General Discussions - 300ZX Related

Car seems to be running fine with the exceptin of between 1.5-2.5k revs where it seems lumpy and the car judders evry so often as it missfires. it is at it's worst just over 2k wich, anoyingly, is cruising speed in overdrive. '94, uk, tt, lwb, auto. any help or suggestions are muchly appreciated. cheers, J.

i got a automated phone call last night from tracker alerting me the the movement of g293 ybu.......i rang them back to let them know i sold it over 4 years ago but its handy to know that it must still be about somewhere

Hi there.... recently ive been having problems with my zed idling irratically and when your driving along and apply accelerator slightly the engine begins to die but then suddenly picks up after a short while.... but..... last night whilst driving home the car died completely and now refuses to start, its turning over fine and fuel pump is kicking in ok just not firing up. after looking round ive heard something about a PTU failiure going to check this morning but if anybody has any other ideas they'd be much appreciated, or even just confirm this PTU thing as being the problem.

Seen @ 18:00 yesterday, i've seen it a couple of times around wigan but never been able to get close enough to have a look! looks nice though :)

Hiya - I was wondering where I can get a steering wheel and a quick release boss for the Z? I cant seem to find anywhere other than in america!

there are a lot of awsome interiors on here, the only thing thats depressing me about my car, is the bloody Tweed!!! im too poor and smelly to afford to give the car to an upholsterer, and pay large amounts of money. seen a guide on here how to do the seats, (the other panels look easy-ish to do) how many people have done the seats themselves tho? or is it really an impossible thing to do? im takling about getting a large sheet of the material, and doing it all.

Wozzer is going to do me a big favour and take a look at a car for me on the weekend but if it doesn't work out I was wondering something. Is there anyone who does a auto to manual conversion? If so what kind of money would it be? Cheers Mike

I thought some of you may be interested in who won what at the Z Club Annual Awards, held at Zedfest 08. Big Well Done to Steve (TiZer) for winning best Z32 2+2. and Pete (ZOGG) for winning Best Z32.:bow: Zedfest was not only a chance for a cool group of bods to come together and share stories of awesomeness but also a time for awarding the best peeps with most desirable cars (in class), certificates of merit for being very cool, winning various competitions and even being coolest Zedder in the universe! It was a rewarding time and enjoyed by all and here is a break-down of what went where... Certificates of Merit (for outstanding contribution to the club)…

does the dash have to come out ?

Been looking at your cars, and the work you guys have done to them, great respect to you all, hope i can do just a little of what you have done

dont beleave my luck,there i was on the forum last night bigging up the 300 saying how i use mine on a daily bassis and never had any trouble in the last 2 years ive had the car,go in for a mot today and it FAILED. now when he told me wot it had failed on i thought not bad for my age of car, a 92 n/a on a j.just 3. things. 1.to much play in the hand break. 2.need new front pads. 3.steering cuplink. so i thought ok not bad untill he told me the price £520 parts vat and labour now i did ask for green stuff pads as ive been told thay are good,so i checked the prices on the web site last night so i had a good idear wot thy would be,so when i asked him for the price o…

This is possibly a long shot but does anyone have either a JDM or Underdrive crank pulley lying around that they could measure up for me? I am after the diameter of the largest section of the pulley. A close estimate is fine also. I just need to ascertain whether the pulley I've got sitting on the shelf is a U/D or stock sized (lightened) pulley. Many thanks! Dan

saw a red zed looked very nice at 08.am this morning at middleton nr kings lynn i was the silly bugger waving at you from an argos lorry:tongue:

I'm thinking of going back to a standard headlight panel. Just can't decide. Standard or as is ?

Been ringing around to get insurance quotes. Thanks skyline dave:D Been getting quotes rount the £1000 mark with adrin flux winning with £750, then rang footman james who also quoted £750 with £400 pound excess and 4500 miles limit. they then said i was able to put it on classic insurance and would be £299 :shock: with 4500 miles limit and would have to be garaged between 10 and 6. anyone else got a policy like this?? Where would i stand if something happened to the motor when it was at home at this time and not in the garage?

well just an update, the zed has finaly found its way to the unit where Mr Duff will wave his magic wand and make it go very fast .........over the last few months i have bought PE1420 tubbies , nismo 555's a border front mount IC ( mahooooosive ) forged pistons and rods , mike smith manifolds, studs and bolts , gaskets and oil feed lines , polished plenums and lots of carbon parts .....Andy has the hard job of making it all fit in the engine bay ,,,,i will take some pics of the rebuild as we go along hopefully ...........wish me luck guys :o steve

Some insane stuff here. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3wzH30uZy4Q Also, Rex's still sounded awful.

Bit of a weird electrical problem this, bear with me! Couple of days ago I noticed that when I braked the power steering would go all floaty, and the HICAS light would flicker (normally stays on, known problem). Then the other day, I noticed that it blinked with the ABS light as well, but only when braking. Today the problem is alot worse, but I think it's electrical. It seems that when ever I increase the load on the electrical system, the ABS and HICAS lights come on along with the power steering goes light. It was so bad today the car did it even when indicating (was driving at night with lights on). Tonight, when the HICAS and ABS lights were on t…

Hey all, I thought I'd start one of these threads as there has not been one for a while!!;) I have driven my ZX virtually every day for the last 9 days and it is running superbly. It sounds great, drives as it should, pulls like a train on demand and the auto 'box operates smootly and responsively. (Plus owing to the weather it's also still clean...........) Perfect!!!:D Come on, let's hear a few more happy ZX stories rather than problems etc.............:p Richard:cool:

has anyone fitted "godspeed" smic and had trouble with fitting the front indicators on a jap spec?:) fitted mine today and the indicators are a squeeze to get in.:o:cry: cheers people:D alan.;)

Does this have a passing resemblance at the front to a zed? Mike

Black with club stickers in the windows parked in Crawley leisure park on sunday 21/09/08 i parked next to you in my black golf.:D

First time I've seen this and made me laugh, sorry if it's a re-post. Looks like the other car is a black swb 300zx? Bet you can't watch this and not laugh when you see the rx launch! http://img531.imageshack.us/my.php?image=picarecord713bq0.flv

Spotted this on ebay. http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=180291496279&_trksid=p2759.l1259 Claiming 500bhp ??

hi people,:hyper: the washer bottle has 2 connectors for 2 pumps on it (front and rear). 1 is large and 1 is small. i have removed the washer bottle for an a/m one and only want to connect the front pump, but which one is it?:cool: cheers people,:dance: alan.:D