General Discussions - 300ZX Related

Anyone got a rough idea how much I should be paying for a retrim in an average quality black leather both front seats and the rear. Thanks

Shouldn't really mock but some pieces of 'work' just are quite staggering, i've actually had this on the shelf for a while. This i guess is to 'make red fog light' from the stock clear reverse bulb chamber :rolleyes:. A lot of effort if i can call it that to go to, when a red bulb can be bought :headvswal.

Hello All, New to the forum and need some advice from someone with far more knowledge than me. I am looking to move on my 300ZX as it has failed its MOT and its serious this time with lots of rot underneath. There are better examples out there so buyers go quiet and then disappear when they hear of the issues. This is not entirely a bad news story as a previous owner spent over £25,000 on custom parts and upgrades. I am guessing that these refurbed may have move value than the car as a whole. Does anyone know of a 300ZX breaker out there that I can contact? Thanks in advance.

As Pete has been giving me an ear bashing I thought I had better post a few pix of the rebuild. I did a fair bit of testing during 2015 and competed in quite a few events despite having a cracked and / or porous block. This left me low on power but I hope to have sorted out suspension and a few other issues that should help to make the car a lot faster. Looks like a lot to do still and there is however I hope to be back on the track and testing in time for the new season. I plan to do more in the way of sprinting and hill climbing but of course ten of the best remains the primary event for me. Probably do Brands Hatch in time attack in club pro. The main…

Fitted my news wheels today, thought someone might be interested! Not finished yet, got sent 4 wrong nuts so waiting on those and can't fit the rear centre caps as the half shafts stick out too far, but I was planning on getting some 5mm spacers anyway and that should solve it. Makes it look a bit scruffy at the moment but will be rectified soon hopefully. Please excuse how filthy she is, not good I know, and the pictures aren't great as I was running out of time/light 18", running 245/40 on 8.5s at the front with +20 offset and 275/35 on 9.5s at the rear with +40 offset at the moment. Do have a, err, slight problem that the fronts are rubbing at …

I'm trying to find old photos of my new zed. There's been a fair few on the forum from years gone by when PPS were doing the bodywork and from billing in 2004 but I can't actually see any of the photos. All I see is little hollow squares. Is this something that can be seen somehow, like an old database of the forum or anything? Alternative, does anyone have any pictures of the car?

I have a SWB zed that has been off the road parked in a garage since 2010, some people will remember me from back in the day. Anyway I am gonna put it back on the road for 1 last summer before I get rid around September time. But I want a Navan Shifter, I always have but haven't seen one available for ages. Anybody have one available they might wanna sell me. And if I'm breaking any rules, I'm very sorry, been a long time since I've been on here for any length of time so no idea what's allowed and not allowed these days Thanks

There has been a few interested parties that want to be apart of the NEC so I just wanted to gauge how many of you would like to take part this year. This may not be for everyone as being the classic car show we need the highest of quality as we can for the show and a few rules to go. 1.) You need to arrive more than likely pre 9AM the day before the show starts for setup. 2.) Your zed can't be removed from the stand until the late evening of the following Sunday. 3.) The hotels may be part subsidised by the club but this depending on interest and costs. (we will know after we gauge the interest). 4.) Meals need to be paid for by the individuals, ie. its n…

Alright so... I have made a panel what goes on to the centre console in the bottom or top radio hole The way I did this is... Measure the hole you are wanting to cover Get some 1.5-2mm of acrylic and cut out the shape Get some thin card or anything with a colour of your choice Glue those two together Then glue them into the preferred hole Then... once it's all dry you can start drilling into the acrylic to fit the switches I have chosen 5 switches and tried to get them in line as much as I could. Also the tip of the switch lights up when it's on the "on" position :D And there you go... took me about an hour and half and I am very happy with the outcome …

Hi has anyone got a pic of a pre-cat, I'm not sure if I have one or not? Steve

I was the nutter in the Silver Land Rover blapping my horn and grinning inanely........ :-)

As its not raining for once the Z came out of the garage for a bit. Few pics of some of the ongoing work. Front lip and Twinz side skirts fitted today and some pics of the ongoing interior re trim .

