General Discussions - 300ZX Related

I'm new to the whole ZX car, but have just bought a 1985, 300zx V6 Turbo manual Targa top for £150, i have all the parts an bits to refit but its gonna take time lol. Car has been a none runner for 18mths but once done i now its gonna look excellant. So just thought i'd join up to your forum in case i need help an advice, will keep you all posted on progress. Andy

Can anyone tell me what exhaust system is this ??

just renewed my subscription:hyper: so ill be with you for a little while longer, just until i sell my zed :cry: , it has to be said that this must be the best car forum around with very helpfully and freindly people over the last year! cheers Nick

I just sold my Zed.. it was costing me way to much a month, on insurance which was like 220 whith 2 yrs no claims on 3rd party ff! i just bought a 200sx s14a which i can say seems like a clio 1.2 thanks to zed. Must say love zeds to bits and will defo be getting one in the future, peace out all thanx for the help,,, ill still be going to meets tho if ok :) Oz

Just a brief warning from personal experience. http://www.wrc-sales.co.uk/ Went to their showroom the other day to look at a Mitsubishi GTO and A Nissan 300ZX as I am trying to decide between the 2. Looked at a few cars in there. They all seemed to be fresh imports with little to no service history and dubious mileages. Things got worse, with the guy in charge seeming to know little about his cars and he was even unable to start one ZX when demonstrating it to me. Things however got much worse. After talking to him for about 30 mins about one automatic ZX TT I suggested I take it out for a test drive. He seemed reluctant so I agreed to let one of his employ…

Hay ppl, This is going to sound a bit stupid, but wanted some advice, as some may know my car has a smoking problem and a small oil leek, i am starting to think that it might be down the the headgasket, ive found these on ebay and just wanted to know what or if anyone has used them and what they think about em' ? http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=140206527843&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT&ih=004#ebayphotohosting Chears PPl :wack:

any ideas why?

H ***TDY last 3, Pulling in to the Esseo Garge. I was 1 car behind you, tried 2 wave but you didnt see me :( Saw a Red 1 too think it was a shortie... going on to Canvey Island, About 16:50 today, going down towards Charfleets. Only just caught a glimpse of you.

was it u ?

anyone got the part numbers or the correct name for the outer hicas bushes, the ones that look like track rod ends how much are they

She had her MOT yesterday. absolutley pissed it, not even an advisory :bow: :dance: :dance:

Well there we were yesterday,on our way to visit rele`s and getting pretty irritated because our local tescos was so busy we couldn`t find anywhere to park and made buying fuel impossible too..so off to sainsburys we go on t`other side of town..God just as bad!! Sod it! find a space in the end do our shopping and go to fill up.This is the first time we`ve taken the z out in a long long while due to one thing and another and i was feeling pretty nervous as have just finished getting the car back to a ahem "reliable" condition and dreading anything going wrong,as the passion for my car has been severly tested over the past few years,anyway,go in to pay and on my way out a m…

my Z has started to squeel upon startup, it has a brand new battery and i have tightened up the tensioner, The car squeels really loud for about 30 seconds and then when it goes the revs rise to about 2000 for another 30 seconds or so... Whats causing this? Is something on its way out? Thanks, Dan

Just a quick thanks to Chris and his team at Z-Tech for doing my engine re-build, Which he took on from when Ryan sold him the buissness. I was kept informed all the way through the build of what was being done.And when i started her up wow nice sound :bow: There is still some work to be done on the car but most of that i can do myself under there guidance. A top team who had some difficult times to start and are having to move buildings again. But i will definatly be using Z=Tech again :bow:

Tightning up the bolts around the auto box bell housing in the morning as Madmarco and I got the new auto box on today (after ALOT of grief!!!) and wondered if theres a torque value to tighten them up to..???

Or is it DEXRON III ??? Just that i got some Miller auto oil and iits the equivalant to dexron 2 and i'm sure someone recomended dexron 3 ??? Stuff was recomended by MJP though so im sure it'll work ok??

I bought a power steering pump off him about a month ago now but he seems to have fallen off the planet and is not answering his phone or e-mails. Anyone know what the score is with him cause I'm getting a bit frustrated???

Oh poop. Like it says, it moved, started to turn.then snapped. See pics, i've tried irwin rounded bolt removers and its too small. Theres only a few mm of thread sticking out of course Anybody got a bright idea???

i checked my timing the other day and thought it was ok, my bro in law (mechanic) came today and he checked, it was 27 degrees out, ow its been set to 15 degrees and it seems slower at top end of the rev range, it seems to pull more low down, also checked my base idle which i also done wrong, its now set correct, the stalling from pull off is still there though checked all plugs and they are all burning correctly, no sooting and gaps were spot on, checked all connectors and they are ok should i set it back to 27 degrees out as i dont like the way it drives now, also i set the idle after i changed the timing the bolts on the cas aint in the middle anymore, t…

Just to see if im not the only person since buying my Z that has fell in love, had my car over a year now and spent £££ and more to be spent but theres no regret. I think the best people around are Z owners how dedicated we are and friendly even though they cost so much and every time ive seen another Z on the road you never fall to wave. Seeing them on YouTube is fantastic. Theres just something about seeing my Z on the drive thats makes me warm and happy inside but more when driving. Think im going to see a doctor now i might be a little crazy lol Long Live the Z........

Can anyone tell me how to get my hands on a book etc' detailing the individual body panels and how they are attatched to each other please? Just about to start sills and floor repares and I am unsure as to where one panel stops and the other starts. Car in question is a 1992 tt targa lwb Thanks in advance Redwine300 :o :o

Hi guys and girls . well ive only owned my car a few days and ive started to get problems already they started yesterday when pulling off in my car it seems to have a big flat spot almost as if it over fuels for a split second and the car doesnt seem to pull as well as it should seems to get to about 4000 revs and hold back then goes again then holds back on and off i checked the plugs and there pretty black so getting some new 1s ( i no this wont help them being like that) also when i rev the car it splutters at at abot 1000 revs then pulls its like the car is reving really slow .. does anything im saying make any sense? lol

hi what are the two pipes going in to the cats what are they cos got my de cat now so what do i do with it ???

Currently got a ripspeed dvd player with flip out screen but want sat nav aswell, contacted ripspeed they dont do an add-on, does anyone know to a DVD Player Flip out Screen with built in Navigation? Many Regards

Was a bit of a zed day yesterday - Especially if I include the few I saw down SWZ as well! But, twas a bit of a surprise when I saw, in my drunken state (I think it was real!) a black H reg swb with black alloys parked up in Midsomer Norton high street at around midnight! Not seen it around before........