General Discussions - 300ZX Related

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

Has anyone successfully grafted parts from another car onto their 300zx TT ? Ive always been one for trying to make other car marques parts fit. Has anyone else on here fitted anything from another car ? Turbo, intercooler, seats etc ? What have you done and how did you do it ? :)

Hi there, As the title says .........today I had the Zed up on a ramp for the first time since I bought it back in November. 1/ NSF tension rod bush is leaking oil - can I replace the bush or does a replacement rod have to be sourced? 2/ Auto box sump pan is leaking - will have to replace gasket and may as well do the filter and fluid change at the same time. 3/ Rust .............both rear outer wheelarches need replaced, OS outer and inner sills and NS inner sill are holed enough to fail the next MOT :rant: Other than that - it doesn't look too bad :) although I'm sure that the cost incurred in replacing what will probably be inner and outer sills (…

Today I am supposed to be changing my tension rod bush's... Drivers side one is out and I have replaced the bush but for the life of me I cannot get the bolt back through the cross memeber and bush. The bolt is tapered so it only goes in one way (took me half an hour to realise :slap: ) but there is a pipe going from what looks like an air cooler to the air intake in the way. Whatever I try I cannot get it to move enough. Is there an easy way to get this bolt in or have I now got to dismantle half of the car to get it in ? Mark

Decided to fit my UK clocks today as the JAP ones have about had it and not accurate at all speed wise. But I cannot see any converter as such to change it back to a clean signal so with the new UK clocks fitted im still getting an incorrect reading. Pictures attached show what I'm dealing with, theres a thin yellow wire with green strip that had been taped up but appears just to be soldered back together nothing inline and a fatter green with yellow strip has a bullet type connector in line but nothing in it no resistor or anything, then thers random brown white and red cables going down behind the dash but can't see where they go to. I'm not sure which is the spe…

alright people, theres a on/off switch in my glove box and having traced the wires they appear to go to the ecu? Any ideas why a switch would be wired to the ecu?:confused:

Well, I took it out for the first time this year! Dry roads and salt free, so decided I had to take it out for a drive! Was nice to be back behind the wheel. Everyone looking at the car. Makes me grin, so did the effortless torque. :) It's nice having a break from the Z as when you do go for a drive in it you realise what you missed.

Had a little race last night with a new s3,(obviously on a private track)! I was very surprised at how well it kept up...took me until 4th gear until i eventually came flying past him!! even tho i wasnt racing at first but at one point i thought i wasnt gonna catch up!!:shock:

http://search.autotrader.co.uk/es-uk/www/cars/NISSAN+300+ZX/Ne-2-4-5-6-7-8-27-44-49-53-61-64-67-103-133-146-236,N-240-4294966218-4294967243/advert.action?R=200905327992036&distance=177&postcode=ME4+5NW&channel=CARS&make=NISSAN&model=300+ZX&min_pr=&max_pr=&max_mileage=&vehicleYearOfManufacture=2005&vehicleRegLetter=H a twin turbo manual for 1500 :shock:

the guy i brought my car off said he was a member of this site so for the last 3 weeks i've been searching for his posts, then i stumbled across this:- http://www.300zx.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=63637

The manual car loom I have fitted to my auto TT doesn't have a connection for the sensor in the top of the power steering reservoir, any ideas??

Hi all, I still in 2 minds about buying these wheels that are a 9.5j with a ET20 offset on the rear. Does anyone have this size wheel on there car or has any pics of what it would look like Cheers Dan

Iam looking to upgrade my alloys, my mate has offered to buy the wheels i have on zed at the moment but hes got a mutsubishi gto, does anyone know if they fit, hes working away at the moment so i cant try them on his car, cheers guys.

Near the roundabout with the Spitfire on it. Same exhausts as me I think.

I have a jap TT auto which i am converting to manual, I had a slight incident with the car loom and had to get a new one. I bought a manual version loom off a member as between us we thought it would be easier for wiring up the conversion as I have the manual box loom as well. I have started fo fit it but some of the plugs going into the fuse box in the drivers footwell are different. The wires that have no pins- are these redundant on a manual car, I am thinking that some of the auto box wiring went into the fuse box so aren't used any more? Complicated I know but can anyone confirm??

Powertrix have released a new Street Coilover kit that has some very innovative spec and would make a far superior alternative to the Tein Superstreets and Tein flex kits and much better priced too. Price is fantastic, and they are holding a group buy on them at 3zc These look fantastic for a street orientated 300zx that would like the ability to perform well at the occasional track day : For those looking for a more track orientated setup they also offer their coilovers in Race specification and Ultra-Lite Race spec.

I need to replace the rear Shock Absorbers on my 1990 N/A to pass the MOT. I don't want to spend a fortune so I'm seeking advice on what and where I should buy. Rae