General Discussions - 300ZX Related

Spotted you bottom of north hill at 4.30pm 14/11/07 L reg

that is the question ????????? been thinking of selling the zed not really getting the use out of it anymore hardly had it out at all this year (due to weather) because of my job i cant use it as a daily driver. so its garaged up half of the time. i dont get to as many shows as i used to, which is what a car like this is for. would also like to try a mustang ? on the other hand i love the car and the attention it gets if i do let it go ,i know i will regret it :confused: if i can keep hold until next year. hopefully a better summer will change my mind.? although its a lot of money to have sat around the garage decisions decisions dec…

there was a red zed in harrow and wealdstone station yesterday, did it belong to anyone here?

Hi all, A few quick Q's under this heading. My engine is out for turbo replacement, not seen the VVT solenoids until now and they appear to have partially melted (I assume they should be encased in plastic - this appears to be transformed into a chewing gum like goo) - I could be wrong, maybe they always look like that, any comments?? Does anyone have a pic of what they should look like? I'm running an AVC-r and want to remove as much redundant rubbish from the engine/bay as I can. Is it possible to safely remove the stock boost solenoids and also the standard recirc valves ?(Blitz BOVs fitted on hardpipes). I want to do a plenum bypass whilst I'm at i…

Seen some bodykits on eBay for around £289. Anyone ever bought one? They look mint in the pics!

Happy Birthday bud! :duffer: :duffer: :duffer:

Are they worth it? Was quoted £367 for a 24month warranty (£2500) claim limit per individual claim? Covers everything except bodywork. Seems pretty good to me for a 15 year old car and think I would get my monies worth!

Grey standard looking Z at 7.55 this morning, UAZ **** Watch out for those speed bumps! :) Was it you!?

My fanbelt (or alternator belt) needs tightening urgently. It is squeeling like mad and driving me crazy! I cant seem to do it myself and am desperate for help in the Nottingham area. Payment in beer!???

Grey Z on Dispatches: Bottleneck Britain reg H880 PUY anyone here? Vijay

Anyone know where he is? I sent him a PM ages ago and its still unread. Has he gone on holiday or something??? Anyone??? :confused:

Which of these options would you choose if you were me? Price is about the same for all of them, so are the dimensions. Vortex multi spoke 5 spoke

Where the hell would I start looking for an Enkei racing alloy wheel 18" by 9.5" in the same style as my sig pic? Do you think it is even possible to find one rim like this?

quick as fook if its real http://www.conceptcarz.com/vehicle/z2278/Nissan_300ZX/default.aspx

Hi everyone this is my first post, i dont own a Zed but im lookin at buying one next year, so just a few things i would like to know. My insurance is cheapest if i had a uk model non turbo, i havnt seen any for sale all the UK ones seem to be twin turbo's, Are the uk n/a models rare?? I used to own a pulsar gtir which was fun but im not keen on turbo cars after owning that, I wanted to know a few questions mainly comparing these 300zx's to a pulsar gtir i.e. fuel difference with the Zed not having a turbo but being a higher litre, are parts just as expensive or alot more than the gtir?? I guessing most parts you can get hold of quite easy as i could with my gtir. Do the U…

Hi all, Hopefully i will have my new turbos fitted next week as ive bought sum 2nd hand tubs off yampiedog. What else will i need to fit them do i need any gaskets etc? cheers

Look what happened on my way into work this morning driving along minding my own business when some stupid women pulled out of a side road straight into the side of me

seen around 8.30am heading to and from ashton town center.

:hyper: Got my Z through the first MOT since I've had her...... was worrying about it, Just needed a small patch of welding on the rear nearside sill....... and thats it for another year. The bloke next to my work welded it for £90 so well pleased :D Don't think thats too bad for a 15 year old uk TT.

Well, it's finally happened, I spun off the road in the wet! (there was oil on the road) was accelerating away from mini r/about, when the rear end went out, corrected that and she was gone! We (had my little girl in the front with me), spun round about 3 times really fast and ended up with arse end up a grass bank with the nose down on the opposite side of the road. Didn't hit any oncoming traffic somehow (was quite busy), a really nice guy in a small french car had stopped his car and all the traffic when he saw what was happening! Bent rear suspension and damaged g/box oil cooler, and badly damaged my Nismo alloy wheel. Will have her back on road as soon as I can, driv…

Hi all, just a quickey, I have a DTA chip to put in my ecu, the chip is a 26 pin chip (unless my eyesight is worse than i think) when i am looking round for chip sockets I only seem to be able to get 28 pin ones!! anyone done this and know what i should use? Thanks

Just replaced the rear pads on my ZX about 2 weeks ago. I now have a funny sound coming from, what i think is, the rear of the car. It sounds like a quiet clunk. Its more of a fast repetative thud but not loud really. I dont notice it when I accelerate but only when I coast. Any ideas. Cheers

I've been searching far and wide (on t'internet!) for black chrome mesh to replace my silver steel mesh with but I'm having a tough old time finding it! The only ones I can find are matt black and made of polyurethane. I've checked the local garden centre with a view to painting the steel but the smallest diamond they have is 13mm across which wouldn't stop a small rodent to be fair! Anyone know where I can find the stuff???

Hey, Looking at refurbing my stock turbos untill i can save the pennies for something bigger. Would like to do as much of the recon myself but need to find somewhere that could balance them for me, can anyone point me in the right direction? Cheers Ste

Hi, This workshop is in Strood Kent just behind Tesco's, spoke to a guy think his name was Gareth, said he had been working on zed's for 15 years,asked him to price up a cam belt change said it would be £250, is that about right? when I spoke about this club he said that he preferred the Zclub, so is he known on here and is he ok to use. cheers Paul