General Discussions - 300ZX Related

Could someone let me know what plugs i should have in my 1996 fairlady 300zx twin turbo completely standard.Have been told they should be ngk6B-11B.Car as a slight hesitancy at low speeds.And i believe the 11b plugs are slightly longer to alleviate this problem. Thanks

Newbie here, I just acquired a '96 with 17k miles. I drive her to work 3 days a week (15 miles a day). I drive a few miles on the weekends too sometimes. We live in Florida so no mud/snow. I am second-guessing this decision. Am I making a mistake driving it so regularly? I drive a Chevy 2500 beast truck when I have to drive longer distances/bad weather but it is not a fun ride. I hate to buy another third car because that seems wasteful. Opinions?

With spring here its getting near that time the cover comes off. Watch this thread for more. updates as my Z gets ready for 2023. My ownership since 2010.

Not that we need an excuse for posting Zed pictures - but after spending last weekend in Bath, my Zed was looking a little dirty when we got home..... ....So today, I gave it a nice wash, a coat of Graphene wax and a through interior clean, before returning the Zed to its garage once again 🙂

Hi, I wonder if anybody has a guide to the value of a '94 300ZX Z32 Fairlady TT Targa fitted with a Strosek wide arch body kit? The car was modified in 2001/2 with the body kit, and a number of other modifications (UK headlights, UK radiator, HKS Intercoolers, Bilstein suspension, Azev A wheels, JWT ECU, +++). Low mileage. It has just been put back on the road and MoT'd. Fyi, I'm not planning to sell it.

I have recently been working on a design for cupholders for our cars and am ready to start selling these now through Etsy/Instagram/Facebook but was thinking about perhaps giving a discount to members here. Custom designs will be welcomed, but would attract extra fees, depending on your specification. As these things go, I have ended up taking an early order from someone before making my own (which I intended to mount my Racelogic into, in place of USB feeds). This person asked for the Z logo in white inside the cup. This example also includes USB A & C charging and a USB 3.0 passthrough, which will provide a nice outlet for any aftermarket headunits with their …

I’m after a seat base for a Fairlady 300 ZX Targa coupe in any condition, actually I’m after the mechanics under it so the cloth material doesn’t even need to be present. It’s the type that has two big knobs next to each other on the side of the base that can lift/tilt the seat base at the front or back. Just wondered if any member may have something somewhere?! I can collect so no need to worry about posting.

Hi There! I have a full unorthodox Lightweight Pulley set up on my zed. I've noticed on the Power Steering Pully the belt keeps jumping over a notch. I've had this seen to on numerous occasions but it keeps happening. This type of pulley doesn't have "shoulders" to prevent this occurring. Do you think it's the pulley itself or something more sinister? the mechanic at the time who put the belt back on (after my water pump went) said there's a bit of play in the pump itself that could be causing the belt to jump...should there be play in the pump? I thinking about replacing the pulley with one with increased shoulder height but was wondering whether i'd need a new…

A two parts interview in which Toshio Yamashita goes through the design and development history of the Z32.

As the cars going to be having a new plenum, and I think has an injector fault, I’ve been thinking about upgrading the injectors to the series 2 ones for reliability. I know I need a new fuel rail to accommodate these, has anyone done this recently? are my only options the ones from USA or are there any in the UK? Does anyone have one kicking around that they’d sell? thanks

Thought it would be handy to have a thread people can pop their parts finds into, if they might be of interest to others. I will kick things off.. If anyone is looking for a great traction control system for our cars, I came across this Racelogic listing (not mine) at a reasonable price: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/266108663444?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=rM6Po6nfRJa&sssrc=2349624&ssuid=oOSkvvj_RDu&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY The potentially damaged wheel speed sensor may not matter if you convert it to run off the existing ABS sensors, as most have them setup on the Z32. You'll have to email Racelogi…

Hi all, Now that Christmas 2022 is but a distant memory - and we're already kicking off 2023 with a meet at Bicester Heritage this weekend (see the club calendar) - it's time to think about this year's AGM..... We held a rather small and intimate meeting at The British Motor Museum last October and one of the key things arising from that, was that we should hold this year's AGM much earlier in the year - like at the very beginning of the season. So without further ado, I would like to put forward some suggested dates. The AGM should be held in the Midlands area, in fairness to all members who have to travel, on a Sunday; with the option to stay at a nearby …

1998 K NISSAN 300 ZX FAIRLADY Z // 3.0 V6 // CONVERTIBLE // MANUAL // PX SWAP | eBay What a lovely Zed, for someone looking for a 'Vert......?

Happy to report another MOT pass with flying colours...... ? I also had them fit a new Nissan oil filter and fill the sump with some nice clean Castrol Magnatec too, all ready for 2023! And before anyone (I'm looking at you Si, LOL), mentions taking the Zed out with all the salt on the roads, our local council hasn't gritted the side roads and the garage is but a few hundred meters down two of those... ? That said, I still should have ad it done back in November, after the NEC, but just ran out of time!

Good evening all, Some of you may recognise my car from the Facebook group ‘300ZX Owners Club UK’. I’ve only just been made aware of this forum so hopped straight onto it and joined as a premium member. For those who don’t recognise my car, I bought it in April 2021, a UK registered factory manual twin turbo, targa top 2+2. It was severely rusted and required a full overhaul, all of which I have now welded up, undersealed, painted and replaced to the road legal car it is once more! I’ll be keen to use this forum more when I have any queries about my Zed or when something electrical packs in lol. (Having technical issues with uploading a image… will try again at s…

Hello all, looking for some help.. I have a big brake kit that came off of an Auto TT and I’ve gone to fit it on another car and the caliper bolts to the brackets are not in the right location. they are offset by about 10mm inboard, so was wondering if there was subtle changes to mounting position between turbo/non turbo or a model year change? From memory, the hubs on my car are from a non-turbo. Nothing I can find indicates anything different other than potentially the calipers to account for the diameter of the disc. Not the mounting holes. Any help greatly appreciated

Hi Everyone! I’ve got a bit of an issue that I was hoping someone may be able to offer some advice on. The horn on the Z no longer works and I can’t really work out why ? I’ve changed the fuse in the engine, the relay in the engine and even got new horns – Hella Supertone, but still no joy. I also removed the air bag from the steering wheel to check if something had happened there, but everything looked good! One thing I’m not sure on is how the wiring for the horns works. The buttons from the steering wheel connect to the earth and then go into some kind of ‘module’? Is this for the air bag or the HICAS or something else? As everything else is wo…

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 ?

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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 ?