General Discussions - 300ZX Related

I was filling up with Optimax and you were doing the same last night-lol You had an NA Black one with a primered rear passanger side arch Anyone on here

hi peeps i got my zed back the other day after 3 months of being off the road however i fitted a short shift last october as my gearstick was goosed very floppy and when i took it out it was all in bits so i used the pics off the forum and it went in a treat...it was however a bit stiff and clunky but i thought it was because it was new anyway i went out for a razz last night and when i got home and stopped to drop the missus off i couldnt get it into gear it was as if i wasnt even pressing the clutch i switched off the engine and engaged " panic mode " and when i started it up again it went into gear ok.....i tried the usual 1st gear handbrake on and lift clutch slight…

recently had an engine change. everything running fine. then out pops the dipstick, oil everywhere. i thought that was that until i noticed it sounding alittle rough. then this morning lots of blue smoke. ive now got smoke and rattling (sounds like top end but i think it may be lower down) ive only done 1100km since engine change. engine is under warranty so wont cost me a penny. just the inconvience of it. any thoughts on the problem?

hi guys im wanting to change my brake pads on my j-spec twin turbo. how easy is this job, never done it before on any car, and fancy having ago. do you need any special tools? and is there any right ups or how to's knocking about. cheers si

my insurance has told me car not worth fixing. so you might see it on a low-loader on its way to salvage. in sandwich kent :cry: :cry:

car has failed MOT on 3 sections on the sills where jacking points are can you buy full sill outer sections? or is it just a case of cutting the rot out and replacing it with new? its also failed on 3 brake pipes that disapper under the rear sub fame. is the sub frame easy to remove? its a uk spec tt by the way Thanks Si

Was going to use twin MAF setup, with Apexi SAFC and custom chip by JD. Are there any pro's or con's to using a stand alone ECU, like the AEM one? How does it meter the air? do you still use a MAF? Are there any displays on the dash, for boost, traction control or is it all configured by laptop. Any help would be much appreciated. Thanks Barry

is there anything i need to know when tempting to fit one?? i'm only fitting the intercooler and not all the misc pipes for it. (nothing to connect to yet) It's a Greddy 3 row doo dar, as it's meant to be a kit has it got brackets and everything like that to make it fit? my instructions are in biddla so i'm just going to play by guess work so wondering if there is anything important i need to know.

my drivers side lock has gone the key rotates for ever and ever. that's rabbit as i have a super poopa titanium key which would be no good if replaced the barrels.

was walking to work pass a garage and there a dark blue 300 sitting there, anyones?

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Grey M Reg J Spec 300 parked outside Calne Auto repairs on the Porte Marsh industrial estate today at 1.20. Looked very clean and shiney! Was it you!?

Right I'm going to replace my outer hicas balljoints at the weekend, Are these easy enough to fit for the average tinkerer, or is this a garage job? Any help or advice most welcomed!

as much as i love driving my zed i am aware that i my not be driving the way it [by god] was designed to be driven. Can anyone recomend any basic driving techniques such as heel-toeing, bliping the throttle on downshifts, apex cornering, methods of avoiding/making the most of oversteer,braking-cornering-accelerating techniques, max torque rev range and revs to change through the gears, that will help me get the most out of my zed driving experience for both track and road.

Can anyone tell me where to find the thread or link to the fitting guide for Indiglow Dials some of us bought in the group buy??? Next job on my list ;)

anyone got a pic or link to the loom / bulbs/ connectors for the stock spoiler brake light assembly cheers

Our L reg zed has been running in safety boost & we wanted to get it checked out but can anyone tell me if it's ok to drive to our nearest specialisr garage 60 miles away or would it be better for us to get it towed? Any ideas as to what's wrong with the car & what it might cost to fix it?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=009&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT&viewitem=&item=190100697590&rd=1&rd=1 I was considering buying these but i want good quality seats can anyone help ?

Where is it, under rear seats or in the boot, underneathe the car?!?!? Cheers.

Between Junction 35 and 34 today at 07:30, ish... :dance:

eh up peeps... apparently this car used to belong to a member of the zclub, does any1 have an idea of who owned this car from this club for the past 8 years? any help on this matter appreciated. L550 WOR or WCR? cheerZ Joel

wow :eek:

I'm trying to design the audio in my car. In the zed I had some JBL GTO 6.5 components running off a 4x45 headunit. They sounded pretty good but I'd get a bit of popping when I cranked up the volume. Anyway so now I want to spend a bit more on Audio although not mega bucks. I'm looking into using this single 4 channel amp to power the front speakers and a sub. Thing is in the mode that I want to use it the ratings are 2 x 55 watts rms + 150W for a sub. Now my question: The headunit I have is rated at 4 x 50 watts. Does this mean there will be hardly any difference when I run my speakers on the amp mentioned above compared to my head unit? I'm thi…

brake conversion

well after having my new Z in the air and having a good prod about there is some bad rust on the rear passenger sill... so whats my best course of action? am i best to just wire brush it out and waxoil under seal it? or will it still spread?