General Discussions - 300ZX Related

Hi all. Next weekend I am off down to SWZ to have some leather fitted. If anyone in my area has parts down there that they have bought then I could bring them back with me. The thing to consider is that I only have a SWB and I will obviously have a case in the back as well as we are going for the weekend. If you sort it with SWZ and then PM me your details then I am sure something can be sorted. Darrell

Before anyone say stick a spark plug on the exhaust nooooo.......... I want the natural flame from shere power. Does anyones do this? and what mods have they done so it starts to do this. Also do certain mods make the car sound different with exceptions to the airfilters and exhausts as that's pretty obvious??? Also what about manifolds and downpipes do they alter the sound?

Just to let you all know my baby is coming home soon :dance: Went and seen it today and it is perfect :p All sprayed and not on a dent on it... :) They spray job is excellent so i am picking it up monday and cant wait :hyper: Will post some pics asap, and will be putting it into rides section for the future competitions :)

Just been looking through there and found a few items seem to be for sale which have already been "sold" and paid for by some pretty pissed off (understandably) members. It doesn't look good for the club and it's visitors. How often does this go on? At the moment i'm awaiting delivery of something I paid for weeks ago and i'm getting messed about. I don't want to mention names as of yet, but i'm beginning to feel even more worried now after reading some of the threads where people are getting ripped off. I understand it's impossible to check on private sellers. it's left to trust and goodwill. Over the years i've bought and sold items from very decent members wi…

red z driving through ealing 5ish today

red z driving past epsom race course yesterday think reg was j---pde

Was looking at the pics of your new exhaust (v nice) but also the tinted windows. They look extremely well done from those pics. Anything special about those tints? Who did em? cheers jay

My car has just been deemed a write off by a third party insurer and they have valued the zed (Which i bought 3months ago for 5500) at 1500! How crap! Does anyone know if I can use advertisement off of this site as examples of value?

Hi Gang.. Does anybody know if a coilover set-up off a Nissan 200sx will fit a UK TT zed? Thanks for any advice!!

I am having my autobox replaced next week and only have 1st and 2nd gear. I am driving the car "gingerley" but the urge to put my foot down occasionally gets the better of me!! When I do really go for it and eventually stop, there is a smell and some smoke coming from the back of the engine?? Any thoughts? I also need to replace the gearbox oil seal too and it has been suggested that it could be this oil being burnt on my exhaust? Thoughts please! :-)

I'm just halfway through changing PCV valves that I bought from Mike Feeney yesterday to see if it helps/cures my smoking prob. Now the old PCV valves i took off (UK '90 TT Man) are slightly different to the new ones. The new ones have a 'plunger' in that is sprung halfway and then is free to float the other half of it's movement. The old ones have a plunger that is sprung all the way to the end. Quite possibly these are the original ones as i have had the car since 1999 and i have not changed them yet. Any comments on the above? Rob. N.B. My PCV hoses have quite a bit of oil in, why would this be?

seen today at about 2.. got a wave :tongue:

Red UK TT J***WNT advertised for sale at the autojumble?

Just browsing through Help and advice when I saw the thread about gear lever replacement and suddenly realised I dont know how to replace my hand brake handle, remember having a look and thinking "Ill do that later" is there a thread or can someone just tell me

Have just done a compression test and piston 4 is at 50 Could there be any other causes than a knackered bottom end??

:confused: its abit of a weird request iam getting ready to leave for nottingham for the agm and was wondering if anyone that was leaving some time today if they had aspare disc laying round and could bring it with them...!!! payment goes without saying! my brake pedals abit lumpy an reacting the speed over the weekend isnt going to be nice............. :mad:

:( o.k i'm being stupid. got a replacement gearknob, simple case of unscrew old and "screw" new one on.The old one is a bit stubborn and i don't want to force it and "screw" something else up. The question is do i use a bit more force to undo it or is there a much simpler way(apart from :duffer: not replacing it in the first place!)

on the A1 at around 9pm, i came off the slip road from the top of the A19 and pulled out behind you then slowed as i passed to give the thumbs up but ya didnt see, must of been too busy watchin the road :cool:

So drove home from work today, took car to nissan garage during the day final look over and Consult check and set up before we depart next weekend for Spain in the ZED. :dance: Only, when I got home and just lifted the bonnet for a quick look I could hear bubbling and saw water all over the Nearside inner arch, it appeared to have sprayed from the expansion bottle. looked underneath and water all over nearside wheel and floor.No over heating though! :headvswal :headvswal :cry: :cry: So waited a while, took cap off rad, no water. Topped it up then ran it up but can't reproduce it. Runs fine. took up the road and back still nothing. Can't go to Spain it if I…

Any news out there about Peter Rosenberg and his new business? Is he still doing serious work with high customer satisfaction? I have never met a more competent and serious businessman, so if you read this, Mr Rosenberg,- please get in touch. I have a BIG project for you where your skills are needed. I hear that you have made impressive engines exceeding 700 BHP. Looking forward to a serious talk with you.

Going between J18 and J19 M4 west bound @ 8.00am Was it you!?

is he still on here and is he still the TLO

I have never seen another Z on the road, I see them when I get my car serviced but apart from that never driven past one.

Hi all, Ive had my 91 tt for 2 years now. Starting around a year ago, the car smokes, sometimes quite severly out of the left exhaust in idle. It's a kind of 'heavy' smoke. Now, I've heard some people say that it could be the turbo's packing up, and im hoping it isnt, thats very expensive to fix right? Is there anything else that could cause this smoking problem? Any help will be appreciated. Cheers.

The Z just passed it's MOT :dance: (1st one since the decat too :tongue: ) So I'm pretty pleased :D It also has 3 Advisory Items 001 Front (both) anti-roll bar linkage has slight play in a ball joint [2.4.G.3] I'd like to know what and where these are and what this would cause as I have a strange steering problem ATM 002 Front (both) brake pipes slightly corroded [3.6.B.2c] Apparently the ones that go from my braided hose to the caliper about 2" long, not to much of a problem :confused: 003 Fuel pipe/s corroded Apparently to ones that go over the rear subframe (not too sure) but again not too much of a problem :confused: What d…