General Discussions - 300ZX Related

If I order £400+ worth of gear from Z1 in the states, will i have to pay anything other than the goods and postage?

hi guys, i'm considering which new clutch to install - my options are as follows: RPS - max street organic RPS - max puck organic OS Geiken - twin could anyone with experience of any or more of these please give me some feedback kindest regards, alex

Hi All, I bought a cheap short shifter off Ebay some months ago and put it away whilst the engine and box were out of the car. Problem is I've now come to fit it and it won't split into it's constituent 3 sections - top section comes off but the bottom and mid sections are well and truly stuck together. As it is I can't fit it into it's 'pivot mount'. I've tried heat, mole grips etc but nothing will shift it - I've made a bit of a cosmetic mess of it now! Anyone come across this before? Any suggestions how I gould get a better grip of the mid section? I've been back to the seller who hasn't been particularly helpful. Cheers for any help. RobH

I have just bought my 1st 300zx on saturday. It is an import manual twin turbo. But with it being an import that is where the problem is! It came to saturady night and when i switched the lights on only 2 out of the 4 came on. One of the main driving light bulbs is out and one of the side lights is out that is in the bumper. I have spend a whole day driving from garage to garage to get some bulbs and not one of the places has even seen one of the bulbs i pulled out, never mind know where to get one. Im from Sunderland in the north east and it would be much appreciated if anyone could let me know where to get 2 light bulbs from. Thanks.

ive just been fitting my stereo and up under the dash is a black box , looks to me like a alarm or immobliser its has the nissan logo with MPT 1340 on it , does anyone know what it is? thanks wayne

http://www.carzone.ie/usedcars/index.cfm?fuseaction=car&carID=898952 hard to believe there's a sweet 96 white tt manual from the same garage for 3K less!

10w-40, what does it mean? We have answered thousands of oil questions in the last 4 years but the most frequently asked one is “What do the numbers mean?” In short, if you see an expression such as 10W-40, the oil is a multigrade which simply means that the oil falls into 2 viscosity grades, in this case 10W and 40. This is made possible by the inclusion of a polymer, a component which slows down the rate of thinning as the oil warms up and slows down the rate of thickening as the oil cools down. Multigrades were first developed some 50 years ago to avoid the routine of using a thinner oil in winter and a thicker oil in summer. For a 10w-40 to a…

Peeps, Ive got a very odd problem with my cooling system. It APPEARS to be too efficient. I think i'm right in that the quoted number by nissan for the running temp of the engine is mid 80's degrees C. Now at motorway cruising speed (70 - 75 mph), the car is only getting up to 70c, and the oil temp is only getting to 80c. These reading are being taken from Defi gauges with the appropriate aftermarket sensors, so at the moment ive got no reason the disbeleive the gauges Now the problem with this is that, being a fooking cold time of year, the heater barely gets luke warm, so im freezing my ass off inside the car. the other concern i have is that the oil isnt…

Just bought some leatherette to do the bottom half of the door cards. What glue have you used to do yours? What prep work did you do on the tweed, did you just glue straight onto it? How is it a few months later? Cheers Ed

went for a evening test drive to see how all my parts are working. WOW its slippy was really fun. went sideways round a few known roundabouts, then went to my local homebase car park which is locked up but coz the zed is so low it fit right under the barriers woohoooo, i did a few donuts made some smoke and went home. haha i was suppose to be going out to get some munchies for the film we just bought, but whoops i forgot me wallet so i come back empty handed haha The drive was really fun didnt wanna come home. Am i the only nutter here or do some of you lot do the same sometimes?

I have been looking at a ZX to buy. The seller wants 8k for it which makes it the most expensive one I've seen so far. The car is in great condition inside and out, and is apparently, and I mean apparently, running 600bhp. It has nismo everything I am told. Firstly how do i prove this and secondly is that a good price? It is gorgeous, no pics though. I think its been shown on here before though. Cheers!

He had a small peice of metal fling in his eye. ouch. he is in hospital at the mo and all the garage work is on hold. my car was suppose to go in yesterday to have me oil leak fixed but thats on hold now. This is my Get well soon message. hope he is ok and makes a speedy recovery..... so that i can get me car fixed hehe.

I have uploaded the works manual for 300zxtt there are 9 parts to download for the full manual, also other stuff that you may find useful http://www.teamforge.me.uk

Hi all im thinking of putting bigger alloys on my car and dont know if to have 18 or 19, whats the best size and max i can have on front and rear, will 19's make the ride crap? many regards

has anyone seen these for sale any where???? i've fallen in love with them but cant find them at all :headvswal

Hi guys anyone know of a really good Z mechanic in the birmingham area, have a few things I need to get fixed on my Z Also if anyone knows a good painter? Cheers

:dance: :dance: Its done at last!!!!!! Eric at DTA has now confirmed my car is done :bow: :bow: Im going to get it on the 1st March. Havent drove it for over a year. Can't wait. Look forward to seeing you all soon :dance: :dance:

hi, my cousin has just given me a chip for my 93 TT auto ,He bought it for his but found it was already done by veilside, i didnt wanna fit it without knowing abit about them 1st so has anyone heard of Innovative autosports before?

my back end isjumping about and i have play in the rear wheels, if grabbed at 9 and 3 oclock (whilst jacked up) there is about 20mil of play, ive done a search and it could be the hicas arms, i thought it would of been the bushes that look like track rod ends, has anyone got any pics or info on what i need to do i thought it was just the bushes but after searching about im not so sure my car at the moment feels like it is floating around the road it actually feels dangerous

right next job is to fit these. anyone had a go at these on here? do the old need pressing out? whats involved guys :)

Hey all Popped into the garage today to see how it was going and had a chat with the guy whos stripped the engine down and is re-building it. Whole story of the blow up was because the previous owner had put new wisecos in but forgot to put the clips back on the pins so one came away from the rod and lunched the block. Today though I found out that the tubs had not been connected to any boost control so were just going ballistic every time. The engine has been put back together with the wrong screws etc etc etc!!! Be careful when purchasing these cars they end up in the hands of some serious monkeys cos theyre so cheap and end up like mine! Cheer…

Hi peeps, My z has aquired a problem...Every so often when in third and flooring it the car will lose all power. Almost like stamping on the breaks? It also stalled at a juction shortely after aswell? im running just under 1 bar, Andy p chip, blitz ind, os giken triple plate clutch, De-cats, 5zigen back boxes. Timing is at 15 degrees And NO det. HEEEELP! :headvswal

Red, standard spoiler, tinted rear windows, heading south on the A3M at 17:15 today just past Waterlooville. I was heading north in mine.

Can anybody either post up a picture or put up a link to where all the brake pipes run on a zed please. many thanks graeme

Think it may be one thats smashed up as it was on transported with other smashed up cars. High rear spoiler. Was in avonmouth Bristol.