General Discussions - 300ZX Related

After a 6-8 weeks off over Christmas I have finally motivated myself to get going on the project agian, due to a lack of time and minus temperatures it has been neglected. As my car loom was damaged (chewed by the wifes puppy) and alot of plugs were missing I bought one from a member and decided to change the whole lot. The two reasons for this was to re route the loom away from the exhaust manifolds, in the picture the wires are still there but they now reside under the headlights so behing the headlights is wire free on both sides. The 2nd reason was to make the manual conversion a straight plug in with cutting wires. One loom half in and one half out. …

After fitting a new loom I have to plugs which didn't go into the loom. There are 2 pin small grey ones, one each side of the engine bay- they are about 10 inches below the suspension tower top and both go through the inner wing into the wheel arch? Are they ABS, brake sensor?

I started to change my front pads today . The only time I`ve done this job before was about 20 years ago , and I`m kinda out of practice ! The backs of the old ones had some kind of softish material with indentations where the two (large) pistons make contact . No shims to be found . The new pads , Mintex 1144 , have four much smaller circles cast deep into the backs and are supplied with a flimsy bit of soft plastic material which doesn`t cover much of the back of the pad . Are they compatible with my calipers ? Just looking for some reassurance because , call me old fashioned , I think brakes can sometimes be important on a car , particularly a quick and heavy one lol…

Not sure itf anyone would be interested, but that Z's back on ebay:shock: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/NISSAN-300-ZX-2-2-TWIN-TURBO-T-BAR-MODIFIED-NO-RESERVE_W0QQitemZ180325380400QQcmdZViewItemQQptZAutomobiles_UK?hash=item180325380400&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=66%3A2|65%3A10|39%3A1|240%3A1318

yet another chipped question. Basically JDM TT ecu is it chipped or not? not great quality as i just used a camera phone, dont gt anything better:rofl:

These came with my car and for 2 weeks i've tried ot work out how to remove them and it's doing my head in. The threaded washer just tightens and untightens the fit of the button. Removing the face of the button does bugger all, the back dowsn't clip off. HEEEEEEEELP!!!!

Started work on tidying the car body work this week and fitting new radio.As i have not driven the car for the two weeks iv had it.So i whent to start it up and it was dead know lights not even a click the central locking would not work. The alarm kept going off so took the battery to my local shop and yes it also dead whont hold a charge. So im picking new battery up tomorrow hope this solves the problem. so the paying out started already and iv only drove it 25 miles so far ha ha

Hay is anybody going to the below event? 25th April - Modified Live - Oulton Park, Cheshire http://www.modifiedlive.co.uk/whats%20on.html

Hey zers, hope ye can help. There seems to be an annoyin little rattle coming from the engine bay area when driving. The faster i go the louder it gets. When the car is stopped and idleing the rattle is gone even if i rev it up. it comes from the left (passenger) side and has me stumped. It a metalic rattle and happens same when engine is hot and cold. I checked all the usual suspects and nothin yet.:headvswal

This might sound like a dum question but whats the best way to get coolant on a 300 TT? someone told me its not straight in the radiator, that there is a cap just for coolant and the rad only takes water, is that true? need to get that done pronto but im kinda in doubt now.. Any advice very welcome as usual :bow::bow::bow:

Can anyone answer why a auto jap import z32 has to have the engine dropped for a replacement head gasket.And the Uk manual version you can change the head gasket as it is

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Guys, I was thinking of getting either some R33 or R34 calipers and then get some discs and pads from EBC (links below) I actually have EBC/Red stuff all round at the mo (standard size discs), but with stock calipers. If i went to 324mm discs on the front, but kept the original setup on the rear will this be ok with ABS, only ive heard when people go too large on the front it screws it all up? I see now EBC are selling red stuff as standard and yellow stuff as an upgrade...isnt yellow stuff only for track use though, thought they took too long to warm up? Actually one of the links doesnt work properly, click "search again" and you can generate spe…

Having redone my spare headlights, and fully cleaned them and chromed, most of the gears on the adjusters are broken, does anyone know where i can get these metal gears for the adjusters from, have tried loads of rc model shops, has anyone found a way to replace, or do Nissan still do them. About 1/2 way down on this thread. http://www.pexcom.com.au/z32cms/e107...hp?content.349 Until i get these i cant install my lights, they look the nuts.

I got in my standard Manual JDM TT today after not driving it for 3 weeks. It felt different, it was boosting very strongly going upto the MAX +7 on the boost guage. I am not sure if this is normal, but usualy it only goes halfway to 3.5. I put it down to the cold air at first, but after 15 minutes it went back to normal. Now I am guessing I have got used to safety boost, the ECU had reset itself but after a bit of driving it went back to safety boost.... I have had 2 other TT's one was standard auto, and the other was modified with about 380bhp so I don't have much to compare it to... It is definately quicker than my old NA which is why I didn't thin…

sadly the other week my autobox went bang so am now having it converted to manual. is it worth me getting a one piece prop done at the same time? what are the benefits? where do i get one from? how much?

Hey all I had a go in a friends car this evening (alfa) and the steering was very nicely weighted. Is there any way to change the lightness in the Zeds steering to make it feel more "weighted" ? Are new steering columns heavier? can you use ones from different cars? Cheers Ron

oh, last thing that needs attension is when you try to raise the driverside window it makes a horrible noise and doesn't move, sounds like a wailing motor. Any guesses?

Been looking at getting the Ohlins off bigsss, but there aint much info on the set-up and repairing the broken shock. Does anyone have any advice about them please?? Here's a pic of the broken one http://www.300zx.co.uk/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=42186&d=1211902285 and heres a description of them. if you look in my rides you'll see a pic of the silver Zed they are on but it doesn't give a true representation of ride height as there is no engine in the car lol. I bought the car from a guy who lived close to me but i couldn't find who previously owned it as i had to apply for the V5, on the log book before me it was owned by someone in Dundee and thats…

I have a couple of quid and my birthday is coming up so I would like to buy a couple of things. I have a new proper full length "A" pillar double gauge pod that I would like to fill. I want a Voltage and Boost Gauge. I also want some indiglo dials and would like them all to match when illuminated. Any ideas on who can supply me all of these things? Cheers Mike

Does anyone here have a set of these on their zed ? my cousin is breaking his GTS skyline and i mite be getting a set cheap :nana2: And wanted to know if they look decent on a zed :D

really give you better bhp why dosnt every one have one fitted There so cheap? http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/NISSAN-300ZX-Z32-TURBO-N-A-Lightweight-Crank-Pulley_W0QQitemZ350121751331QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM?hash=item350121751331&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=66%3A2%7C65%3A10%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318 Would this also apply for the other pullies??

Guess what, my new slicktop is running on 5 cylinders :mad: Not to worry tho, i think its the ptu and i have a series 2 already. Also noticed that my steering is abnormaly light, makes for really poor feedback and doesn't really inspire confidence, what can cause this? Im guessing it has a delimiter gizzmo on it as it has a speedo face for 180MPH which reads ok. Would a chipped ECU delimit the car and stop this? whilst still reading in MPH?

Hi guys, hope this is in the right place. my 5 spoke axis wheel has cracked accross 4 of the spokes, dunno why, anyone know a uk supplier please or does anyone have any? 5spoke 19inch,

Hi guys can anyone tell me what size of oil cooler i will need for my auto trans as ive got myself an hks style fmic,i will get an uprated rad once my old rover bits sell on ebay:D The car has urated ecu,boost jets ,exhaust and induction Also what size of cooler would you recommend for an engine oil cooler just to help overall cooling Cheers jim