General Discussions - 300ZX Related

As you may or may not know,the lad i got my new Z off had a problem with oil in the radiator,rewind to august last year,he is in slow moving traffic,middle of London,aircon on,car starts to lose water/steams,he stops,lets it cool down,tops up continues home,garage looks at it,they fit new rad and cap(defo new rad+cap have checked),he then drives normaly next few weeks,then top rad pipe bursts,gets that replaced,was while in garage that they notice brown sludge like oil in rad,and in header tank,so they say headgasket etc,but looking at it its not ice creamy stuff more like light brown sludge,have been all over the net looking for info and it seems 99% of the time its the …

is the series 1 ptu from a tt import the same with a series 1 from a tt uk?

I know this has been posted a while ago by Eric (lymon) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8w8AAO6x2fs It is seriously goddamn quick :bow: :bow: :shock: but finally somebody put up the spec on it: Final specs on the car... here they are. New set up, second build: Built motor, different block, same heads as my first build Twin Gt-3071's Forged actuators w/20-24 psi springs Custom SZ 3in. DP'S, test pipes, custom 3 inch cat back PE 850 inj. w/ 300 degree fuel rails RPS custom 4 puck clutch Removed A/C system 751 Rwhp, 645 lbs Torque, stock pump ran out of fuel:) Tuned @Specialty-Z 10/19/07 Look for octavian on twinturbo . n…

Based on the A10 nr Hertford next to the big hand car wash place... has anybody used these before as i am thinking of taking a set of wheels to be refurbed there 2moro. any feedback at all welcomed :) here is a link to their webby... any advice on the methods used etc also appreciated cheerZ

Has anyone got one of these going spare?

Hi guys, just a quick question. I think I have 2 warped disks on the front of my zed, and was wondering 1) where you would go to get replacements and 2) how easy they are to fit. I'm not scared of a spanner, but have heard stories of people screwing it up on other models... In case it matters, i'm in a J-spec '92 manual TT Thanks for any help.. :dance:

hi there just a couple of ? 1.wot do i need to do to replace my factory stereo. 2.is there a bass box i can put in the boot that will give me good sound but not compromise my space, so im still able to put the roof in the boot.or will i need to coustomise the box. 3.will i need a bigger alternator or bigger battery,to help power the amp and so on. 4.as i have no no how when it comes to anything electric,any advise on this i would be totaly greatful.ie wot would be a good head unit for a start. :o :bow: :headvswal

Hey people, Following on from my MOT advisory a while ago here :- http://www.300zx.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=100200 I "think" these are the parts they mention in 001 :- http://www.courtesyparts.com/betasite/54618m-rod-assy-connectingstabilizer-300zx-z32-1990-1996-p-40768.html They have "ball joints" in them as they mention in the advisory so I'm assuming this is they. Are uprated parts available anywhere or would OEM from MJP do the trick ? CheerZ Paul

Doen anyone know if the hubs are the same on a Z31 as I have the spare wheel listed on ebay from my breaker and had someone with a Z31 ask if it would fit? Cheers John

ET30 on the rear? Anyone running this offset on the rear? Do they rub on the arches at all? The lower the offset the more they stick out isnt it?

Has some will already know my pride and joy got a little bent around xmas :cry: but not to worry all was not lost. After having the car lifted from the centre of town and taken to a garage where it was pulled straight again it as now made its way to the bodyshop where it is under going a major revamp. Here are a few pics which I took at the weekend

Bought 3 odd alloys in pretty bad shape now managed to get a forth brand new one, so its time to refurb. I need advise on polishing the lip/dish, i am planning on painting the spokes gold and i think they will look good with a polished lip, so my question is how do i get pic 2 to look like pic 3 (pic 1 is to show how they were). I have a dremel (well a copy) but have no idea how to use it and what heads i need etc.... If i can't do it i'll resort to plan B and that is to paint the dishes a brilliant silver. Any suggestions most welcome. ;) PIC 1 - How the alloys were. PIC 2 - Rubbed down. PIC 3 - New alloy i have bought.

