General Discussions - 300ZX Related

Hi everyone there; I´ve been Quoting to buy a Z through some auction dealers and on my process the first thing I find out when I come to getting some information on registering the car in my country is; first of all if the car has been brought from Japan or the United States it requires a certificate of emissions E4. Since Japan and U.S.A has a different emissions standard, this new law came out this year on all European community under something called the" Kyoto Treaty" in order to clean up pollution on air...I have also checked with other european members technical vehicle inspections and they have told me the same thing; new law requires all cars that want to be …

I orderd an uprated clutch from sumo power and they have sent me an exedy racing clutch plate, all good, but on the invoice it says - R33 GTR paddle type. Do we share a clutch plate with he R33 or do I have a wrong part?

ive lost the water bleed plug on my zed and i cant find where i put it lol any idea where i can get one or something that will work inplace of it

This car is well known in the SW to club members and is now in my ownership. As with all new toys you want to change them to reflect your own personallity. Initially I did not like the 3 spoke Advan wheels but they have started to grow on me, and besides they all have good rubber on, for now. When their a bit worn I may decide to change both the wheels and the tyres, undecided as yet. The main bone of contention is the rear spoiler which is......huge, and totally blocks the rear view which coupled with the very stylish mirrors which I can also see feckall out of makes driving quick very tenuous as you cannot spot the old bill until he is right on your tail. The exhaust is…

im a very happy person today my car passed our National Car Test yesterday, this is like your MOT, except its every 2 years for any car more than 4 years old. my nct disc was out of date nearly 2 years (their not too strict over here) and its not required for taxing or insuring your car, anyway the car sailed through, here are some of the results side/slip alignment test front axle -2m/km rear-10m/km fail is front+14 to -14 back+18 to -18 outside suspension test fr axle nearside 31mm offside 29mm imbalance 6% rr axle " 25mm " 26mm " 4% above 30% fail brake effort 65% less tha…

Drove all the way from Karen's place to my work this morning (43 miles), in all the bloody horrible weather (it was P'ing it down) with no problems whats-so-ever! Come out of work this afternoon and find my rear near side tyre flat! And I mean completely :confused: Dropped it off with the tyre place, went back to see how they were getting on with it, to find that there is a split in the tyre, and it's not repairable!! I only bought my two rears for my MOT last December :cry: *****X!!! I'm currently skint until pay day, which is next Friday, and the credit card is maxed out, so can't even use that. So it's going to be at least two weeks before I can get a new t…

seen this moring in newcastle center around 9ish

Hi there. Just wondering if anyone can give me step by step instructions or maybe a website with pictures on how to remove the driveshaft of my 1990 300zx TT. I am in the middle of replacing the clutch and i have bit-off a little more than i can chew for my very first job. Thanks for your help.

Hi there I am going to be changing my suspension this weekend, and i was just looking in the manual at the front suspension and there is a gasket that goes between the top mount and the suspension turret, see pic below i have put a arrow to it. Question is what do they do, are they important and what are they made out of? any info would be great Cheers Jay :duffer:

One of the guys in Texas I chat to on 32ZC has just fitted leather seat coverings from these guys.... http://www.leatherseats.com Very good quality by the looks of things. You can order online and to your exact specification, plus order large sections of leather for trimming door cards, dash and whatever... very very good value too, site has all the pricings and everything you need, plus other options and gaitors etc. Here's his seats fitted... I'll probably be ordering from them towards the end of the summer! :hyper:

anyone know the diameter of the focus lense in the light as im playing with the idea of angel eyes

Coolio, my bright orange coilovers arrived today. They are sexy, thanks Smithy!! that means i can get them fitted, and the anti roll bars, not sure if i should atempt the hicas kit myself. All the interior is all over the place so once the shocks are in the interior can be fitted back in place and i can get my dash back together as i havn't been able to get to it due to the seats and trims everywhere. busy busy busy weekend.

Hey peeps, i live in south west london & need to get a 60k service done, I've heard a few rumours about nissan themselves so was wondering if anybody had any better & fairly local suggestions of where to take my beast. if not, it's off to the local dealership...

our cars have variable valve timing on the exhaust cam dont they? I dont suppose it makes alot of difference when you throw turbos into the equation but do the solenoids often fail on these systems and if so would there be a noticable performance drop off. He can the VVT be checked to see if it is working properly?

:confused: ok so fitted my DV's couple of weeks back..well 2 months but power is nothing like it was when i first had car (4 months ago) i use to have to pull away in 2nd but now it seems so much slower...could this be from the dumpvalves? i didnt expect it to change this much...help me! :(

I know lots of you have done this but how do you get it to stay behind the fascia piece? FAQ anyone pleeeeeeese wanna do this cos it pisses me off wheres it is (stuck to bottom of left pod) keep clouting it with me knee muchios thankyous :D

Been stocking the bits up bit by bit for a rebuild over the winter, is it possible to use bigger valves??? if so where can i get them

Hi does anybody know where in the uk you can get longer rear wheel studs thanks taff.

Have a good day mate. :duffer:

How do you add stuff to your rides section, my user control panel does not seem to have an edit rides button. :confused:

Heya just bought a 300zx a 1991 TT, Targa Manwell and had it a few days and the motor has pushed the aerial all the way out and it fell on the floor!have tried getting it back in by turning the Ignition key to off so the Motor Retracts the Cable but i cant get any luck Any suggestions??Dont really wan2 pay some1 20quid for it seems abit pointless!! Thanks Munny

hi was just driving home from work and gear lever became all sloppy. it seems to have dropped. i can find all gears by lifting lever up before i change. once in gear it is fine. i would have thought it would be a gear linkage/bushes? how do i fix it?

Can anyone please give advice on whether to re-build my engine or to replace it with a used unit, the big ends have now given up and it has suffered from a top end rattle, ( guessing lifter prob) for a while what would be the best route to go? not in a hurry to get it back on the road as yet, also what should I expect to pay for crank re-grind, bearings rebuild etc? I will be doing the re-build myself to save on costs, any help is appreciated.

just got a sony double din cd player and was wondering what everyones preference is as i was a bit worried about it not being removeable but also just won a sony dd cover off fleabay for £2.60 so i feel better now so c'mon peeps whats ya pref double or single

My car's almost ready to put back on the road and being a zed i need to fit a tow bar for towing the car when it breaks down LOL.Where's yours ?I didn't fit my bumper so i don't even know where the original one was so any suggestions please. :D