shiny new pair of genuine headlight surrounds, which is ace, and I was hoping someone could help me with the part number for the trims that sit on the top edge of the door, by the window, and the corresponding piece on the rear window too? I’ve tried using the exploded diagram as per headlights but couldn’t figure out the right bit! im hoping someone else has ordered a set at some point and has the part number!

So who has garaged their Z's for Winter and who is still driving ? Starting to miss driving mine already ?

To me !

Having a rummage around earlier through a multitude of car photos, I came across the work I did to my Z when I replaced the entire engine harness, starter/earthing harness, new NISMO 740s and had everything else aqua-blasted and coated, shot blasted and powder coated, replated and a LOT of new genuine stuff, plus enlarged throttles. Essentially the top half of the engine bay incl. rocker covers, all new gaskets yada yada. The harness(es) was (were) OEM as only OEM will do, I opted for a later one so as to use later style CAS and PTU and without having to de-pin and re-pin for newer connectors for the injectors. Complete plug and play solution and I can tell yo…

Seems Gary and I had the same idea, following our posts earlier today..... So, let's share a few pics of our Zeds under lights. Doesn't have to be in a car park, could be anywhere under artificial lighting. I'll kick off with this one from yesterday ?

Came across it today while tidying. I actually have 2 although I dont know where I put the other one. Just thought I'd share

Evening everyone, so after a great year with the Zed, it’s decided to develop some faults just as I’m about to put it away for winter. The Hicas bushes are worn, causing the rear near side wheel to wobble, the alternator now only works when driving and stops at traffic lights but the main concern is that cylinder 5 isn’t firing. Its 1993 twin turbo, I’m not the most technically minded but would like to do some investigation in to the fault before I give in and take it to a garage. Any pointers or advice?

My cars been off the road for 14 years and now it's nearly ready. It's been in storage and i have moved several times.I have the origional log book but a few years ago i tried to sorn it and it wouldn't let me. I think i must of been sent a new log book to my old address. How do i re register it to get it back on the road? Has anybody else had this same problem?

I need to replace my windscreen and targa trims as after my recent respray they now look tatty. I was going to get them from Z centre but they are shut until march next year.I know Z1 and concept Z do them, but is there anyone in the uk that sell them?

Hi, Folks , I am about to fix a Perspex strip on rear hatch, does anyone know whether I should use mastic all around edge and some in middle ! Or is this not needed just bolts and clips !

Can't seem to find what colour the calipers were originally and can't remember as far back as my first one, I'm guessing aluminium colour, so silver? Its a 1990 UK Cheers Peter

After another successful display at the NEC Classic Motor Show, I would like to thank Mike (aka mike tromans) and Rob (aka Howl) for stepping up with their fine Zeds (white and black, respectively), and for their time and commitment in manning our club stand over the weekend. I would also like to thank our club chairman, El Presidente, Craig, for giving up his day off work to man the stand on Friday... Thank you so much guys, you did yourselves and the club proud - and your cars looked great on our display. It was also great to meet Mike and Rob for the first time; and for me personally, to make two new friends who share the same enthusiasm for these cars.…

I recently purchased some brand-new J-spec fog lights from Luke, as I've never been 100% happy with the UK-spec side light/indicator split. And yesterday I fitted them.... Although not for use as fog lights! I installed some H3 LED bulbs and rewired them for use as daytime running lights. I also replaced the side light bulbs with some bright-ish LEDs. I then rewired my corner lights (which were the DRLs) to become the indicators. I think they make the front end look much nicer - a real improvement over the original look. Especially now that the whole lenses light up in either DRL or side-light mode.

Fantastic... The third of November and already there's a layer of salt on the road. I was hoping to avoid that until December, rain in a day or so, the Zed's staying in the driveway until then - at least. It's only showing as 2 degrees tonight, hope that changes for the better.

Hi guys, picked ups '94 manual non turbo the other week. Took it to work on Monday, car worked fine. Went out to the shop on my lunch break, 2-3mins drive. Went back to work, parked up and the car stalled and wouldn't start again. Tried starting it a few times. Car flooded. Took 2 spark plugs out just to have a look, soaked in fuel. Anyway, had to get it recovered home as it wouldn't start. It was dropped off home yesterday as I couldn't sort a recovery truck on monday evening. However, I have noticed that when it was unloaded at home, there was a puddle of fuel on the trucks's bed and then on the floor. I was wondering if you guys have any ideas? I haven't tried to…

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Hi guys having issue with inlet cam gears leaking, new seals and s/h gears fitted, anyone came on this issue, I’ve tried 2 types of seals, can’t get leak stopped, it’s running fairly heavy on top of alternator. TIA

Does anyone have / use an outdoor car cover that they'd recommend? I have a Carcoon on order but it keeps getting delayed. Supposedly due to difficulties in sourcing materials. Meanwhile the weather is getting worse outside so thinking to get a cover in the interim. Thanks!

Hi, I'm having problems with the fuel pump ecu. Firstly I'm not great with electronics so sorry if something I say doesn't make sense :). The car was having trouble starting, wouldn't kick in until the throttle was pressed down and then it would catch. Plus some time back there had been a smell of hot wiring which went away. I decided to have a look at the ecu and found it running hot. Long story short there was a diode, d5 on the pcb running at 130C. Plus some of the mosfets looked a bit scorched. I took them out and tested them as best I could using youtube and found 1 okay, 1 seemed off all the time and 2 on all the time. I have bought a second hand ecu and I'm wa…

I’ve had to take the Cat section off the car to drill out some boned bolts. To do so I had to take it off the down pipes from the turbo and the bolts were very loose. Does anyone know the torque settings for these?

Hi all, Just refitted my gearbox after changing the clutch but im not sure its working correctly. SHould the drive shaft (seen form the back of the gearbox where the propshaft connects) always be spinning? It seems to stop when i put the clutch down which i assume is correct just need a little help on this as i'm physically and mentally broken after getting the gearbox back on Cheers