Hi, I'm currently looking at a jap spec 1996 Z and was wondering if anyone knows how i find out if it has OBD-II installed. The reason i'm asking is i'm planning on putting a car-pc in it and the software has a feature where you can read OBD-II information. Thought it might be nice.... Cheers Dave

Hello Again, just bought a 300 so still learning but just wanted to pick all your brains again, its a 3.0 TT Jap Import, will the 97 ron petrol be ok for the engine as the 99ron stuff that shell sell is miles away from where i live and is massivly expensive. cheers

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how do you remove the spoiler off the boot ?????

Hi all, just wanted some advice on my V5. I bought the car on Christmas eve (2007) but it did not have the V5 as the guy was going to use the car for drifting so he never applied for it. I applied for the V5 and it arrived this morning but it doesn't have a model/Type on it just make Nissan, it also says 4 door saloon and 2000cc. When i filled in the request form i stated it was a 300ZX TT, Cylinder Capacity 2960. The reg number and the vin numbers all match as well as the colour so does anyone have any idea's why it just says Nissan, 4 door saloon, 2000cc? Is this just a mistake by the DVLA?

I OWN A ZED AGAIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I bought Col_Almera's zed on Saturday,and by the time i got home (i had come straight of a night duty to go see the car) i was so tired, the excitment level was pretty low. Since then, and alot of sleep, ive just remembered how awesome these cars are! It needs a fair bit of work doing, all of which cosmetic, the whole of the car is covered in swirl marks (looks like someone has cleaned it with a brilo pad!), the wheels need a dam good polish and there is the beginings of a hole is the drivers bolster which i want to get repaired. But as a whole im very happy with this one, and its mechanically sound. …

hi, im sure this question has been asked and answered a million times but i cant find it anywhere lol. my n/a is in the garage stripped down to the block due to no. 5 big end knackered, Im wondering if to send it in for regrind and sizing or to buy another engine and drop it straight in, by the time all new parts and gaskets have been bought i dont think the price difference will be that much. My question is can i buy a twin turbo engine and drop it in the n/a changing the manifolds as nessercery or is there too much of a difference between the two. there are a lot more twins around than n/a. cant seem to find one at a decent price lol. many thankx for any help, …

Started my car today for the first time in about a week and it started idling really funny. wasnt stable at all, touching the throttle made it iratic specially when pulling off, it was fine after it had warmed up? any ideas?

Hi all, MOT due v soon, and I've no rear foglights. I did have the inner rear brake lights wired in as fogs, but undid that as I liked the four brake lights. My plan has been to fit some red bulbs into the reversing light area, keeping the reversing lights as well. Now I've run out of time nearly I've realised that there isn't a huge amount of room. Another idea I had was maybe mounting lots of red LEDs into the reversing light reflectors. Wonder if sharing a reversing light and fog light will fail the MOT though? I'll probably end up wiring in the original mod to get me through, but if anyone has seen a good way of modding the reversing lights into fo…

Happy Birthday Jimmer, have a great day... :duffer: :duffer: :duffer:

Why did my energy steering rack bushing kit come with 3 bits? The thick bushings came for both sides of the rack then there is a bush that is the same shape as the circular one but thinner?

After a couple of days the old auto box is off :dance: Turned out to be a right pig and also turns out you can't get it off without removing the cats!!!! We were reluctant to touch the cat's but after 15 years the rusty studs came right out and none snapped!!! BIG THANKS TO Madmarco for driving all the way from Winchester to help out, however he spent the whole saturday under the car doing all the work :bow: and it was very much appreciated!! Also to CBR337 (Chris) for coming over yesterday and helping my mate James to get the bloody box off the car!! :bow: Great to meet Sussex Stu too, thanks for making the effort and coming over :bow: …

Does any1 know if the lens part of the UK spec blanks are just as the transparent as purpose made smoked jdm side indicator or are they to dark and let too little light through? cheerZ