General Discussions - 300ZX Related

Evening all, I was reading a thread the other day about steering wheels which got me thinking about my own. Every other series one wheel I’ve seen appears to be wrapped in leather, whereas mine isn’t. Now has someone ‘peeled’ my steering wheel or do I have a budget version or something? Here's some pictures so you can see what i'm talking about.

Started on the interior change for Dans. Thought I would check the inner quarters as you can see right into them with the trims off,this is what I found............... Yup! absolutely nothing! can't believe the condition of this car! So loads of wax to keep her that way! As Dans was UK spec I have to get nuts behind the pillar to mount the seatbelts, I'm using a couple of FIA rated weld in plates. Can't wait to get the Recaro's in!:biggrin:

My van is up for renewal, I've done a fair few miles over the last few years in it spending, on average 5 hours a day in it. We've been across Europe through France, Belgium and Holland and the length and breadth of the UK. Yeah il be sad to see it go in a way but I won't miss it. I've always assumed it was the time you spent in a car that made you have a bond with it. I know il never forget watching my Capri drive away. It's a hole that regardless of having the Z for nearly twice as long and having invested more time that bond isn't as strong if I'm honest. The car felt like an old friend every time I got in it. So what makes the bond and which car do you or would you…

Hi All, Looking to change all the fuel lines, clips, filter, the lot. Anyone know where I can get a full kit to do this? Cheers.

Hello everyone The other day I was driving. No issues then came to a roundabout and car stopped and wouldn't turn back on. Turned out the ecu power wire had come apart. Anyways soldered that back together and now my fuel pump won't turn on. I have my fuel pump on by a switch that I installed and I have never had a problem. Checking the voltage... with the positive and earth on the switch it was reading 12v however when I introduced the fuel pump wire to the switch the reading goes straight to 0v which is very strange It gets stranger.... If I take the fuel pump power wire (which I used on the switch) and put it straight to the positive battery termina…

Hi has anyone got any rear droplinks off the car .I need the measurement of the tube that slides inside the bolt in length as mine appears to be too short as bolt thread bottoms out thanks .

Everybody is always saying how rare the OEM recaro rails are... http://www.jdmdistro.com/shop/interior/nissan-350z-370z-300zx-seat-rail-bride-recaro-sparco-etc/ Do these not do what I think they do? :confused1:

Any deals going on in the us for zed related goodies? Everyone needs a present to themselves. :yes:

Saturday the 26th November, I am taking the beast from the east to see Lee Dent...hopefully it wont be too painful.

Hi I am very new to the 300zx. Always wanted one when I was 10. So 6 weeks ago I purchased a 1990 jape Na auto model with 40000 milēson the clock. Everything Works as it should and recently drove up and back from the nec classic car show without an issue. However i went to use my car this week and it started to splutter and idle high. So today i took it for a spin and will only go to 2500 rpm then then idle gets erratic and wont go over 40mph. I read that the maf may be at fault so I have removed the induction kit, plug from maf and cleaned throttle flaps with Carb cleaner, I also tested codes on ECU and got 1 long flash and two shorts. Which I guess is maf. Car runs th…

Is there anyone on here who knows where I might find a stock factory radio? My car is a jap spec built in 1993 and I wondered if anyone might know which type of radio it would have had? I'm aware of the Bose systems and I'm guessing there were options of CD players etc but just wondered if anyone knew which variants were put in the 1993 year cars! Jake

Does anyone know what I am missing from the boot. I have the 3 pieces of hardwood and then on the left under one of the pieces is a polystyrene piece for tools. The other side though is just empty so there's a big gap. I'm guessing I'm missing a symmetrical piece of polystyrene maybe? Hope this makes sense! Also could anyone tell me how I can upload photos as this would make it easier. I use the forum from an iPhone. Cheers, Jake

Does anyone know if Nissan still stock the factory steering wheels? Managed to get a lot of factory bits from Nissan but now want a new wheel as mine is worn. Deffo wanting factory wheel though none of these aftermarket ones. Jake

US model I assume.

