General Discussions - 300ZX Related

Went to westec in Newport on sunday to get my car rolling roaded.. just about to go in and they guy says oh its an auto dont know if we can do it!! after a bit of conflab with the boss of the place he says we will try it..(gulp!) explains that to get an accurate graph he needs to accelerate from 4th gear? now obviously in an auto this is not easy so first time he trys it full boost comes on and she trys to climb out of the rollers at about 160mph!! guy says "we had a new ferrari in here last week and it didnt do that your torque figure must be through the roof".. :D second run he still can get it to stay in gear, the graph is all over the place so he…

What are the dimensions of my stock TT manual radiator?

Saw at last minute dark met grey or met black parked at the end of Priory Rd Dartford Sat afternoon. High rise spoiler and looked like an aftermarket front bumper. Car looked good.

When people have replaced dials, surrounds and chrome rings. Have you fitted the plastic cover back on? it look tons better left off. Also what are the bulbs for which are attatched to the bottom of the surround??

Nice burgandy Z going along Rickstones Road as I was in my yellow one parked up.Anyone on here?

I started my Z for the first time yesterday, it was stored for winter... I noticed a loud "tic" "tic" at idle, here is a little video. video The sound seems to come from the place I did a close up What's wrong??? How can I fix that? :)

Hello all, I am considering a Complete diff swap from a TT 3.69 diff to either a N/a 4.08 diff or even this which i have come across? Clip from a website: (Here we are replacing the factory R230 viscous coupling 3.7 with R200 R32 GTR 4.3 Nismo mechanical lock clutch pack diff with a modified 300ZX non turbo cradle (no hicas to worry about!) with alloy spacers for drive shafts and tailshift to suit Nismo diff mounting bushes and urethane cradle bushes. As a bonus the 300ZX diff weighs 52kg whilst the new GTR diff weighs 36 kg.) :) Link to site with pics : http://www.uniqueautosports.com/race%20car%20pge2.htm Has anyone else thought of using an R32…

Got the clay out today, god I hate cleaning the car with a pasion. Makes me feel sick as I get to see every bloody stone chip, crack, defect or blemish on my 1 year old painwork. Have decided to have teh front painted and repeat this every 2 years.

had the car on a ramp on saturday and was told by mechanic that the big rubber bush on the rear of the suspension was goosed its all dropping to bits and lots of play in it is it an easy job to do or is it back to the garage time sorry im not technically minded so im not sure exactly what the name of the bush is but its as big as a cup and its in the rear suspension leg that bolts into the floor of the car many thanx for any advise matty

I am getting a strange burning smell when I accelerate hard. Has anybody had this problem? My Zed is an N/A.

Hi all, To say I'm fed up with people saying they can do "perfect" jobs and then expecting me to be happy with poor results it's starting to get to me :( The paintshop doing my car ended up saying that the wheels were not part of the job after spraying them but coming out far from perfect so I took them to the company that repaired a dent in my front alloy a few months back. When I went there, they told me that they would be perfect, 100% so happily left them my wheels a week ago to be done. I picked them up Saturday and the first thing I noticed was a pin hole and loads of specs where there must have been dust or particle of something under the paint before the…

Has any other member ordered seat covers and/or boot tidy's from SWBZ? Have you recieved them yet? Ordered mine (and paid via Paypal) some three weeks ago now and they still haven't arrived. :(

Its was nice to see you both today. Phil: Love what youve done with the electrics mate, and Machine, what an honour to see the Pentroof Z for real. Beautifull Car mate. :bow:

Brand New Fuel Pump : £44.50 link Walbro Fuel Pump : £82.00 link New OEM Nissan : ££££ What are your thoughts/experiences with these rather than OEM? I need a new one, its started buzzing on ignition off. Thanks.

