General Discussions - 300ZX Related

Hi chaps, Ive had an intermittent fault with my drivers side window button not working so i took the unit off the car, cleaned all the contacts, etc up, put it back in the car and now the button controlling the passenger window doesnt work either!! I didnt even fix the first problem then this happens! Even the button in the passenger door doesnt work the window now :mad: Ive checked the fuse but its fine as its the same fuse that powers the seats. I thought it could be a faulty drivers door window switch unit as a whole but would this cause the passenger door to stop working too? its very strange. I await any kind of help with this one as i want to sell the car …

Hi Where can I get some material heat shield protection for my gearbox wiring? The cable with the heat shield on has perished and the wires are exposed. Thanks

Did anyone else just see the white 300zx TT on ""True stories: who killed the electric car" on More 4 just now?? getting its asskicked by a shitty little electric car.. lol

looked like a late one by the spoiler I didn't have time to get the reg.

Ok just fitted my new bov's (turbo xs replicas) and they dont sound any louder than the old filthy xs power ones i had? although the car does feel more responsive? They are fitted behind the bumper in front of the rad, will they be louder and more clear if fitted in the engine bay?

cam belt slipped a tooth so stripped down as if doing a belt change and done all the usual alinement and repositioned the belt. put everything back together and now cant get the bloody thing started. strong fuel smell when turning over but wont fire. checked connections and all seems fine. please help.

After changing the clutch, the complete kit, went direct to excedy, for the plate, cover and bearing, replaced the gearbox mount and sorted the bushes in the gearstick, new oil and lubed everthing up, found the prop washers were wrong way round. Drives superb, and very very smooth. Hit the fun pedal and all hell broke loose. I had discoverd i had boost jets and was running in safety mode a few months back, these were sorted but due to the clutch i couldnt get the power down.. I have since done a throttle body clean and fully sorted the electrics Christ, it was quick before, now its an complete madman. Come on Surrey and Bournemouth rolling road days.......…

I finally got round to fitting my 12" Alpine sub and custom fitted contoured enclosure. Now, I have never fitted a sub to any of my cars as I've never really been that fussed by ICE. But since I'd fitted an "all singing, all dancing" 2din Alpine touch screen, new wiring and speakers, I thought it deserved it. Boy, was it worth the wait! All the stuff has just been sat in the spare room for months, I've only just pulled my finger out and fitted it all. The difference in overall definition is just amazing! It will never win any sound offs, but the whole system has a quality feel to it. Really happy with the result! Will get some pics up of it soon as it…

1. What are the best brake pads to buy for the 300zx TT? - I know EBC do quite good brake pads, what are the forums thoughts on this? 2. What is so good about the skyline brake conversion I see many people talking about in contrast to the Z's stock brakes.. I would of thought since the Z is a bigger heavier and faster car than the skyline that the brakes would be better than the skylines.. or at least that's what would make sense.. 3. Why do some Z's not have a Spoiler and have a sort of flushed in black panel with a brake light in the centre where the decals normally go?.. is this an american thing? Thanks guys! :D

Last big mechanical part done! Cheers to Leon for making it up. Just waiting on trumpets to finish it off.

When I get home I park the zed in the garage and open the bonnet, this does two things it allows the heat to leave the engine bay quicker saving the plastic pipes and parts from getting brittle and secondly it heats the garage up for hours after I park it so working on your zed is even more plesurable.:D Even if you park your zed outside leave the bonnet open( if it is safe to do so) and save your parts from a roasting it gets very hot in there and I have a turbo timer to cool the turbos but I think its good to let the heat out.:cool:

Saw you parked on the High Street. Black 2+2 TT.

Going to try and order the bits I need this week. When ordering the Wiseco Pistons what compression ratio should I go for? I tried researching on here and its either lower Comp and loads of loag or risk of det if I go higher. What have people gone for in the past please? Thanks, Ant

Can any one cast light on start car oil presh ok turn off start up again oil presh low changed oil and filter already.

how easy are they to remove? mine are tinted, was gona swap them onto other car, specialist job? or easy peasy. if potch i should stop being a tight arse and just get the new ones tinted :wack:

just a quickie ,had my discs ,calipers and pads replaced ,wheel alignment done, carpulls to the left upon braking and during normal driving. any ideas guys?

Was thinking about finnaly getting round to fitting my hks evc4 boost controler .I read somewhere its a good idea to have equal lengh pipes comeing from the acuators then T off to the solinoid controler is this the correct way thanks.;)

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My odometer and trip are not working, evrthing else in the clock pod is working fine, it is a jap import and has got one of the derestrictor boxes fitted, any comments would be very welcome cheers andy

Followed behind ya in my zed all the way down to Eastville roundabout. Sounded nice too!

Well spent the whole of sunday and this evening putting the silver NA back together with the new plenum and intake pipes on. Finished putting all the pipework back on again, airfilter, etc went to turn over and it just kept turning with the occasional thrum then nothing. It just won't catch. I can't work out what it can be. So many bloody connections every where i don't really know where to start :( Any clues of what order to check everything? I'm pretty sure i've put all the coil pack and injector connectors back in the right order, they're all a certain length and the age of the wires meant they sat in a fixed position so can't see me getting that …

ive got a black Z, its a import. im getting a shell, its black. need to put bumper and wing, and boot onit. did they all come in 1 colour in japan? or a few types? mine has a gold flake kind of effect when clean?

Does anyone knows if its possible to test a heater matrix whilst out of the car? Any help would be appreciated.

looking for a set of adjustable tension rods, like the look of the powertrix ones frrom smithys place but they are closed the now, so is there anywhere else i could get them? aslo where would be best to get a manual conversion kit from? cheers

cant find a uk seller of 15mm hub-centric spacers anyone got some? iv baught spigots now and the tyres are on the way just need the specers