General Discussions - 300ZX Related

Help! I just been quoted >£500 for replacement brake lines and the price is high because the rear axle has to be dropped! Does anyone know a way around this without compromising safety or any body who can do the job in or near Leeds? The car also failed on rusted rear sills, am thinking of buying a wire arc welder from ebay for this but is there anywhere I can get replacement pre shaped panels from - I know ZCenter used to sell them but hes stopped now due to a greedy manufacturer?? Any help really appreiciated. PeteH

anyone know of any dealers in the UK? im after a vented bonnet cheers Mark

Morning all, I have a engine problem I could use some advice for. The engine will not rev above 2500 rpm. At a standstill if I hold the throttle at 2500rpm the engine appears to rev itself between 2000 and 2500 rpm, very rythmically like hitting a rev limiter as it chops at 2.5k. In fwd motion as you hit 2.5k the car judders violently. Over the last few months the car has had a similar problem, it was reluctant to accelerate under light throttle, it would stutter etc but would get through it and rev out fine. Sometimes though you could run it without a problem. I have had issues with the two water temp sensors at the front but am pretty cert…

When I pulled the trim away and looked behind the passenger seat in my SWB I found an electrical box. Not sure what it is for. Anybody got any ideas?

was it you? i went past in my GTO. :duffer:

saw today black z on the a10 (enfield area) h plate

i have a 1989 300zx tt import and i nneed to buy a new dipped beam bulb. on all the websites it says they are H1 bulbs, which are single pin ones, yet the nes i have taken out are double pins. i have searched all over and no joy. can anyone please tell me which bulbs i need im pullin my hair out here. are they H4's? cheers fellas.

Im kinda pissed and chuffed I got one now :D heres the story. Found a nice dark TT 300 that I have always wanted, phoned the seller and arrange viewing, I go and view and it seems ok yeah the body needs respraying and the boot needs replacing all am willing to do and fully update the interior and rebuild engine as am gonna try getting in the army for an amount of time as they allow me and the funds wont be used so what better than a childhood dream project :D. Now the guy lets me take it for a test drive and all seems ok turbos engine sounds fine temp good oil pressure good no knocks and clanks, and he bring up the convo of how its still in KM's on the clock so I tak…

Hi peeps can anyone tell me if there is a boost limiter on 300s?

Hi :dance: Saw a black 300 G51??? (I think). you were traveling towards Uppingham and I was in a red new Freelander flashing my lights like mad and waving like a loon. Ivam

I have read the posts about the coils packs but still can't work out how you tell if the connection/connector ir crap or it is the coil pack? Is there a way to test the electrical pulses at the connector, should they have set values?

well folks im new here and dont know if this is the right place for this tread but as i said im new , im thiinking of buyin a 300zx and i know nothing about them , is there anything i should look out for ??? anyway i looks at ur rides and they look savage ,so ill chat to yeas later thank u :bow:

I pulled a map sensor from a 300 twin turbo in a scrappy and I was wondering what bar it is? Do they run at 2bar, or 2.5bar? The only info on the sensor is the number "1108" Thanks in advance

I have a red warning light on the car when I've driven it for the first time to the MOT station. It is above the hicas light and to the right. Looks a bit like a horinzontal rectangle with 4 vertical lines coming from it above and below? Any ideas? Only came on under slight load then when out.

prices seem good but trying to find out if anyone has used em before http://www.speedycarparts.com/catalog/index.php?N=4294966994+1684+11374+4294967225+2279

hey man spoke to the guards at the office where you had the prang with Tracy lol he could not really do anything as he wasnt sure of what he could and could not do, so he gave me the contact numbers for his superior if you wanna give him a call, details as follows but try the Southend office first before the mobile number. His name is John Chapman and he is the security manager. Southend office numbers: 01702 371026 or 01702 371027 if that fails here is his mobile number. 07786 312238 hope this helps as the guy I spoke to said he could not see it being a problem.

saw this silver beast today on my way to work parked up dont know the name of the road but its jst past kentish town station i think. was real nice too. after market spolier i think.

Silver G-reg, parked up right outside pub, swift :duffer: on a Friday night, or the start of a w/ender-bender :eek: ?????

Thanks to the input by fellow members from this site looks like we might be able to afford to keep the zed after all. Just got a classic car quote from the much recommended Carole Nash came out at £227 for the year i was expecting to have to pay almost £600 like last year didnt realise we could get classic insurance. And if it wasnt for you guys and gals i would never of known! Cheers! :bow: :bow: :bow: :bow:

Was looking at getting a brake brace, anyone know the best place to get one? Also do they make a big difference in firming up the pedal when braking? Thanks Ant

I know this has been asked many times before but I require a courier to collect some turbos from someone in Essex and deliver to Bristol, which would hopefully be cheaper than Royal Mail. Any suggestions are welcome.

Well nexus performance have had a good look underneath the car while running to see where my oil is leaking from. seems to be a leak from the front AND the rear so for the front the cambelt is being removed and changed as it is coming from a pully of some sort, For the rear the gearbox needs removing to further investigate second leak which seems to be a crank seal. so if the leaks are what he says they are 700 odd quid is a guestimation at the mo. Well it needs doing so gota get did. I was expecting around the £500 mark but there you have it. i dont feel gutted to be honest as this is my little project and im happy to spend money on something i enjoy…

Hi, any one know what the difference is between the TT & NA OEM shocks, would fitting TT shocks to an NA be a worth while mod, are the TT & NA spring rates the same, would NA shocks and TT springs work ok? cheers Paul

Not the BMW obvioulsy LOL see photo 4 and photo 7 http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1989-BMW-730-Auto-White_W0QQitemZ360023385801QQihZ023QQcategoryZ9837QQtcZphotoQQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Hey all Idle Control Valve playing up :( Just when cold (1st start up of the day usually) just goes up and down (500-1100) for around 10secs then is fine and no probs afterwards for all of driving! Had the same Prob on a previous car and Shot Carb Cleaner down the Throttle Body which sorted it! I know it depends on the Control Valve but would this work or would it just do nothing?? Many thanks Munny