General Discussions - 300ZX Related

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

yesterday (sunday) around 3.15-3.45 going past peterlee. I think the car was lime green

Followed you about 5 cars back, up kidsgrove bank, through Goldenhill and into Tunstall, i was in my lady's white Kia Sportage.

Anyone know what this is? It was mounted in front of the original oilcooler. And any idea to what I am supposed to do or where to mount it after installing the oilcooler from Z1?

just bought an ecu to see if it would sort out my running on issue but when i connected it up the car started fine but when i revved it up it hit 3000 rpm and started to misfire when i looked on the new ecu its got a " 23 " number on it and my old one has a " 20 " is the new ecu from a tt zed or is it just fooked any help appreciated

Just trying to get my head around why my V6 is sometimes a V5 or even worse, a V4. :headvswal I've been told that the fuel injector on cylinder 4 does not work. I've checked to see if it 'clicks' using the long screw driver method and I can agree that it does not click. So, if that is the case, if I pulled the coil pack connector the engine note should not change at all. Am I correct in saying this? Also cylinder 1 is playing up, nothing wrong with the coil pack and the fuel injector clicks using the screw driver method. How ever if I pull the connector off of that, the engine note does not change at all. So, can I assume there's a break in my en…

quick question, is it an easy job to remove the front wing? will i have to take the front bumper to do it? cheers Nick

Hi has anyone done a how to? on fitting a tub on a z32 tailgate. Ive been told the rear screen comes out and the fiberglass just fits in! Life is never that simple!! I have seen some of the rides on here with them and i really like them hope someone can help :)