General Discussions - 300ZX Related

when i bought my 300 the auto box wasnt working, i had to select gears manually usin positions 1 and 2, i checked the fuses and the "ASCD control" fuse was blown,i changed this and it was fine until i thought i would try out cruise control, pressed the button and nowt happend,it wasnt till i had slowed down and went to pull away from a junction till i realised the fuse must have blown again, i changed the fuse again and kept away from the cruise control button and its been fine since,any ideas?

It's always the way, a simple couple of hours doing a simple job turns into nightmare from hell. Was changing the discs and pads over so all i had to do was get the wheel off, pop out the brake pads, undo the two bolts holding the calipers on then whip the disk off, pop the new one on, grease the new pads and put it all back together. What happens? I have to use a mallet the get the top bolt moving just tapping the end of the spanner when it slips and flattens the bend in the brake pipe going to the top of the caliper :rant: so for the past 2 hours all i've been trying to do is undo the bolts holding the pipe in place so i could get a new one made up at sh…

About 2:30pm i think today, by High Brooms station - a White Convertable, looked really nice too :dance: J

any one know where i can get a new fuel tank nice and cheap its of a uk tt manual Thanks Si

Stop jabbering so i can ring you :tongue: I need a bit off you pretty urgently!

jsut taken my new zed out for a thrash it has a apexi power gauge in ps it reads about 450 ps at 0.9kg/cm2 of boost what is this in bhp it feels really quick though faster than my last zed which was 350bhp.

I finaly manged to get my headlamps off.. but i did'nt remove the inside furthest bolt. I removed the headlamp from the inside black rail thingy.with some drilling! But it the headlamp will mount back on the rails fine and secured with a screw. Manged to get the headlamp glass cover off ok. But i need something to disolve all the grey sealant because its very icky and tough to remove, anything i could apply to the grey goop to make it go runny? Also the spotlight chamber thingy has a oval glass lens thing which i will clean like the big glass cover. But why has this lens got a big u shaped object in front of it to obscure it. Can i remove it to get more hea…

Hi I've got a small oil leak between engine bell housing and auto box. It seems to be coming from the automatic transmission. It sounds like a major problem so any advice before I start. Car 1996 TT Import. Thanks

As the title suggest, I am wanting to get my roof pillars sprayed black towards the beginning of spring. Just wondering, I know there's a few guys on here with it done....did you have the roof pillars sprayed satin black or gloss black? I am pretty much certain to go for gloss black and get the door pillars redone at the same time as well as changing the matt black t-piece to gloss black so it would match the reflective nature of the windows. Wondering what finish those that have had it done, went for??

hello names chris only had my z a few months seem to keep getting water/condensation on the inside of the rear window any ideas wat it is or how to stop it? :rolleyes:

Hi All, After a bit of sqeeling my fanbelt finaly snapped. How easy is it to change? as far as i can see the fan must be removed along with the other belts then replaced in reverse order? Any help appreciated.

:headvswal had a look and i can't seem to find a way of getting barrel off with out smashing it to pieces. is there a way?? i've got a spare key so getting the broken part out with breaking the barrel is my aim. i've also blocked my sister's car in !!!! uh oh!!! please help ahhhhhhhhhh!!!!! :headvswal

Hi. Currently carrying out an auto to manual conversion. I'm lifting out the engine also. I have a 1990 J spec auto TT I understand that the auto turbo's are different to the manuals, presuming the auto's are smaller so they spin up faster. Is it worth changing the auto tubs for manual ones?

yippee.. finally my seat arrived thursday to match my drivers seat parcelfarce apparently delivered it but i never saw it :smash: so off now to get my tyres swapped over, then up to my mates garage to use his tools and fit it all before kick off of the england game at 4..lol its quite amusing cos he is a mechanic for a pro street hot rod team and is a fairly big bloke and so am i so it invariably ends up with "American chopper" style rows ...pmsl (all in gd fun of course) anyone else doing stuff today that is purely selfish ie doesnt help with maintenance or performance(although the seats are superb really hold you in place on the corners)…

Guys check this out http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B8JtqtvJ7C0

Looked like a stock Jspec auto apart from maybe a mongoose twin tail pipe exhaust going up Cow Lane 9:30am 3/2/7

tryin to find out why the zed is on safety boost, if any1 in and around the area can help it would be much appreciated :)

Whats the best place to get these babies referbished? my local bodyshop has run scared :shock: so im out of ideas apart fom mega ££££

as above looking recommendations on a tried and tested garage in the ayrshire-glasgow area to try and finally get my zed fixed and running properly, need to get the over fuelling and rattle from engine when warm looked at,before keeping her or selling car as it is or selling once fixed. thanks in advance simon

Hi all, as you know the zed was overheating, have taken it to pieces and found out the problems.. 1 metal turbo pipe had a whole in it as did 3 hoses.. Nissan do not have the turbo pipe in stock till 23rd feb so have cut off the end of the old one and rewelded a new end on to it and have replaced some rubber hosing which had holes in it now she is fine, runs a lot better :)

what do people reckon to those alteza lights as im thinking of getting some............this is not a bleat bleat follow the crowd thing i was just wondering

As title, can you spot it on these jackets from eBay?.... http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/NISSAN-300ZX-TWIN-TURBO-JACKET-nismo-300-200sx-S4_W0QQitemZ140080966228QQihZ004QQcategoryZ27401QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Putting my car back together, going very well so far. Put my polished water pipes on today. tightening the last bolt on the lower water pipe that covers the stat. snapped the stud off about half way along! :headvswal :headvswal :headvswal :headvswal :headvswal :headvswal :headvswal Its now too short to bolt the water pipe on! I swore and threw a spanner at the shed! :wack: Already spoke to slick pete who has successfuly removed a stud from an old block by using two nuts against each other. :bow: Looking for some 12mm titainium allen bolts now to do all of them!

Drove home from work today with the roof off, smiled all the way. Bought my Zed in October so this is only the second (first this year) the targas have been off in anger, PRAISE THE LORD FOR GIVING US THE ZED TT!!!!! :shock: :dance: :dance: :dance:

could you please let me know which made are this one: