General Discussions - 300ZX Related

just a update on my poor battered and bruised zed :( transpires that to day (after 3 weeks of chasing him) that he doesnt have insurance, surprise surprise :mad: bodyshop quotes have come to £1300 and thats without the overheating problem :( hope fully that is just a nipped pipe or fan issue *fingers crossed* i have decided to cut my losses and not go down the insurance route myself and have not bothered with the police either. have been in touch with the lad tonight and have drawn up a contract of payment which is well under bodyshop quote 26 x £25 = £600 the reason for my undeniable good will is that with the car off the road till summ…

Anyone know of any guides to fit boost gauge to the a pillar including light cable. Thanks in advance :duffer:

Team, I am looking for some set-up help here on my travels I have managed to pick up an original set of Mine's Suspension for my twin turbo. :bow: Manufactured in japan to a custom mines specification they are really really nice units. What I know so far is that the spring rates are as follows 3.2 - 4.5kg for Front and 3.0 - 4.0kg. for Rear. They are 32-way adjustable for damping and appear to have 3 pre-load settings via a circlip design on the shock body. Does anyone else have these units on their car as i am looking for some starter settings for fast-road driving. Thanks in advance

Does anyone do theirs on a regular occurrence? One thing I've neglected to do unfortunately is replace mine which will be done shortly. How often do you lot do yours?

just received my flywheel for a manual conversion and bloody hell it's heavy. how much meat do people take off these or do they just buy a lightened one

spotted ths afternoon parked up near byker looked well sweet

as it says. ive got the money to but a 300 tt im in spain and im comming back on the 16th nov to look for a car. but i dont know if i want a auto or manual??? weekend blasts says to me manual. day to day driving says to me auto. ive just sold my 350bhp evo 6 tommi mak and that was a fab fast car for a blast to the coast but did my head in in traffic. but in all fairness i only used it odd days so it was ok. im thinking of using the 300 a bit more than the odd blast??? so what do you think is best???????????? stu. ps how does a 300 tt compair in performance to an evo????

Evening all, A quick question. Whilst searching the threads I found conflicting information on the uk spec wheel offsets. One stated : Front 35 and Rear 45. The other : Front 45 and rear 35. Can any one tell me without doubt which is correct? Many thanks.

Anyone know where i can get a cover to fit my LWB TT properly as i'm taking her off the road for the winter and don't have a garage. Cheerz James

Hello Chaps Just need abit of info on the cooling for the autobox fluid, the car is a jspec. As far as i now there is no specific oil cooler for the fluid, is has a feed going through the rad, please correct me if iam wrong. how is the fluid pumped to the"cooling coils" by what means???? and just out of interest, if say there was some kind of restriction in flow i take it, this could cause the box fluid to overheat and boil, if not what else could cause significantly increased temperatures to the autobox fluid. Cheers Dutchy.

how can i tell if my engine is in safe boost mode ..i think thats the term used.

I need all the info possible on changing my auto box as i may do it my self (although it'll probably be wozzer) But, incase i do it, what are the main things that are a pain with it??? Any pics etc would be apreciated etc Thanks......

Hey, i noticed today that there was quite a bit of water under my car. i checked under and noticed that there was a pipe which looked like it was a drain and it was dripping water. it was at the back of the engine on the passenger side and came through the bulkhead. i have checked through the forums and it seems to be the air con draining pipe which realease water from the air con. As it is now november i dont use the air con and havent used it in quite a while so i was wondering why this pipe would be draining water and if it is going to be a problem and should i do something about it. i have had the car about 5 months or more and never noticed this before. it is no…

Wednesday at 4.30am at redbridge, you came off A12 and went up M11. Can't belive it i normaly take the ZED to work on wednesdays, but not this time.

just come across this, looks like a bargain. :duffer: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=170161554054&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT&ih=007

hey, i have a water leak. i have checked where it is coming from and it seems to be the air con drain pipe which comes through the bulk head on the passanger side just above the exhaust manifold. i have never seen it leak/drain before and i also dont use the air con in my car as it is in the middle of october and freezing any way. i do use the heater in the car. i was just wondering why it would be leaking/draining now and will it cause problems??? Cheers Kyle

Is installation simply to remove the old AFM plug and to rejoin/splice into the original loom with the Q45 AFM wiring loom ? Thx Lee

Hi My 300 tt auto has a vibration through the floor and seats feels like the rear of the car or prop It happens on the motorway after 85 MPH and gets worse the faster you go There is no play in the wheel bearings or any of the bushes on the back end I have heard from other threads about the prop centre bearing does anyone know how to check this before i replace Thanks Chris

spotted this morning give u a beep :D

Hi, I have just purchased a 300ZX TT manual, when I viewed it, it started first time from cold each time, I have just driven home (170 miles) and it won't start now. I stopped twice during the journey and it started both times, but when I got home I parked it and turned it all off whist I moved the old car and now it will not start. The lights on the dash come on and it turns over, but just won't fire, I also noticed a smell of fuel when I got out. I left it for about 20mins and then went back, but still the same problem. Has anyone got any ideas? Alex (Newbie)

hows it goin iv just noticet my water pumps leaking n needs replaceing now im just wondering is it a hard job too do and what needs to be removed to get access , ie timeing belt an so on ?

anyone on here?

Where is the cheapest with the fastest delivery for adjustable cam pulleys And which ones are the best?

Hello, my little reservoir needs filling, but i'm not sure what i filled it with last time... Alas, I can't remember if I used ATF fluid or actual power steering fluid. I seem to recall that I didn't use power steering fluid cause someone told me never to use power steering fluid since it contains corrosive bits which encourage leakage - and leak it has... onto my now squeaky belts which makes me question myself yet again. Is there a simple way of telling from the fluid whether it is ATF or steering fluid? Is it possible to drain the power steering system (hydrological HICAS is still installed) as I'm assuming thelphat bad shit happens when you mix the …

Currently first thing..... had the car a year nothing but bad luck not cars fault just joy riders.. to date they can only get it but not start it ... problem 1: squeaking alternator belt its been tightened twice now and after a week it starts again does the alternator need replaced???? problem 2: Jumping Speedo What on earth is going on? do i need a new grounding kit or something???? Problem 3: Hicas Light comes ono but goes off after i turn it off Problem 4: going threw the gears its all good unless im boosting hard and 3rd gear grinds or clicks in hard rest of gears all good until you come down to third it grinds in!!! problem 5: clutch slipping…