General Discussions - 300ZX Related

I have the wings west front bumper on my Zed, and am having some racing mesh fitted in the large gap at the front and the smaller side ones. My Zed is gunmetal gray but I am unsure whether to go for black or silver mesh? Any advice? Also, if anyone has done this on the same bumper, how much will i need?

Think it was about 3pm ish, nice colour blue drove over the viaduct where the towers used to be

A mate of mine has bought a small steering wheel for his Z, what a difference to drive, makes the car feel smaller and a lot more nimble as not so much turn needed on the wheel. Who has a smaller wheel and how do you find it ?

Now i've gone to manual, where is the best place to buy gearknobs like Nismo etc...... just i find Ebay a bit worrying as i know there are a lot of ripoff ones out there. Cheers:D

Headed down to marble arch With a bloody noisy exhaust!! i was in my Isuzu !

I had a friend of mine remove the silencers from my tt Z, and it was far too loud and seemed to loose a bit of performance so I got him to install them again, however, when just one was on, on one side it seemed ok. Is it ok to run my Z with one silencer on one side and no silencers on the other? Or will it damage something, like the turbos etc? thanks, Dan

As the weather was decent today i decided to take my car into work which is in central london........ Enjoyed the weather as i had the Tbars off and then parked just off oxford street..... Came back to the car and found this attached to the windscreen......i have to admit it put a smile to my face but is a TVR really an upgrade to a Zed? Gotta admit it did tempt me for a sec but i dont think i could ever part with my car, we've been through to much Fas

Hi Guys Just wanted some information and some help Started the car up this morning and evrything was fine......drove for about 5 minutes to the nearest petrol station and filled her up.....came back and started her up and it seemed for a minute or two to smoke a little more then normal and i panicked and ran to the back and it cleared up but there was a slight hint of blue smoke from the exhaust.....iv had the pcv valves changed so it cant be that.......just wondering what it costs nowadays to get new turbos fitted also what route to take and can it be done without taking the engine out......i dont mind spending money but im looking for reliability over hug…

When I start up from cold, my engine rattles at the top end. After a minute or two its fine. I am thinking it is oil not getting to the lifters and they may be dry untill the oil gets to them. Is this right? if so is this causing damage and what can be done to help it. Thanks

Picked up my new wheels today, thanks to bantambunny (top bloke) A set of speedline alesios The car looks really good now, think even funkisi will like my wheel choice and the stance of it:eek: Will post some picks up tomorrow:hyper::hyper:

Not sure what they are called, but they are where the spark plugs are by the heads. After looking at it closely you can see that the rubber seal on the end is not looking its best. What is its purpose? Is it possible to buy new rubber rings, cos Im guessing I need new ones? Thanks, Ant

Spotted a white ZX in North Chingford about 9 - 9.30PM.

the hex nuts bolts that hold the rear section of the prop shaft to the diff? 8mm is too big and 7mm is to small :confused:. I've tried imperial but the biggest i've got is 1/4" Cheers Dave

Heading into London , you turned off before the end of the M4 . Nice car !

just been on the z center and dta sites but cant find them anywhere, any ideas. thanks

Hi Folks, I am having to change the lower rear shock bushes. I have managed to butcher the old ones out and have got some ES replacements to fit. There looks to be a metal sleeve left in the arm....I am wondering is this part of the OEM bush and does it need to come out? Also is it actually possible to press/pull the ES replacement in with the arm still on the car and without a 30tonne hydraulic press!? I am thinking it might not be possible and have to buy some new OEM ones as they are much softer and should be easier to get in. Any comments/help/advice is much appreciated....I can't use my Z now cos I gone past the point of no return!:smash::smash: Thanks Guys…

saw this zed at santa pod today anybody know who it belongs to???

saw a g reg wide arch shorty leaving the carpark at santa pod today around 1:30 2:00 ish ??

I did a spot of racing the other night. Private road etc. And there was a skyline R32 GTR, running 1.4 bar, thats all i know. And what looked like road legal slicks. Now i know the 4 wheel drive makes a massive difference when launching but skylines just seem untouchable in drag races. I raced a scooby and managed to claw the lead back after the poor start. But the skyline, nah. Im sick of being beat by skylines. Any bright ideas? Apart from buy a skyline. A am awaiting a remap but that'll probly make the launch situation worse. cheers danny

Well, just got back from getting my Zed. It's now is snugged up in my garage outside:dance::dance: Well flew across Thursday and just got back today. Totally fooked !!! First i have to say a big, big thank you to Jeff, Linda and Jamie for helping out as they did and for the excellent work they have done to achieve my image of what i wanted to be. ;):D:dance: Also a big, big thank you to all at Amington Repair Centre for the excellent spray job, amazing work and well worth anyone thinking of getting a spray done to visit them:D And last but not least thank you to Wheelmania for supplying the wheels with the excellent advice (don't know if they come on here LO…

Yesterday around 5ish, turning on to the A40 west from Perivale direction. Such extreme styling, thought it was an R8 in the side mirror! Wasn't in my zed as im changing the wheel bearing:( There's only one yellow one like that I know of in the area, so, was it you?

in time with engine speed. the new alternator i got had a supressor on it to which i thought would be good but through my amplified speakers i get a alternator whine! went out and bought a ground loop isolator and i still have the noise. seperated the power and speaker cable and still there!! im at my wits end and need to stop this whine! help btw i have a tt alternator on an na car but i doubt it would make bugger all difference

When i am driving around and I have to stop at a juncion or whatever, sometimes when i go to accelarate away, the accelarator pedal feels like it's stuck but if i press down a little bit harder it unsticks and then the power light comes on ... it doesn't do this all the time, but it's really annoying... what could be causing it to want to go into power mode and for the accel pedal to suddenly stick a bit for me to force it down before i pulll away... any ideas guys?

just seen this on ebay what do you think ........:rofl: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/300zx-twin-turbo_W0QQitemZ220382268813QQcmdZViewItemQQptZAutomobiles_UK?hash=item220382268813&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=66%3A2|65%3A10|39%3A1|240%3A1308

Im doing my new clutch next weekend, luckily at a mates garage, with full access to ramps and air compressor. Ive done clutches on other cars no probs, also changed 2 x zed engines (Uno's old one and mine) and auto boxes. 1. What is a rough idea of time scale that others have done them in???? 2.Mine is a 94 UK, and has the bleed nipple on the slave, does this help me when i get to bleed it. Honest answers much appreciated. Stu