General Discussions - 300ZX Related

Well, having had the bad news about the knocking being a big end and the conrod was furbarred to boot, well Jimmer would not re-use it, things are looking up. He also found an absolute wrecked piston which really did not matter as I had already bought Wiseco's anyway, but I am hopeful for some improvement in general performance and running. There was a lot found to be wrong with it when it was being stripped which gives me great hope about its perfomance when it is back on the road. Here are some progress pics so far with very greatful thanks to my son Jimmer for his much appreciated time and expertise. I would have ended up selling it as a kit car. Thats my engine he is …

:cry: :cry: Could anyone tell me where i could get a new heater matrix and roughly how much it would cost to fit, mine has had it and its bloody cold. live in the lincoln area. :eek:

Left work on friday , was driving for about 1/4 mile and thought it felt a bit harsh at the back so i stopped and checked and my n/s rear tyre was flat :rant: Now i know that driving on it this far probably fooked it so turned around and went back to work so i could use the trolly jack , tried to pump it up but it wasn,t having none of it , took the wheel off and the tyre was cut nearly all the way round the inside wall :shock: :shock: So on with the spare , i,ve now took all the Ultralites off and fitted a set of standard wheels temporarily :cry: Looks crap but drives sooo much better , first time i,ve driven a zed with standard rims !! Just gotta save up no…

as above any ideas??

is iit just my 300zx tt that the brakes are crap on or is it a common thing? i am literally standing on them n nothin. no chance of ever locking up. is there something i need to know? or is it an upgrade i need?

I recently bought my 1st 300, and have just noticed that it looks like two hoses are missing from the engine. Are these supposed to be missing?

Anyone replaced any of the glass in their Z for new stuff, remember how much it cost and where ya got it? Insurance job or otherwise? Windscreen = ? O/S Door = ? O/S Quarter = ? N/S Door =? N/S Quarter = ? Tailgate =? Cheers

Just driven back from Great Yarmouth. It was great fun, called in at the M11 meet, was 2 hours or so late, didn't see any Z's there, went on to the South Mimms meet and didn't see any Z's there either. Haven't seen any all weekend in fact. Have to say had a great thrash off a roundabout following a CBR bike I think it was. Think he was a biut surprised that I could keep up and then at around 70 ;) his pillion got a bit scared and made him pull over. Gave him a thumbs up as I went buy. Despite the car being filthy got lots of admiring looks off young and old. All in all it was a good drive home despite seeing no other Z's. Darrell

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I absolutely love my car I've been working very hard to get it right and sort out the niggling faults with it. But this last week has left me almost suicidal. At the beginning of the week I was stopped in a lay by and a Polish Lorry driver decided to reverse into my car totally buggering up the front bumper. So now I have to go through the insurance to get it replaced. I took the car in to have the exhaust looked at as it was blowing on one side. I ended up coming out with a whole new system. Its a nice system, powerflow stainless steel, no cats anymore, but this has just highlighted more problems. After noticing some smoking at idle I replaced the PCV valves took the car…

As on my previous thread, I have a faulty det sensor would this cause the engine to irratically tick over?? or have I other problems?? only the code 34 is showing.

Since having a coolant change on my '91 tt, my blowers now fail to give out heat,also,there is now a gurgling sound constantly coming from engine,this is obviously an airlock in the cooling system but i really dont know how to fix this. Can anyone guide me through this? cheers.

Hi guys , just wondering how long it takes your ZX to warm up ,to the half way mark on the gauge? ive only gotta drive mine a mile before its on the halfway mark so im wondering if i have a bad temp sensor, maybe thats why im getting saftey boost :rolleyes:

Does anyone know of any z specialist garages or mobile mechanics in the south?

when i first start the car and pull away,when i change to second it sort of crunches but it only does it that once. and more so when its cold if i go back to the car hours latter it doesnt do it, its always on the first start of everyday. does or has any one had this same affect....

In the process of repairing sills and floor etc' but I am struggling to remove old underseal! Does anyone know of a quick and easy way?? Say a solvent or something similar? :headvswal

Is anybody a member on Twinturbo.net, as I've tried to register membership and it won't let me get to the page to do this.

hi, wonder if someone can help! i am attempting to fit a profec e-01 boost con but on the diagrams they do not show connection to a twin turbo, only single. does anyone know if i need two valve units or can i just use a couple of t peices to connect into the same tubes used for the one? if that makes sense?! the valve unit connects one tube to the actuator and one to the pipe going to the intercooler! can i just t into these two tubes? thanks

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clear indicatiors not e-approved???? does that mean they won't go through an mot or not allowed in europe. Excuse the thick question if it seems stragight forward why don't the adverts explain what e is ???? when I was a lad it was a class 'b' drug :headvswal

Detonation Sensor circuit (code 34) is coming up what do you do to check this problem. Not sure where the sensor is??

Took my rear lights off and tinted them! Fitting them this morning. How do I fit them? I know where all the bolts go, but the lights dont slide in? Do I need to use force to stick them back in? Also, two of the gold bolts have come out of their "hole"? How do I get them back in?

is a Z positive earth or negative earth? thanks.

:dance: :dance: :dance: It works........i mean.......it actually works!!! Finished of putting the car back together yesterday and the new gearbox works perfectly!!!!!!!, got to drive it for the first time since october last night :bow: :bow: Im being gentle and checking oil leve;s regularly but god it's an awesome machine :bow: Off to KWICK FIT guildford now to pray for an MOT, If not i guess i'll have to wait another week to take it home to London :rolleyes: Thanks to ALL who helped!!! ps i have peoples tools and a light still!! :tongue:

Hi All As my car has been rebuilt I have decided to set my clocks back to 0000000 if anyone wants to know how give me a shout. Ron Car back in MArch hopefully :dance: