General Discussions - 300ZX Related

Here are a couple of pics. Only ones I have at the moment as the camera is broken!!!!

the person who owns the 300 said to me as he lives in germany he has to dress it as a non japanese car :smash: im not convinced

Only saw to the whole weekend, 1 was a white lwb, standard alloys, think it was a g reg jspec, with big bore exhausts. the other was a black swb with carbon bonnet, fully striped out interior and performance mods, he wasnt a member on here jus thought id mention it. danny

My TPS is only reading 0.23 volts at idle and 1.89volts at WOT. If i adjust the TPS to 0.42 volts idle, at WOT it still only reads 1.93 volts :rolleyes: Gearbox diag is giving me a code 3 (Tps) Engine idle fine 800rpm and nice steady pickup when touching gas pedal. I still believe the TPS is faulty as i cant even get it to read over 2 volts at WOT even after cleaning all the connectors and checking/testing wiring. Any idea's other than a replacement?

Just got home from work as karen pulled up in Z saying steering felt weird. started it back up and it let go big time, with pas fluid pouring out. Jacked up car and got karen to put fluid in with me under. poured straight out again looks like its coming directly from pump pulley area. :cry: was hard to see clearly even with torch. is there a pipe that runs very close to (just above) pump pulley? Is it likely to be pump itself. if yes is it easy job to do. ie not cambelt off etc. well fed up as it sailed through mot last saturday. any help/advice appreciated cheers nick p.s. anyone got 2nd hand pump for sale :cry: :cry:

i am in the process of smoothing the stone chip effect on my pearl white 1995 zx, i sent the petrol flap with a note saying nissan 1995 (like i always do)to the paint shop when i was ordering paint so they could get me a good match, when they delivered the paint it says honda pearl white and looks like a good match. i have been painting for years and have a body shop but have never experienced anything like this before. i was just wondering if any owners of pearl white zx's have had problems when ordering and getting a good paint match on their pearl white z.

I am looking for some s/h parts for my zed so need to get hold of some breakers. I have tried supercarparts and rice rocket UK but had no luck. Are there any other recomended zed breakers in the UK?

I did read somewhere that some people started looking at different wiper arms and stuff to accommodate the new style of flat blade wipers. Well, you can now get them to fit the conventional wiper arms.... not expensive either. Certainly look better than those awful chrome spoilers with the gay little spoilers/fins on them. :hurl: http://www.1stautobulbs.com/part.php?wiper_variant_id=413

God i feel ill and this car makes me feel worse Apart from the zerrari i dont think i have hated another one this much!! Rumour has it that kash has recently been to japan as well so maybe a connection????? All for about £12k :hurl:

Hi guys, Ok, I've just had to sell my 350Z :( (loads of Nismo gear on it...) to finance a house, and am looking at a 300ZX as a "replacement". :) I couldn't be seen driving something "normal" now, could I?!? :rofl: Need advice on this as due to the general age of the cars, if something is to go wrong it could cost me, big time. I notice a lot for sale are Autos... Is the auto box any good? I'm a fan of manual transmissions to be honest and so would much prefer this, but if the auto is ok, i'll certainly consider it. I'm also looking for one as close to standard as possible... Spent over £12k on mods to the 350Z and so really just not wanting the…

And he went on to race again,very very lucky. http://blog.cardomain.com/blog/2006/10/great_balls_of_.html Tony

FOOK SH!T AND *****X Went and put diesel in me car this morning :headvswal :headvswal :slap: :nono: Anyway, as soon as I realised I stopped pumping, didn't start car and pushed it away. Got it to me dads and thought I'd syphon (spelling ?) it out but you can't get a tube down in the tank. I thought I could pump it out with the fuel pump but it only stays on for 1 second. Is there anyway to make the pump stay permanently on ? CheerZ An embarreed Paul

... what is generally destroyed? My dad has found a very straght, 1990 lwb TT at a farm he picks up from. its been sat for 18 months after the cam belt broke. i was just wondering what damage a zed would normally inccur? anything other than the usual bent valves? he's asking £650 for it, so i wasn't sure if it would be a good investment, to either rebuild/reengine, drive if i can insure it ok, or move on and put towards the 200sx i was planning on buying. any help or advice grealy appriceated cheers Dave

Took part in an adventure race on Sunday (irrelevant, but sets the scene...) As I was waved in to the carpark, the marshall lent down and says "nice car mate". :D Waved in the Evo 7 behind me without batting an eyelid. :tongue: Made me smile...

I am soon to go and collect my first Zed but I dont want to say anything until I've seen it and driven it, basically I'm trying not to get excited - because Im getting it for cheap and am expecting it to be broken/breaking in some way or the other. But for now I just wanted you all to know about this SWB zed that seems to have a mighty tidy shell on it for under £1300! I bought a car from these guys before, it was good. This Zed seems to be too good to be true, even without a working engine / gearbox, it is surely worth this price. Anyway - I'm just a keen fan of Zeds and never even driven one yet, by no means an expert! But I wanted to share this with …

Since owning my 1991 TT back in 2001, I've gone on a motoring journey, culminating in a Ferrari F355 which I've just sold. I'll be spending the majority of the money from the F355 on sensible 'house' stuff and investments etc, but I've just bought my missus a Clio and have budgeted £3000 to get myself a little toy. Question is, can I get a decent TT for less than £3000. I'm looking for something very well maintained as the main thing is to not have to keep forking out... Am I likely to find what I'm looking for? ie. if not I'll go for something 'sensible'

,m after a ecu with chip for uk twin turbo manual, i,m gonna be running at 12-14 psi an induction kit exhaust system - twin front breaks - discs & pads blow of valves - with pipes. my number is 0191 520 8937 - 07737 037616 - dgsignmakers@aol.com regards george

a couple of weeks ago i started a thread about a noise my car made wen it got warm. well after relacing the vvt springs and numerous oil changes it is still there, a few garages have said its defo a cam or hydraulic lifter. are the lifters a big job in one of these motors. ive been usin the car everyday and it hasnt really got any worse. just sounds shit at around 2500 revs (well i can hear it anyways). would i be best takin it to one of these zed specialist? i live in the north east, does anyone know of a place they could recomend me to take her to get repaired. i will do the job myself but i reckon i might have to strip the lifters out and replace em all unless theres a…

Spotted this in Lincoln a few times, has anyone on here seen it before? Full Ferrari badging, even on the seats! What else have people done to poor Zs over the years? I know people style cars to their own personal tastes, but some people have no idea :D

Has anyone had there rear arches rolled and flared as to loose the factory square edge im thinking about doing this to mine its going to be a bodyshop job ive rolled mine so much its cracked the paint it has a slight flare on it .ive seen a few drift zeds in japan with this done and it looks nice .Thanks taff.

Seen a few for sale mines/nismo/the whole clock set but can you buy a 300km face anywere what mods will need to calibrate it .I dont want to convert to mph because im used to km know thanks taff.

As above what is it and why do i need it many thanks :)

I know these are not everybodys cup of tea but i like them has any body got any pics and were would i likely to get a set in the uk for a swb not seen any over here im talking about screw /rivet on arches.Thanks taff.

hi guys, first post on here so I'm not sure if its in the right place. I've made my mind up - I'm going to get a Z as soon as my Impreza is sold. I've wanted one for ages, so I'm going to do it. I can't find the exact one in the UK so I've been looking at the japanese auction brokers in the UK. They've both got cars fitting the spec but the best two I've looked at (Yam 3 and Bonsai Cars) both seem to want payment as soon as the auction finishes through them. Looking on the Top Gear website it says that you shouldn't do this and retain some money until the car arrives in the UK. I understand that at an auction you pay at the fall of the hammer, but my major …

I knew they were quite a bit more expensive in Europe, but not as much as this. 25,000 Euro...that's about £16,000 http://cgi.ebay.de/Nissan-300-ZX-Twin-Turbo_W0QQitemZ140042902822QQihZ004QQcategoryZ9801QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem This Auto with nearly 100,000 miles on it is just under £10k! http://cgi.ebay.de/Nissan-300-ZX-Twin-Turbo-Automatik_W0QQitemZ330031422016QQihZ014QQcategoryZ9801QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem