General Discussions - 300ZX Related

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

What are people running? I know that coil-overs are the ones to go for it you have the money, but what about a set of lowering shocks and springs? So who's running what??

Got my apexi air filter through today and fitted it (Thanks Speedfreak). The difference is amazing! I was running a cheap one I had lying around in the garage, it was meant to be a temporary fix but that was 8 months ago:slap: Anyway the way the car is now it so different there is more boost, I think the dump valves are louder, the car dont back fire any more and best of all the petrol smell I got when I floored it has gone. Think it has to be one of the best £25 i've spent:) Proof that cheap air filters are crap:D

Thinking of getting the N/A subframe and diff from paul, how big it it?? Would it be possible to get in the Z somehow? Also what do I need to check it comes with for a complete swap??

Just a quick thank you to Bee Gee Vinz for sending me out some screw's for my TPS so quickly... Your a ledgend dude! :bow:

Im getting a "bong" noise when i reach and exceed 70mph, is there a way to get rid of it as its getting very irritating :xxx:

What sort of colour match do you think ill will get .Im going to get a pair of door mirrors painted i belive this is a tri coat pearl .Anybody had experence matching eh7 thanks taff.

Since my engine and performance figures are pretty much stock (although new with little use), I've been using good quality 10/40 semi as per manufacturers recommendations. I'm doing a mild boost upgrade over the following months and am considering upgrading the fluid to Oilman's recommendation of the Silkolene pro. Just wondering who is using this fluid and what engine modifications you have? If stock, interested to know of any changes in running, ie, smoother etc?

Does the manual transmission have an oil cooler?

HELP..i have in my zed a turbo time/remote engine start!!! it is not didital just a 3 position switch with 2 buttons & says "BeTime195" on the front does anybody have one or know about them... as the other day me & dannzx were working on the car & after turning it off removing the keys...it started up by its self:o (hence its new name CHRISTINE)... but it done this about 4 times so we disconnected the battery re conected it & its been ok!..the trouble is i dont know how it done it....i cant get it to do it again???? even for a safty reason it would be nice to know how or what triggers it off any help would be great westley