Is there such a thing ? Just removed these units from below the dash, the first I know is a remote start which doesn't work and the second pic is what I believe is some sort of turbo timer but it looks more oem that an addon and I think its been in there for some time. There's no identifying marks on the casing or board. any ideas ?

Hi Guys, Whilst swapping around exhaust systems, i got wondering if there was an alternative to slapping on tube after tube of firegum, so does anyone have any idea where i can get exhaust gasket material to cut to shape, and one i dont have to wait 32 days for... Rich

I have no idea what the true mileage is on my zed. The last few mot's the mileage is the same as the odometer had jammed up and the previous mileages are in that case suspect. The engine seems completely sound although I haven't had a chance to accurately check the oil pressure or compression or anything. Here's my pedals :D completely unscientific I know but it might give me some comfort :D

Just fitting my new uk style number plate. Does everyone usually get rid of this horrible metal bracket and bond it on?

Hi all I'm looking to buy an ebc, more specifically a Greddy Profec EBC. I thought I wanted the Profec B spec 2 with the plan to mount it in the factory clock position... Like so: I think this looks nice and tidy and keeps it from looking out of place.as much as possible. However, I've since seen a post online of a custom install of Greddy's newer profec Oled EBC in the switch controls: Now to me at least, this looks fantastic! So the questions I have are, a) How hard do you think this would be to replicate? And b) Who can make this for me? :laugh:

Hi not sure if anyone is interested but this is my post. Just getting round to sorting the door cards out tonight bit late but who cares. So old door card Removed metal seatbelt supports. Drilled and cut rivets with wire cutters. Then I made a cardboard template luckily the rivet holes are there in new door card for positioning. Oh blade used as ruler. Left my dremel as home long way back, I will have to try with a hack saw. More to follow. Ah this will do. Point of no return.

Hi all, as titled, what sort of lip is this? In this photo it looks like it suits the 89 bumper very well IMO.

Nice read in Speedhunters :thumbup: Wonder if they do Bed and Breakfast? :) http://www.speedhunters.com/2016/01/z-car-garage-datsun-geeks-rule/

OK guys a simple poll to gauge interest in this years JAE show. The feed back from last year was not great from some members and now the entry prices have gone up from £30 to £45 on advanced tickets and £60 at the gate. No Saturday entry price you still pay £45 (or £60 at the gate) http://japcarclub.org/index.php/blog/126-tickets-2016 Please post up your thoughts also and this will let the club know where we stand and what the members want to do. Thanks Guys.

Hi guys. Newby here. My zed is not running very well at the mo, miss firing on at least one cyclinder. Havnt had much time to give it a proper diagnoses, but straight away I can see the injector wiring at the connectors has definitely seen better days. I've seen repair harnesses on the net from the USA. Does anyone supply them from the uk?? I'd also like to do the coil harnesses as well for good measure if I can. Any help will be appreciated. Thanks Tom

Hi, a Uk zed on pistonheads allegedly owned by 300zx owners club, any one know of this car by it's description? http://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/nissan/300zx/rare-nissan-300-zx-3-0-twin-turbo-targa-5-spd-manual--uk-car--400bhp/5171648

Hi Guys n Gals Can anyone help I need a pair of front coilovers for a 300ZX TT 1997 it has Buddy Club coilovers on at moment but passenger strut is leaking so I need to replace them if no one has coilovers does anyone have a pair of front shocks with lowering springs that I could buy. Now here's the problem I cannot afford to pay over 100.00GBP if within 75 miles of Cardiff I can collect. If you can help with either type please contact me Thanks Richard

So I understand this is the Japanese timing belt service sticker? Is this 100,000 km one? I cant read Japanese.. Althoug at the bottom it says 10 (something, something) km.