General Discussions - 300ZX Related

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-60644832 Nissan need to step in now on patent infringement before Z becomes the swastika of the 21st Century Good news for me is being a UK car I have nissan nose badge, glad I've nor got a Z . . .or a red Z

Hi all, one of the big jobs I wanted to tackle this spring was at last to get the aircon upgraded to modern spec. I believe it currently runs R12? I was hoping a conversation was available to upgrade but the garage has told me there is nothing available to upgrade the system and had basically told me to forget about the aircon on it . ? Has anyone on here recently upgraded their aircon successfully and if so could you advise what was required? Thanks again for any advice, always much appreciated. Thomas

hi guys as I need to get brake pipes replaced in the coming weeks, I've decided I need to also replace the rubber Flexi hoses as these are starting to go hard, I think they are the originals. are these braided hoses the correct ones? I see 2 different types listed for the zed, but I'm not sure if there are the right ones

Before anyone asks why the reason is because I want to and because I'm dumb. I have 2 turbos from a mclaren that I wish to top mount. Does anyone know how the NA after market manifolds fit if they are mounted upside down and point towards the front? My aim is to remove as much of piping from the intake side as possible. I will be removing the ac and power stearing to do this as it's not required where I live and I have a plan for power steering. My main question is does anyone have tubular na manifolds that they can put on upside down so I can see where they end up roughly?

From the guys that brought us the lovely "300ZX vs Supra vs RX7" video (here) this is their latest road trip up the North American pacific coast from San Francisco to Seattle in a 300ZX and 928. Stunning coastal scenery and roads along with gorgeous film work. A road trip in a 300ZX to remember! Watch in full screen.

Currently up for auction in the US with bidding now at $26,000 with 5 days to run a highly modified and clean example. Normally modified cars don't do so well in these auctions but this one is making good progress so far with the bids. Worth checking out the engine's performance figures in the listing. For the power the stock brakes look a bit underwhelming! https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1990-nissan-300zx-twin-turbo-84/

hi guys just had a brake pipe let go, the fluid is leaking at the rear of the floor pan on the drivers side, isn't this where the the pipes junction from the abs unit? not had chance to drop the cover off yet to investigate it.

Going to be pulling my plenum very soon so that I can sort the valve cover leak. Whilst it's off I'll be doing the usual deletes and stuff and figure I'll paint the thing whilst I'm at it. I've no interest in polishing it smooth or anything. I plan to clean it thoroughly and paint it leaving all the casting marks as they are. I'm also not interested in powder coating. Looking for inspiration for colour for it and the balance bar. I'm currently at silver for the plenum and black for the balance bar for a close to stock look. But I'm open to ideas.

....be interesting to see what it goes for.

OMG !! Did you guys watch the performances at the Super Bowl? It was an amazing experience while watching all of your favorite singers on the same stage and jamming together. It was a wonderful performance from all of them and I wish I would be there in the crowd so I could feel that vibe. Well, maybe next year I'll join the crowd but for now, I really want to buy a black eminem super bowl jacket at any cost. I loved this Eminem jacket and I really wanna buy it. Kindly suggest me from where I can find it and order it.

Scroll down about 15 cars and you may recognise one (without the red bits!) https://financial10.com/worldwide/90s-cars-golf-ob

Came across this lovely example (now sold) at Tomini Classics in Dubai. What caught my eye apart from the superb condition of this car was the big brake kit fitted under the stock front wheels. I've seen cars with the stock calipers moved out with larger disks under stock wheels but this looks to be a BBK with much larger calipers and two piece brake discs. Very nicely done. Right click on images in link for nice hires. https://www.tominiclassics.com/featcar/nissan-300zx-twin-turbo/

I have noticed a hard-line that runs behind the tank and parallel to the rear bumper and loops back that seems to connect to the rear diff cooler. These are very rotten at a point on my Z. Can anyone advise on what the purpose is of these and whether I can just bypass the rotten looping hard-line? I don't have great access under the car in my garage so I cannot trace all the diff lines easily. I'm also finding UK spec specific diagrams, etc the usual challenge too! The looping hardline in question: Rotten: Can I safely bypass here:

Anyone know what this switch is. Its connected to an aftermarket box fixed to the removable panel below the steering wheel, thought the box was an aftermarket alarm at first.

I mean why would you do this to a slicktop??

Will be taking delivery of my new Z shortly,maybe wanting to swap the exhaust system where in the north west would be a good place to buy.Which system would members go for not to loud.

I think they must have left a couple of zeroes of the end ! Cheap to mantain

If I could tap into the Z knowledge again please. 1990 tt jdm auto, resto well underway and heading towards mot. Engine sounds well, idles nice and pulling well but I'm getting excessive white smoke or actually steam equally from both exhausts, smoke is from idle increasing with revs when cold and also warmed up, including pure water dripping out (no coolant in it no smell, nearly fit to drink) It is using quite alot of coolant so it's definitely entering the system somewhere. I know the obvious is the head gasket but my feeling is its not as no other signs at all. My thinking is that it's getting in at exhaust side, my question is can the coolant to the turbos enter th…

I would love a set of these. Seen on FB from guy in the USA. https://www.facebook.com/300YellowZX/posts/347525507378920

Seen this morning in Dundalk.

My Z is missing the moldings which fit the underside of the boot hatch and fill the gap between the body & tail lights and the hatch itself... leaving an ugly gap and somewhere for water to creep further in than it should. I am trying to determine the parts needed and am quite certain I need the ones marked green in the diagram below (although these seem to be the only parts I can find so I hope there are no differences between LWB and SWB?). However, I have no idea what the part marked purple is or if I need that too? Also if anyone has any pictures of the underside of their hatch... that would really help me visualise what I am m…

Evening legends, I know I have a wanted ad up already about this however I’m going to keep bugging everyone until someone agrees to sell me their car ? I am after a LWB, Twin Turbo, targa, Manual in red or black. Don’t mind higher miles if it’s been maintained and I’m after one that’s on the road (or at least can be done so easily) so an MOT is preferable! Import would be preferable too, gotta love the JDM! I have a healthy budget up to £15k for the right car so please let me know.

So I’m wondering if many of you guys have used after market splash guards? I’m looking for opinions on what ones are good or not so good. If you have used them for a few years are they still in good shape or rotted away? thanks for any advice

so in a moment of madness I've just ordered an oem set of intake pipes, now I currently have hard pipes on so was wondering if anything similar to the original jubilee clamps is available (and what size I need) or would I just need to buy standard clamps?

After over 30 years of use, being pushed into 1, pulled into 2, pushed and pulled 3, 4, 5 and even the R my knob has circumcised itself Now with no directions any hole is a goal!