General Discussions - 300ZX Related

Well after the oil problem i spoke to Topless (thanks mate!!) and the Z has gone back to the garage i bought it from. The oil could be coming from any number of places and its under warrenty so it's not even worth me investigating. And just for a kick in the b#lls as i started it up to position it behind the truck it dumped about a pint of coolant onto the floor :( :( I'm not excepting it back until its A1, i've only done 800 miles since i bought it :rant:

Has anyone experienced their larger brakes fading? I had a not so nice experience as I was racing a motor bike the other day, came to a roundabout and the brakes decided to fade. They have never done this before, always thought they had been pretty cr#p but this convinced me. Luckily there were no cars coming & I got round no problem but had to stop all the larking around. I have got the 320 or 330mm large discs with the spacer on the calipers coupled with carbon pads. Do you think I need to upgrade the calipers now?

Have a good day matey. :duffer: :duffer:

Took my car to a Garage in Cardiff the other day and to have my turbo timer sorted (which it wasn't)...Strange that I had a Toad alarm fitted then the timer stopped working properly...I was then told that toad a greddy aren't a good combination....anyway, back to the point. The Garage whilst trying to resolve the problem, ran my battery flat, boosted it, then ran it flat again, now it won't hold a charge and I need jump leads to get the car started. Question - The car is a 95 Japspec TT auto. What battery do I need and can pick one up from my local halfrauds? The weathers nice again and I can't drive the thing..... Regards Paul

gents, hope you all enjoyed the zparade lap, :bow: after i got back to the carpark i opened the bonnet & wow was my engine hot, was'nt overheating as the temp gauge was below half, i have removed the aircon rad to aid cooling, what else can be done to aid cooling in the zed, im getting a koyo soon, so what else can be done barring vents :hyper:

went all the way from cambridge to leeds and back today which is a round trip of 260ish miles and didn't see a single zed. haven't see one on the road for ages. :(

A great tip for cleaning the temp sender & permantly removing that green crap. Unplug & remove from car leave in half a glass full of Coca Cola overnight, it will come out like new, thoroughly dry out before reconnecting. And if you lose or havent got the securing pin, secure with a cable tie.

she is 25 today, gonna go out and get lashed up at the weekend with her, and you never know if she plays her cards right i might give her a bit of my pizza when i get in

I have heard about a technique using extremes of heat before but have never seen it done till now (Not propperly at least) Not YouTube :eek:

need auto tensioner and wheel tonight is there any one in the south west or somerset area i can collect one tonight urgent :hyper:

Grey Zed (dirty) York on Sunday at 3.05 overtaking a car on the main road coming from the Minster, no plate G174..., had a little girl in the passenger seat.

i need to pull my engine out the easyest and the quickest way possible to change the turbos. any help and advice will be gladly met :bow: :bow: :bow:

There is annoying rattle coming from the forward interior light in my Targa 2+2. Is there anything up there that would be affected if I took the little bleeder to pieces?

help!, i have the original rubber rear spoiler which the last owner destroyed by using a power washer on removing the paint, is it possible to obtain a replacement ? how easy are they to remove ? what do you recommend? thanks Gary

I am planning on doing my plenum bypass this week or the next, i want to use blue silicone hose for the cooling hoses and also for the vacuum hoses, as i plan to change all my hoses (eventually) to blue. I have found a link posted previously and it says i need the following. 4 feet of 6mm fuel line or water hose 3 feet of 6mm vacuum line 2 feet of 4mm vacuum line Can someone tell me where i can purchase these items, i can get the vacuum lines from Smithy but i would rather purchase it all together and as far as i can tell Smithy only sells the vacuum line and i have been told this is no good to use as coolant hose. Any help would be much appreciated. Many th…

what pads do most people recommend to go on the fronts of a zed? had EBC redstuffs on previous cars and been pretty happy with them. the discs are grooved aftermarket. Dont want to spend the earth but want something that is reliable and safe for non-track use.

Hi It was about 9:30am Saturday morning 02/06/07, you were in your black Zed and I was in a red Luxus waiting to turn right just before the Sainsburys - St Claire's in Hampton Hill. I gave you the thumb, but I'm not sure you noticed. Spencer

Firstly a big thanks to steve burns and all involved in the arranging of the event. Good job in the shop mr Sulley. Thanks to bantunbunny for the handbrake gaitor and the awesome timing you chose to remove it! (were you still putting your centre console back together on the parade lap? ;)) Thanks to turboz for offering to swap his momo millenium steering wheel for my lovely wooden... erm... thing! Was great to meet so many new people: mcp.300zx (mark, maxine and family :) kaz says hi ;)), SkylineDave, olliezx, bantumbunny, mantav8, boldy, turboz, billymuggins, Graham 'give me your wheels' S! steve burns... so many new people that iv probably forgotten lol! …

...when your zed sails through its MOT not even an advisory.... :hyper: the testers even went as far as to say it was better than the new one's they see....350z's that is

I keep forgeting to mension that my dad has a blast cleaning company in Sussex. They can strip anything and have variouse media to do it with. Including vapour blasting off aluminium bits and glass beed blasting, He also does metal spraying etc. If anyone needs anything let me know and i'll put a word in. http://www.blast-cleaning.co.uk

Right i am now after a new full 300ZX TT SWB exhaust system that makes a big noise. But they are very rare. Blueflame who are very good i hear can do one for £800. But i have seen TT performance exhausts on flea bay for £300. I want a nice growly exhaust system for less than £400..?

Very simple question it's laughable but seeing as I'm totally ill, I'll have to ask. Oil pressure gauge sender started leaking so I have replaced with another, the replacement has a ground on it. I have wired it as you would, but when I turn the ignition on the needle just shoots right over. I have turned the 2 wires around sender and ground but still does the same. I know this is so simple but can't think, lol Thought I'd do a quick job on the car last night as I wanted to be active as I've been in bed and doin nothing till last thursday. The sender and the gauge both have grounds on but are not grounded together. many thanks

Just getting my Z ready for Le Mans and thought i would share, Bought Silkolene pro S 10w/50w and it is fantastic £45 delivered from Opie Oils :hyper: And Front Tension Rod Bushes (whiteline) from Luke @ Zcentre £30 + vat :hyper: The car feels amazing and all for under £100 Bargain (just thought i would let you all know) :hyper: :D If anyone wants to see our Lemanbulance go to http://www.themadmile.com/

got these of ebay, anyway went to fit them, obviously the fitment regarding the plug is different, so cut them of and wired them in got the first one in ok and it appeared to be working ok(flashed when alarm) anyways tried the other side and the f***er wouldnt have it which ever way i put the wires. anyways now its fooked my alarm central locking, well pissed off, should hae been an easy job, anyone got these repeaters, or fitted before???, think it might be a polarity issue, but electrics really not my thing, any ideas chaps???

Hello All, Strange problem going on, now and then in no particular interval my zed decides to dump aload of coolant, this is coming from the front left where the expansion tank is. The level in the coolant tank reads way above the "H" mark in fact its almost full???? The car never overheats, temp always good, no H.G. issues. I cant understand it, is it just a case of the tank being overfilled?? ive never had to touch the cooling system before, but like i said the car does it when it pleases but doesnt overheat. Any ideas will be appreciated