So, I bought some replacement antera 309'd and found I balls'd up xos I didn't check the offsets... They were stated in the advert so completely my fault. So, the front have an offset of 50... FFS!!! off a Honda S2000. Anyway, tried to fit and of course, won't go over the brakes. I have 20mm hubcentric spacers so tried with them but still won't fit due to the wheel bolts hitting the mounting plates. Any ideas? I'm thinking, could a shop drill where the bolts are touching or just get some normal spacers 5 or 10 mm) and use them too?

So after my TT a few things seem to be missing under the nose panel of my n/a... just the oil cooler & air con rad? is this normal for an n/a? (forgive my ignorance but its been 10 yrs since I owned an n/a) cheerz James

Took my Z to the garage this morning. New drilled & grooved discs, pads & braided brake hoses fitted all round. Hope to get the car back later today. Art

Ok so my new n/a has a strange steering issue which myself & 1 of the previous owners can't seem to get to the bottom of. When turning steering wheel (left or right) to lock it goes from a feeling of resistance to none at all at about half at turn & then back again?..... on, off,on,off & back again.... I thought it was something to do with the PAS but no, now up on axle stands with the wheels off its exactly the same. 1 of the previous owners changed the rack twice, still not resolved?.... It feels like something is out of shape or bent. Could it be the coloum itself, it does have a solid steering coloum spacer?... Bent arms? I'm at a loss, any …

Unfortunately not being featured on Chasing Classic Cars but in some guys garage next to his Hot Wheels replica car. Series 8 episode 23.

Can anyone confirm the way that free conzult displays O2 sensor readings? I've downloaded the free version and I'm not sure my o2's are working properly, but the display only gives one reading (Image below as an example, not my actual car) Is this a combined voltage between the two? averaged? does the free version only read one sensor???? Does anyone know for sure what this bar actually displays?

So, Ive always liked this and thought about getting it, but does anyonre know how its fixed in place - does it mean drilling holes in the tailgate? http://www.zcentre.co.uk/index.php?page=shop.product_details&flypage=flypage.pbv.tpl&product_id=479&category_id=87&option=com_virtuemart&Itemid=7&redirected=1&Itemid=7 My other concern was that I don't have a spoiler, I removed it for a smooth look, so if I did fit this, would it look out of place not having a regular spoiler? Cheers

I'm looking to fit a new clutch in my rebuild, what are your recommendations for a TT with basic mods (chip, boost controller and filter and exhaust/decatt)?

Evening all, Just got back from a viewing of a second Zed. A 1993 slicktop Auto TT. One owner since import in 99, and covered less than 15k miles since! Bodywork seems pretty good apart from some ageing paint, wth minimal corrosion. Kept 100% stock! 93 on the clock. It has a slight misfire or is just running rich, and failed the mot on smoke due to apparently the head gaskets, but yet to prove that. Took a gamble on it but going to ship it home this weekend. I have a mechanic friend willing to do the investigation and heads potentially. £1000 + 1-200 in shipping, so hoping worst case I will make my money back if it turns out to be more wor…

I have just got hold of a set of front 350z Brembo calipers and 345mm discs. I know I need adaptors- can anyone point me at someone who sells them? Also, I want to get the calipers refurbed and repainted a nicer Brembo colour than orange- can anyone recommend a refurbisher? If they just strip and reseal, that's fine as I can get them painted. Finally, anyone know of a source of the Brembo transfers on them? Many thanks for any pointers, advice etc- I'm just looking forward to stopping a lot quicker! Regards to all Dave

Hi all. I have have a Vac leak for awhile and have not been able to pin point it. I have replaced lots of vac pipes and deleted stuff. I can hear a hiss from behind engine bay near the idle control valve. My main question is what would happen if I can this off at the balance bar and start the engine? Looking at eliminating these set of pipes this way. Cheers