General Discussions - 300ZX Related

As above, would save me pulling mine out. Jay

Picking up my new Z on monday and all wheels need a re-furb... both back are quite a bad but the pasenger rear is in a really bad state... ill post some pics asap. How much can a re-furb sort? anone got any before and after pics of a bad rim? And how much am i looking at?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1990-NISSAN-300-ZX-TURBO-BLACK_W0QQitemZ150096895256QQihZ005QQcategoryZ18238QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem alot of car for little money !

Well after months and months of looking i have just purchased another Z, shes a UK, LWB, TT, Auto (but prob not for long!) black leather, In Black (the best colour) new tubs in 1995 although it doesn't say what they are on the receipt! so i may need some help on that later The bloke didn't know anything about her really, just had her for 7 months and now cant afford to run her! bodywork seems A1 and the engine runs fine with no tappet noise (95000 miles) and best of all she has the wide body kit!

hi was thinking of buying 90-96 NISSAN 300ZX TURBO DECAT DE CAT DOWNPIPE EXHAUST on flea bay item number 220086334521 are these any good and if so what do i do with the two rubber pipes that come down either side of the exhausts on my original system many thanks gary

Just got the old girl backon the road. Filled up with Sainsbury super unleaded and went for nice drive. Fine that day so of to work next day to show off the new paint job. All way there everything was fine. After work I decided to clean the car along with the engine. Only squirted the engine with hose but now it seems like it is permanently overfuelling. It runs fine on idle but all the way home I could not put foot right down as it spluttered and had real lack off power but if I back off a little it goes momenterily. Spent all day yesterday taking all connecters off and cleaning them and spark plugs but no joy. It is now 2 days later so would have thought if the wate…

Took the dash apart to find out why my Dials would not light up indiglo.. The small square block that the dials connect to is fooked.. :( looks as if it has overheated and went "pop" (large bulge in the plastic housing) Is trhis a common issue ... ?? only been on car a month or so.. tried tapping the dials straight to 12v ... with no joy... the module must convert volage up (to ??V).. can replacements be sourced.. or does anyone know what voltage the dials run at..?? and i can try to source a converter.. cheers Brian (flikz)

started ripping the engine out yesterday. its a fair task! should get it out today. This is how the EGR should look (drivers side) This one is choked with carbon (drivers side) no wonder it runs like shit! i was thinking about ditching the EGR and the AIVs as my new de cat pipes dont have the tappings for the air injection. will this be ok?

About 10.30pm last night i heard shouting going on outside the house and went out to find some little prick and 2 of his chavved up mates trying to break the drivers window on my Z as well as em wrenching the mirror all the way back, to say i went a bit loopy was a understatement and went for em, little shits, luckily for them im a big bloke and not the fastest and all i managed to do was catch one of em round the head as he ran away. this really pisses me off and i waited up all night to see if the little cnuts came back ,which they didnt.I have decided that this is enough and am moving my car to a secure parking area which charges £50 a month for the privelege, if I eve…

Well I wish I'd taken more photo's but these'll give you an idea. I helped to restore Rat before I owned it, and when it came to me it looked like this, pretty bad I think you'll agree. This wasn't just dirt, it was stained and the first wash didn't even touch it.:- Since then it was really only cleaned with quite an aggressive chemical cleaner, and given a quick polish with Auto Glym Super Resin Polish, which did a good enough job at the time. However, the bonnet has always been pretty rough, to the point where it could almost have been mistaken for a satin finish! Anyhoo, I attacked it today with some G3 and some more SRP - it took a few passes but…

Just thought I'd Say Hi to everyone Fully ZZeeeddd up And Paid up, Member now.... Looking forward to Meeting some of you Guys and Dolls at a Meet Used to be Dino66 and now buy Public Demand (and Girlfriends OOOps :headvswal )I am DeanDiesel. Lost all my Hair with the Stress of Getting the Car of my Dreams and Yes it was My ZX

iv finally removed my TT rear spoiler today :dance: . i could'nt beleive how heavy it is ,it must weigh 10 KG's. :shock: my tailgate shoots up now thats off, and i reacon my zed will go faster now. the spoiler was really rusty underneath and it had warped aswell. just need to go to the body shop now to get the holes filled in and the tailgate sprayed. id reccomend it to every one with a TT spoiler Nick

have a bad vibration,when using car first thing in the morning. after about one mile vibration goes away. have changed prop mounting and autogear box centre mounting. :headvswal

Hi peeps, looking a for a set up guide etc on how to use the above effectively. I have a uk zed on stock tubs with cats and would like a bit of extra power, but dont want to go crazy. I have done everything else cooling , intake , exhaust etc so I'm ok that way. Any help would help!! thanks Mark

Update on the manual conversion, and a few extras that was done at the time. Managed to finally take the car out today, first time since fitting the manual gearbox, and it drives totally different!! Really pleased with it Also, while the gearbox was being done, I took the opportunity to replace the stoke manifolds with some tubular headers, and decat pies, and powerflow rear boxes. Now when the 'loud pedal is hit, it sounds like the gates of hell have been opened!!! Also performed another mod today, pic below

Well first time in 5 yrs Z failed its mot... On metal brake pipes so its not too bad for a 16yr old car..( the garage politly declined to do the job ) So decided to upgrade the flexi hoses to braided lines when i am on with it.. However did a search and seems like there was a problem with certain thread fitment and lack of retaining clips on goodridge hoses .. does anyone know if this has been sorted or can advise on a supplier who has correct fitting hoses for a 1990 jap import... ? Can't see any traders listing them...Cheers

Hi Mac I have tried contacting you numerous times gaz hellraiser forwarded you an email about some Z items I will make anychance you could contact me at covers@homecall.co.uk perhaps send me your mobile number or something thanks chris

Are the apertures the same on a U.K front bumper as on the Jap spec one. Just with the fog lights and indicators in different places. I.E could a U.k bumper be set up the same as a jap spec one thanks graeme

hi, can the ignition key lock be discnected as mine seems to have a mind of its own

Just changed my PCV's for the second time and the smoking on idle/after a blast has gone! Woooohooo! :) :dance:

Hi members ! Im looking to buy a 300zx after a lady riding a fairlady owned my scooby on wednesday morning on the m56 northbound hi to the lady , :) can u guys n dolls help me out in what i should be lookin for and any info on engine ware that i shud look out for ? thanks alot !!

I want to remove the boot struts, but do they just prize off the ball joints or do you have to unscrew them from the sides?? Help apreciated.

Having fitted Smithy's Braided fuel line kit, i've put all back together, replaced fuel pump fuse and fuel cap and the damn thing just won't start :headvswal just keeps turn over, obviously there's air in the system having replaced all the fuel lines but has anyone any idea how long i can expect to have to turn it over for before it starts again as i don't want to flatten the battery or burn out the starter motor..... Please help :(

finally got my keys to my new garage. its only rented but i can now keep my z away from twats at night and can work on it in the dry. there is enough room to get 3 cars in there :dance: :nana2: :hyper: i suppose i cant really call it a garage more a workshop LOL

Right after disconnecting the battery to clear the ECU. As soon as i reconnect it I get a CODE26, which is the boost pressure sensor. Now the techie info says "The boost pressure sensor is open or shorted(abnornally high or low voltage is registered) Check HARNESS AND CONNECTOR BOOST PRESSURE LEAKS BOOST PRESSURE SENSOR Now it cant be a boost leak as there has been no pressure put in the system due to the enginge not being started. SO that leave's the other two. Can anybody please point me in the direction of these two items to check and how to check/ repair them thanks graeme