Ok why is it never easy to do anything with this car?!?! Just changed my side repaeaters from some clear ones, and switched my hazards on to check they worked. The Passanger side one wasn't working, then all of a sudden all the indicators stopped working. Now none of them work with the hazard switch (not even the green ones on the dash) and the pass side one doesn't work with turn signal or alarm. The rest work fine. HELP!!!!

i've just put the zed back on the road after the winter and the clock has gone off i've checked all the fuses and they are fine, am i gonna have to buy a new 1 or is there an easy, cheap fix. :p

Just done mine using a different method which made it a very easy diy job, check it out :dance: http://www.300zx.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=92607

morning fellas and ladies , nothing to do with deliverance ....just when i was home and started my zed there is was a high pitch constant squeel from under the bonnet , that goes louder with revs , then after about two minutes it just stops .........but if i put on the AC or put the car under load it starts again briefly ,then stops car runs and revs and ticks over fine no power loss at all , however the battery has been letting me down of late .... my thoughts are alternator bearing gone or problem in that area .....any ideas people ??? Steve :(

Ok, although I've always been into cars and have owned a few high performance turbo cars I'm looking to buy a 300zx TT (Z32) towards the end of the year/beginning of next. Things I know I want are the a for mentioned twin turbos, T-tops and a manual box. I don't want an import if possible, but I heard the short wheel base model was never sold in the UK? Now that's about the extent of my knowledge of the 300zx which is pretty lame hence me asking you guys about them and gaining some knowledge first. Things I would like to know are what should I be looking for, trouble spots, what Modifications to look out for and what ones to avoid. Like I said I know my way roun…

Well front and rear bumpers are on and side skirts are on the way! I still cant believe how much of a difference it makes having a bumper makes! lol :p Spent so long with out one and it now looks like a car again, even the Mrs says it's looking good :shock: lol well just wanted to share that with you all. Next up, Alarm.... getting fitted Tuesday, picking up the rear seats tomorrow, as i haven't got any... long story don't ask! got some body prep to do and some general bits and pieces to do, need a retrim, but nippon have said they're not doing custom retrims anymore! :shock: So will have to look else where for that, will post up som…

I want chip my car, WHO WHAT WHERE AND WHEN

Hi All Just thought i'd post this...... Tomorrow i'm Running the London Marathon So while all you lot are Drinking Lovely Pints off Lager :duffer: and Polishing Your Z's I'll be Running 26.2 Miles in a Superman Suit For the Charity DREAMS COME TRUE...... I don't like asking for Charity cos I haven't met any off you Yet but I will be at the 30th Birthday doo at Silverstone...... Won't be able to reply to any Threads tonight I'm off to bed i'll Keep You Posted and put up some Pics when I've got the Medal See you all Soon !!!!!!! :dance: :dance: :dance:

I really hope someone can help me here. I get a red warning light coming on and this just started recently. i have a 1990 TT and i have noticed since this light started coming on my car has seemed to slowed down - i think the turbo isn't actually kicking in? I am not sure but i am assuming its maybe a turbo warning light? It looks a little funny.. kinda like a square with 2 bits coming out either side and seems like its trying to show something is overheating? Maybe someone here has seen it before and can suggest something? i did try search the 'technical' stuff but when you dont know what you are looking for its hard! hope i can get some good advice.... As i'm a fair…

hi chaps been messing with car today trying to fit a tachometer got everything working exept the needle doesnt move,,,have tried it on back of the clocks and on the wires coming out of the dash with the plugs on....it says it needs wiring onto the negative of the coil or the ignition coil but cant find it any help greatly appreciated if its any good to you the wire that needs connecting is green cheers dudes matty

Just to say a big thank you to Paul@SWZ for sorting me out an airflow meter so quickly and for DannyZX for dropping it into work for me today so I could fit it on my lunch break!! Car actually felt like it was pulling better than ever before on my way home this evening so my AFM must have been a little dodgy for ages... Even the idle is ok now... Thanks once again lads, your both ledgends!! :bow: :bow: :)