General Discussions - 300ZX Related

I know this may be a silly question but was looking to see how other people have done it and what may the best way. I have a Defi BF Guage, the front dont screw off or anything like that so i was wondering how you actually attach the guage to a pod. So far i've worked out you make a 60mm hole slide the guage in but then what? The gauge will be sitting at a 90degree so how do you get it to stay in there? there is very little surface area which makes contact with the backing material and glueing may look messy and damage the guage if i ever needed to remove it. This is where you say, well all you do is..... ;)

been on my mind now for sometime, i hardly use the car these days and was thinking of selling it and maybe getting a bike ( need to take test lol )

What is the best tyre size for these, as ive just got a set, centres have been refurbed, and the rims are at the polishers. 18" Gewalt split rims, they have 225/35/18 on the front but nothing on the rears Does 255 or 265/35/18 sound okay for the rears. Dont want to have to need to have the rear arches rolled.

Hi again, quick question- are the inside windscreen pillar trims the same on a SWB as a LWB 300? p.s. im looking for the passenger side pillar trim with clips unbroken if anyone knows where i can get one? Thanks

For some strange reason I have some 8mm fuel hose on my car at present. I've been informed by a reliable source that I need 9mm. Anyone got a good source online. I'm lazy and can't be bothered to do real shopping :)

With my tempoary engine a little rattley from the bottom end it was obvious the bearings were going but I hoped it would last the summer. I was then going to drop in the new one and finish the engine conversion but after a night out on Friday in her I have killed the engine. Sound like a bag of spanners even at 800rpm! Had to nurse it home at 20mph this morning, even then I didn't think I would make it. It's a complete arse becuse now no driving it in summer :mad: The only thing I considered was trying to change the bearings in situ (depending on crank condition) anyone tried this before??? It would be tempoary to last until October.

*710 *HW , Sunday 13th July about 7 pm

.....Are their any? basically I need something 'cos my engine went pop a month or so ago whilst hooning it round snetterton due to oil starvation. Don't want to invest the time needed to go dry sump really, So question is what is out there for the Z 'cos I can't find much. Want a quality baffled sump and some sort of apollo tank really. Thoughts appreciated!! :)

well the car has been off the road for a year now and iv not long got it back from the bodyshop, needless to say the engine bay isnt looking its cleanest was just wondering what the best way to clean it all was and anythin i can do while im in there to smarten it up without spending lots of money lol

well the car has been off the road for a year now and iv not long got it back from the bodyshop, needless to say the engine bay isnt looking its cleanest was just wondering what the best way to clean it all was and anythin i can do while im in there to smarten it up without spending lots of money lol this should have probably been in help and advice if someone wants to move it for me lol

Because I didn't.:mac1::slap:

ok who saw the white 300zx then:D:D:D

Aint seen it around before. Anyone on here? Looked nice, had a spoiler i havnt seen before on. Like a series one stock spoiler only it protruded of the back of the car.

I basically hate all things electric, but had a little idea with all the mini laptops coming out. I presume there is one that fits in the speedo cluster space, and you could have live conzult/blazt information on the fly as you role down the road! I believe it is a legal requirement to have an odometer, but you don't have to get rid of it, you could cover the speedo perspex with carbon fibre transfer and replace with a original clear item for the MOT. If you are worried about car thieves wither fold it up and have it painted black and or put a rag duster over it when parked. The only issue would be power cable/usb coming out of the sides, if there was …

Black Zed, seen on the A21 Pembury bypass heading towards Hastings. 13/07/08 about 4pm Heard it before i saw it, nice exhaust sound

Took the car for a spin today, and the temp gauage has stopped working, its been fine until today, does anyone have any ideas what it could be thanks..

hi all, new to the forum. bought my first zed last week, a k reg n/a import. noticed today when out a run the cluth peddle didn't feel right, you can push it half down and doesn't feel like its working. seems to happen after a long run, any help or ideas would be most appreciated

We are pleased to announce that the Z Club has managed to get the approval of The MSA to hold our own Zlot Championship during one of the days at the Zedfest Meet at Sherbrooke Scout Camp, Mansfield Lane, Calverton, Notts. NG 14 6HP on Friday, Saturday and Sunday 12 - 14 September 2008. The Championship is in its early planning stages at the present but if you have only driven your own model of the Z/ZX Range this is your chance to find out how one of the other model handles If you want to have a chance to do this go to http://www.300zx.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=112105 and add your name to the list To see what cars are available to drive scroll to the b…

Have got a chance of getting these turbos off of black slag(club member on here) Pictures show the diffrence between the standard tubs on the bottom of the pics. Have been told there are good for 350hp each. There are currently at aet turbos being refurbed at a cost of £550+vat each. Can anyone tell me what the equivilant in hks or greddy terms these turbos would be.

During the process of trying to get my car sorted I have had one head ache after the other as I have said in previous threads. Today I thought OK its time to remove the fuse panel and relays in the foot well drivers side. Just as I was pulling (gently) on the looms that surround it I noticed a black multi plug with nothing connected to it. I searched and eventually found the other side and managed to reunite the pair and guess what???? Yep! the list of problems I have been trying to fix magically fixed themselves. All this crap I have been trying to sus out was down to some idiot so called auto electrician not pluging one loom connector together? Anyway the car …

Had a few parts powdercoated and have ploished some other bits up while im rebuilding the engine. A little different from just the usual polished everything under the bonnet that everyone keeps doin. Wat do you think??? before polishing after ploishing Am pleased with how it should hopefully look when i get it all put back together. Still have a few more parts to come back yet so will be a bit better as it goes on.

was a short wheelbase tt built for the uk maket or import only,if it is import only any recomendations for insurace quotes thanks

Hey all I have the electric fan kit from Zcentre and twice now I have parked up gone off for half an hour or so and then come back and the car wont turn over as there isnt enough juice in the battery. I have replaced my battery with a 680Amp job from Halfords and hopefully that will fix it but as its hot I'm guessing the fan just runs until the engine cools down but this could take a while??? Has anyone else done anything to fix this? Switch under the dash maybe?

I know the det sensor has been covered in numerous threads but I can't find the answer to my question anywhere. I followed the instructions in this link, when checking the resistances of the ECU side connector one wire had 0.5 Mohm as it should, the other wire which should go to ground was getting nothing. My question though does that wire need to be relayed all the way back to the ECU or can it just go to any ground? Thank you EDIT: This is probably a really stupid question, but I'd rather not risk screwing anything up

What started as a Family type BBQ at Jaffa's turned into a leave the kids with wives and work on the car :). We got mine on Jaffa's drive to check the fuel pressure which should have been at 45 psi. Mine was sitting just below 20 psi :o. Using the adjustable fpr we got this up to 45psi. Then adjusted the tps from 0.64v to 0.44v and idle rpm down from 1300 rpm to 825rpm. Took it for a test drive and it feels much better, no need to heal toe anymore when chaning down a gear while breaking. It also idles nice and smooth now. Overall it drives very nicely now and has some very nice pull low down in the rev range. Big thanks for Mark for doing all the…