General Discussions - 300ZX Related

Hi Guys, Have a noob question here. Where do you go for OEM parts? I’ve checked the traders section on here and while MJP Eastern is listed as a supplier of OEM parts, they didn’t seem to have much to offer on their website. At the moment I’m after a plenum gasket. I know I can get one from Z Centre, however £12.00 (+VAT) seems a bit steep. Is there anywhere else I could look to get OEM parts, such as gaskets, for this and future jobs?

So, been putting some of the blue car back together and I'm not too sure what to do. The previous owner had done a bunch of custom stuff, like brushed metal buttons and things. I'm trying to decide whether to go with it or return some of it back to stock. What do you lot think on this? Might make for an interesting debate.

So after finding out my zed needs new turbos and is rusting through again despite being welded up twice (before I owned it) in the last 4 years I've decided to cut my loses and get a fresh import. Well, to try anyway! The paint is rubbish in general so by the time I pay for all of that I could import one with half or even a third of the mileage! And in white :tt1: precisely the wrong time to decide this as I'd just ordered $1000 worth of stuff from czp and a load of stuff from baz, ah well! gazwoz has said he'll keep an eye out for me, but I like to be proactive. Was wondering what websites people recommend looking at? So far I've found buyee, goonet exchange and see…

Chance discovery whilst out in the M6, pulled over and took a few picture`s, European spec. of course with leather and 5 speed manual, not as clean as it could be but certainly stood out from the euro-box dross that proliferates here. Jeff

Anyone have pictures of the Z32 engine bay in Black, with a non-black body colour ? I want to paint the engine bay when I pull the engine, and while Im 90% sure I will keep the body Bayside Blue, there is a small chance I could have a colour change. I dont want to paint the engine bay in Bayside blue, only to end up with a different exterior colour. So....Black engine bays, probably like a satin black ?

What started off as a minor niggle has gotten considerably louder. I can hear it best when I open the door of the car, at idle. When driving it appears to disappear altogether. The only way I can describe the sound is a gargling or liquid. I originally thought, cooling system but I’m now really unsure. Any suggestions? Cheers

Saw this zed today around 2:30pm at junction A176/A127, a dark metallic red K reg uk LWB.

I've had nearly 6 years of faultless zedding and now its all gone wrong ,japfest took its toll on the old girl and the passenger window switch is playing up !

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Il pop up some pictures later if I get time but I'm after some advice as to how I got it wrong. I painted my bonnet last summer, first time using a gun an compressor. Using 1k paint. I keyed the original paint to the primer then applied a layer of primer from a can, then the colour then two coats of clear. After some wet sanding I was really happy. Few minor things like a fly and I over sanded one corner. First few weeks were great. Then winter came. The paint was suddenly ruined. The car lives under a cover. The two defects are tiny blisters, I believe these are called micro blisters and are caused by water in paint? This is only in one area. The second defect which is t…

If you prefer bud just txt me , the top number on the card . Regards Allan

Does anyone have an ifea what this thick green wires are for? They hav been shorted. Guess the where initially connected to the fusebox near the battery.

Hello all need some advice. After many years I am finally going to start to get the car back on the road. The car was taken off the road when the clutch release bearing went in 2006, bought a replacement as well as new lightened flywheel and upgraded clutch, but many things got in the way of doing the work (lost job, owning money when back at work, repeat several times, and a drop in interests at times). Now nearly 10 years later the time has come to get the car back on the road, the question is what do I do? The car has been sitting in a garage (located under the house and doesn't change temp as much as the outside), The gearbox is currently off as is the…

So, I just replaced a wing mirror from a different Zed, and I seem to have different connections - Did the mirrors change at all between years, or do I have the wrong plug? I don't think I do, it's the only one it can be, or can find.

You were on the opposite side of the road heading towards the sugar factory??

Didn't catch a great look as the bloody central reservation was in the way but knew it was a zed instantly and proved right for sure when I saw the rear light in my rear view. Just made me want to get one of my zeds drivable again!

So, its taken me some time to be able to get round to writing this..... Some of u who know me may have been wondering where I was not at Japfest considering i was so excited & had track time booked..... The weekend before I went to get new tyres fitted + full alignment & camber set up redone as i'd dropped the car even lower on her meister coilovers. About 5 mins after leaving said tyre specialist I crossed a round about (without going sideways for once) & accelerated gently up a hill in a straight line..... problem is it was pissing it down, lots of surface water changed up into 3rd & accelerated, back end went span full retard took out a road sign and…

Hi, I just took delivery of what I thought would be a QH water pump. I did my research and believed QH to be top quality. It turns out the pump that arrived is NPW. Can anyone reinforce or correct the below statement from the seller; 'No, it i is not a mistake the unit supplied is a QH boxed product. NPW manufacture the unit for QH. That is how they are supplied from QH. All the Japanese replacement units are supplied to us in that manner. We have sold just under 200 units this year for Japanese models and to date we have not had any returned as faulty. We have no control over who manufactures the units for QH we sell them as they are supplied to us as QH replac…

For the last couple of days, I've had what was once a dream car parked on the drive: a Supra Aerotop TT6. :) I wanted one of these for the longest time, but the only market that got the manual box in an Aerotop was the USA, so it would've meant a manual conversion or buying one that'd already been converted. In my nearly 3 years of Z32 ownership though, I've found the Supra to be slipping down the list of dream cars and, now I've been able to compare the two back to back properly, I've found that (in my opinion, at least) the Supra is to be found wanting.... It's a very brash car. Where the Zed is sleek and fairly subtle, the Supra is incredibly obvious - i…

Been spending quite a bit of cash on the zeds over the last few weeks So, for the blue car, I've bought some new UK clocks which gets rid of the EL type ones that were/are in it. Think I'll have to fit some chrome speedo rings... got a set lying around somewhere. I've also bought another Veilside evolution exhaust system for the blue one... Will probably end up sitting unfitted in the garage like. For the black zed, I'm waiting on delivery of the Stillen type III lip from mjp. Also bought some nice (but expensive) suspension parts. I got: - Z1 FUCA's (street version) - SPL pro titanium RUCA's - SPL pro titanium tension rods - Driftwo…

Hi guys, serch is still on fo a nice clean z. Some advice on how much power the autobox can take safely. Theres a couple for sale at the moment on piston heads and auto trader but as I've never had one just looking for the thoughts of experienced owners. Manuals are pretty scarce a the moment so may have to consider auto.cheers.

I have noticed that the plastic tray that runs the length of the car (on the underside) encasing the brake lines (I think!) is in pretty poor shape on my car...is a replacement readily available..and if so what is it called, where can I get one and how much are they! :scared:

Well,as some of you know the shorty went in for MOT last week and failed:( so booked in Into a local garage who looks after all my other cars and vans....well ,that was it! She's gone:( the owner of the garage seen it,loved it,and made me an offer for it that I couldn't refuse!! So she's gone:(.

Morning all, where do I get a working replacement Neutral switch from. Can anyone help. Thanks. Sayers.

Hi guys I had a 4 second misfire a while back and ignored it. Went for a blast the other day and got a permanent misfire on number 1. Ive swapped the coil for number 2 and the issue is still with cylinder 1. Im yet to check the spark plug, wiring seems ok though, even though all the coil connectors just pull off (tabs snapped off) It looks like a series 2 ptu, is there anything else i should look at? Thanks Mark