General Discussions - 300ZX Related

Just wondering matey, how have the polished rims on your wheels faired up after being refurbished? any signs of exfoliation yet? waiting to get mine done and was wondering whether is was worth keeping the polished rim or not.

gents, has anyone had a go at respraying your own allow wheels, i was wondering if you could recomend me some paint & laquer i have a set of 4 to do :) any help much appreceated

My zed is in the bodyshop at the moment and I need tho know the size or the wing bolts ie M6x 20 etc. can someone let me know Cheerz Allan

My speedo has been playing the jumping game @ 40mph then up to 60 etc, have been able to rectify in past by tapping the head with cover off.I've researched posts and thought i'd give resoldering a go, have reconnected, turned ign to acc, the needle jumped to 40 and reset itself,ok i thought, left it cos dark, today needle straight round to 180..ain`t budging,this is before the car`s even started, moved it to zero by hand..nothing,have borrowed a set of clocks in past, all worked ok so not the sensor,will check connections again but methinks tis buggered,any ideas anyone? :mad:

Just wondering if anyone has customised there centre console, below the stereo? Any pics? Just that I have the EDFC, Profec B and soon SAFC just looking for ideas. Thanks Barry

Got my shim kit but no instructions, I take it the shims fit between the inner wing and the upper control arm bracket, but is it just a case of unbolting the bracket or does the upper arm need to be taken off as well ? Also any idea what thickness shims should I start with to correct moderate inner tyre wear? As they are not stamped I will have to measure the thickness, but wanted to put some in before taking the car for a camber check so I have a rough idea of what to add/remove.

Another A1 eyeball. North bound today silver 300zx left the A1 just before Hatfield tunnel. At around 16.30.

Me and a mate a respraying his BMW convertable but we need somewhere dry for one weekend to do it. All the prep work is done and is primered, we only need to do base coat and laquer. Does anyone have or know anyone in or around the essex area that has a lockup or anything the that we can get a car into and move round enough to spray it. Would like power and light but can sort our own out with lamps and a generator. Very happy to pay for the time. Please anyone?

Does anyone know what the correct OHM reading should be please. would like to check on a spare one 'to make sure its ok before it gets fitted. Thanks.

Finished installing my headlight inserts today! Cleaned up the lenses and globes, wiped the rubber seals with silicone cleaner and dropped new silica gel bags in there to keep them nice and dry :cool: Very pleased with the results. Big thanks to Wez for being so patient with me to return the exchange items. I've had 'em for a couple of months now :eek: Just got to get the fuel leak sorted now! ;) CheerZ Steve :)

Could anyone please give any advise, I get a really strong smell when flooring the throttle ?? I also get smoke on start up (blue) i know this is probably turbo seals but i wonder if the two problems are connected ? Grateful for anyone's help. :bow:

One of the bolts that holds the nose panel is broken, the top of the bolt is missing but the bolt is still in there. It was already broken when i got the car. Anyone got any ideas on how this could be removed? Thanks. snx.

Doing my coolant change and cant find the drain bolt on the engine. I know i can just use the bottom rad hose but want to do a full wash out. I have looked in the manual and cant figure out what it is pointing to can someone put up a picture pointing it out for me or describe it in the minutest of detail.

Looks like some fairly heafty green taxes will hit us sooner or later. I wonder what they'll be and if it'll increase the cost of Zed ownership much?

ive got an automatic and sometimes when im driving it cant change into gear and gets stuck at 40 doing 3000revs and again at 60-70, the exhaust starts to pop abit and then it will go into gear. It doesnt happen all the time tho, only when i put my foot down to overtake, stuff like that. Any ideas?

Mark at Zen garage hooked me up with his friend Darren who is an MPA (master photograpers assoc) and BIPP (british institute of professional photographers) for some car shoot photos....see the link :bow: http://www.darrencharlesholloway.com/300ZX/index.htm top bloke recommended to all....the pics are raw at the moment but going to refine the selection and get some up to steve for the club calander anyone wanting pics for their zed, wedding, family etc can contact him on 01342 834423 he lives on the Surrey/Sussex border http://www.DarrenCharlesHolloway.com info@DarrenCharlesHolloway.com

.... looked like you were being 'entertained' by a couple of cops - hope all is well :eek:

German swedish and french now do parts for japenese cars just thought i let people know there parts are very cheap discs/pads etc.Not sure if the do parts for the zed .

Theres a feature on a blue 400 bhp zed in j tuner with a carl bibby body kit on.

Hello, Im new to this site. Just bought a 300zx TT, blue, 48000km :-). I have quite a bit of cash because i sold my car that was worth alot more. I want a WIDE BODY kit. The only thing i have seen for sale is on Z-centre. Is there anywhere else i could find wide body? Links would be greatly appreciated. :rofl:

hi m8 im in disney quest m not sure if this is working back home tommorrow :rant:

hi guys i want to fit elec fan and remove viscous, i know its contraversal but im going for it!! am also removing aircon system including condensor radiator and origonal elec fan! my question is does it matter if i fit blow fan on front or suck fan or rear of rad?? i like the thoughtof fitting fan on front where old elec was so it would free up loads of space in front of engine?

http://www.defi-shop.com/product/basis/basis_top.html group buy anyone? or am i just being childish?

My friend Gem has just been car jacked she drives a dark blue Scoobi RegM191 UJH, stolen from South Mimms. My other friend Mitchelle tried to stop them by diving through the open window. The two men in hoods got away with the car and all Gem's handbag, bank details, keys, mobil phone etc The F****ks have use the mobile to ring some of her numbers and are bragging to to fact they have stolen her car and are ragging it at 150mph If you see the car driven by 2 hoodies please inform the police Thank you Eileen

http://twinturbo.net/net/viewmsg.aspx?forum=technical&msg_id=908813 Found this link posted by lymon a while back while searching but wondered if anyone had some further thoughts. From reading the thread it seems duffman had a few reservations (and clearly im not clever enough to know whos right..) Just ask as my pcvs need changeing and was wondering about taking this route..