General Discussions - 300ZX Related

I almost embarrassed myself by buying a new gear knob from helfrauds today. I already have an aftermarket one that was on the car when I bought it and it looks ok but is a bit old and tatty. Which aftermarket gear knob do you have and where did you buy it???????

Any hints/tips that you've all picked up for removing an engine. Obviously I've read TTZD, but just wondered what you lot have learnt. Gonna try do it this weekend coming.

Can I get rear hub seals? It would be good to replace them while the hubs are out. Cheers Scrawni.

right where do i start lol 93 uk auto tt 88,000 standard no mods 1. Car has a low knocking noice on start up with the sound of tapits aswell or and by the looks the vvti spring are on the way out 2. Car stalls when coming to a stop under braking if the engine is about to die and i come off the brake it saves itself, and if you are on full lock and blip the throttle when the revs come back down to idle it cuts out or sometimes saves itself but it struggles 3. When flooring the car from stand still it goes well but when crusing and i plant it sometimes it doesnt change down, this is only when its in 2nd or 3rd gear doesnt go to 1st. also i get a goose honk no…

just recieved my calander from steve, and i must say its one qaulity piece of work the cars look stuning, and i know it will break his heart but paulg's car looks amazing so any wondering if they shuold stump up the £10 should dig deep and get one ordered top work lads

drove the car last night and she just died on me. seemed as though the car had suddenly run out of fuel. arked her up and went back for her this morning and she started straight up. again today its done it twice and after a few mins it starts again. sometimes starts then dies straight away. anyways got her home eventually and parked her on the drive. left ticking over for an hour while i pulled and proded all the connectors on the engine hoping that i wud come across a dodgy connection but shes still running. any ideas. another thing, i have noticed two brass valves near the front of the engine.. one on each side of the main intake pipes . they look as though they c…

hi guys fitting timer just wonderd does anybody have ignition diagram to say which wires are which e.g. acc, ign on, and ign off cheers :headvswal

Dunno if anyone has read this months Japanese Performance mag but there is a '10 best jap cars under £4000' section. Now the zed is in there along with others such as a subaru wrx, skyline gts, mr2 turbo, evo 1-3, mx-5, 3000gt and some others. They are all rated on tunability, handling, performance and.... street cred. Now most (including the zed) have scored 3/5 on street cred. Except for the wrx which scored 4!!!! I hope I'm not the only one who thinks this is shocking. Now this isn't a 'which car is better thread' as we all know that the subaru is a good car. But 4/5 for street cred!? When they're everywhere! Discuss...

my decat's come soon i'm not sure if i should decat straight away and risk tub seals going or waiting for a while my zed has done 100,000 miles and i sure there original tubs.

I know many people have posted thanks to Luke on here, but wanted to add mine!! Bought a set of 6-pot venoms and had problems linking them with the high level brake LED on my viper rear spoiler - basically it acted as side and brake instead of just brake!!! Luke was superb, numerous e-mails and phone calls and he found the solution, after he'd stripped his own car down to find the problem!!! I now have venoms which work/look great and a high level brake light that does what it's suposed to do!!! He knows his stuff, is easy to talk to and treats you like a person, not a nuisance...what a star. :bow: Thanks mate, Steve

same as above, what does everyone think is the best? thanx

Hey guys can anyone let me know or point me to a link to show me how to fit the energy suspension diff mounting bush's, I have fitted them but not sure if they are the right way round. Cheers, Scrawni.

First off can I use mobil atf 320 Mobil ATF is an extra high performance automatic transmission fluid exceeding the latest revised specifications of Ford Mercon and General Motors, Dexron III Specifications. or does it have to be nissan specific fluid...any advice appreciated

Just had a quote for a repair to my wing and bumper. As you can see from the photo below when I hit a high kerb with the front bumper (Hadn't had the car 24hrs) the bumper seems to have split the paint on the wing. Heres the thing. I have been quoted £220 labour and £145 paint plus VAT to do the repair. The company haven't seen the car it has just been done by email. The company I have found are http://www.finishlineukltd.co.uk/premises.htm here. The photos and the right up they have seem good but I was wondering if this is a fair price? Darrell

Some interesting stats I've just found. http://www.statistics.gov.uk/cci/nugget.asp?id=1311

Yes that'll be me!! Fitting the brakes i got off smithy today, should have known it wasnt goingto go well..... forgot to loosen the wheel nuts before jacking and putting the car on the axels stands D'oh! so sorted that out, Then couldnt undo the bottom bolt that holds the capiler on finallygot it un done, and was starting to get dark so got my mahussive torch out, working away changed the disc and though this is actually quite easy, changed the pads, just as easy, (yes undid the bleed nipple and removed the top off the brake fluid resivour...torch dies..bugger, well can kinda see from the car park lights i'll carry on..... caliper back on, nice and tight, wheel …

http://cgi.ebay.com/300ZX-Custom-Subwoofer-Boxes_W0QQitemZ250046151325QQihZ015QQcategoryZ50565QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item250046151325 Doesn't ship to the UK though :cry:

well i've decided to keep the car, or at least finish off the project and this is all thanks to this site. a special thanks to stella who bloked off my sales attempt. for those who don't know what i'm going on about is i tried to sell my project car yesterday as i just came back from the garage and was sick and tired of how long it is taking to get finished. but after a good nights rest and another look at the car i've decided to keep it. it will take a few more weeks to finish and from then i will be the proud owner of my on customised 300 and a subscribed member.

Hi Guys i have just found one of these in my car and have no idea what it does, cant find any info about it on the web ? ? please help :headvswal Pivot Air flow conditioning system

hi peeps,going to change my gear box oil on my jap auto but cant find the drain plug anywhere,i can only assume i hav to take the plate off underneath,thats not a prob as will clean the filtre at the same time,its gettin that blinkin gasket,need 2 of them as want to flush the system out,and a couple of fluid changes should do the trick,can anyone tell me where i can get them from,many thanks in advance

Is that our very own tooley towards the end? Silver strosek kitted one doin doughnuts :D

Zeds love it , now i know all engines love cold dense air but i had to go out to pick the missus up around 11.30 last night and it was bloody freezing but by god did the old girl go well ( the car that is :D ) just wish the performance was like that all year round :cry: :cry:

Met grey zed with high rear wing on Broomhill Road Hucknall this afternoon , waved at you , first time i,ve seen it round here , thought i was the only zed in these parts :cry: :)

Gonna get a headlight panel from z center. Just wondering how they come. Apart from spraying what will I have to do to it? And if any of yu have sprayed yours yourself how did it go? I'm gonna get this one: http://www.zcentre.co.uk/shop/product_info.php?cPath=21_22_33&products_id=128 Cheers, Al