General Discussions - 300ZX Related

My purple zed finally has a name which I picked yesterday. I'm looking to get a new front show plate created with the name so where's the best place to get this done ?

hi all.. so my 2nd trip to the MOT tester today and I still have the same problem, that problem is that the beam on my headlights kicks up to the middle of the road and not to the kerb side, I have tried the adjusters but one moves and the other headlight doesn't,( knackered cogs I presume) however even on the one that moves the beam still kicks up to the middle of the road so he has failed it again.. i'm at a complete loss on this one guys, I bought the car last year with a full mot so suppose I maybe got a picky tester but being fair to him I suppose if I got a tug from the old bill because of this then they'd want to know how it passed the MOT test. my car…

http://www.gumtree.com/p/nissan/nissan-300zx-non-turbo-manual-/1128756890 Thought I'd put this up as it looks like a good car in case one you helpful fellows might want to look at it. Just paid more for mine and its not nearly as tidy... Gutted. Oli

Hi all Bought one of these on eBay I know there cheap Chinese ones but when it arrived the driver CD was broken in half. I've searched everywhere online for this driver and had no luck. Windows 7 will not find it nor will Vista . Was wondering if anyone on here has one of these and could email the driver many thanks

Every now and again, my starter motor will "grind" when I turn the key, instead of actually turning. There doesn't appear to be any particular pattern to it happening either. I think I remember reading somewhere that there's a relay for the starter circuit somewhere - do people think that could be at fault, or the starter itself on it's way out? Is this a known issue at all...?

Anyone spot the issue ?

So my odometer has worked a bit on and off since I bought my zed, then it stopped turning alltogether. I assumed it might have something to do with the mph to kmph conversion so I took the clocks apart and have removed the little device. It still didn't work so I took the odo out and found that part of the trip meter was broken and was jamming the mechanism. I have now essentially disconnected the trip meter by filing off the teeth which mesh with the mechanism. But the odo still doesn't work. I'm thinking maybe the motor has given up the ghost because it's been jammed up? Or maybe in removing the conversion I have missed something out..? Here's a pic of the ba…

Hi all, Finally got the zed on the road this weekend luckily we had great weather to go with the celebration. Drove in to London to try and get some nice pics but it was impossible with all the road works and closures. Managed to get a few sat night and Sunday day at a local car show. The car has had some great responses and comments so far! Was even called 90s old skool king by a group from East London which was quite funny at the time. A few pics from the weekend.

I am doing some work on the interior of my car and the one thing I want to sort out is the automatic gear lever. It is way too big so want to change it. I don't want to convert to manual as I quite like the auto now. Any suggestions ? Would prefer something small and slim without too much bling.

Hi all,after a bit of advice regarding brakes.This has happend to me twice now,in the dry.I have braked hard from about 45mph and had brakes lock up,its an auto twin turbo with standard brakes.It has ABS??..any ideas what the issue could be??And what is the way foward regarding a decent brake upgrade?.Cheers all

Hi, My Z has sprung a leak. My mechanic has located it to under the plenum chamber, does anyone know the part numbers, or links to websites selling the hoses that are underneath the plenum, any help would be really appreciated! It's a '92 TT manual that I have. Dale

Can I subscribe please so I can sell my exhaust. Cheers.

I've finally made some room on the drive for my new zed so can start fiddling with it now! I've got a double din stereo to fit so I've got to do something with the fog light switch, turbo timer and boost controller that sit underneath the stereo now. The timer will probably go, not sure where to put the controller yet but... With the rear fog light switch can I not wire it up to work off of the original front fog switch in the pod so the front and rears come on together? Is it an MOT requirement that they be operated separately? I can't think why I would ever want to turn them on individually.

I took the dogs for a good long walk around the village yesterday afternoon as we all needed to stretch our legs, and I was quite surprised to discover that I am not alone... Whilst on our travels, I came across (not literally, I might add! :lol: ) a silver 350Z about half a mile away, a ginger 350Z Roadster a little further along and, very surprisingly, a Z31 300ZX less than 5 minutes from my front door! Four different Z cars (including mine) within a 3 mile radius of each other! I don't think that's bad going for a sleepy little village like mine. I may give the Z31 owner a knock to see if I can have a nose around it. Not sure if it's on the road or a pro…

Has anyone bought one of these kits? cant see the big L shaped radiator hose in the picture, so maybe a generic picture...? Just needed the short top rad hose, after the original rubber one split. That's the second time now, so better go the whole hog and change the lot methinks... - - - Updated - - - http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/UK-Silicone-Radiator-TURBO-Hose-For-Nissan-300ZX-VG30DETT-Z32-1990-1999-Blue-/252047674594?hash=item3aaf364ce2 D'uh....

Should have my new brake callipers here by Wednesday and as I'm buying new braided hoses can the hoses plug directly into the standard aluminium callipers or do they still need that small piece of copper pipe ? Also what's the best kind of braided hoses recommended ?

Hi does anyone have any idea what the small rad under front spoiler does. . just noticed it is disintegrating by rust ?? This is in front of a larger rad.

Tomorrow is attempt one for dropping out the faulty transmission and trying to see how much i can get done in one day..... I have one week left of my holiday, kids off school and wife at work 3 days....... so tomorrow and Wednesday are the only days I will have to finish the swap...... Any advice on best way to do this with engine in the car, on driveway, up on my wheel blocks, laying on my back???? I have drained the fluid already to make it lighter and a bit easier to disconnect lines.... I guess it's, exhaust, starter, linkage, fluid lines, sensors, prop shaft..... disconnection..... The torque converter dropped off when moving the new transmission, so I have…

As above, what kind do I need to fit an aftermarket steering wheel?

Anyone know what it is. The clutch when depressed comes up and sticks for a second. Then clicks as it unsticks and comes back up.[video=youtube_share;LGpnUaKyUxA]https://youtu.be/LGpnUaKyUxA

Looking for help with anyone in the west cost that has a timing light gun. Trying to get this engine setup over the weekend and can't find any local dealers who have a timing gun.

Hi guys I'm having trouble fitting the diff support which bolts to the subframe it's a na diff and subframe is going in a slicktop . The holes don't line up it has energy suspension bushes in both the diff and rear diff mounts . Also cant work out where these rubber cup type washers go . I took it apart ages ago and forgot where everything goes the diff support has FR and a arrow on it I'm confused with this too any help please . Thanks Taff .

Whenever my cars rear nearside hits a bump I get a loud creaking noise from that area. I can get the car to do the noise whilst reversing that side of the car up an awkward incline such as a ramped kerb at the side of the road. The car is lowered so it will be impossible to look for the noise with the wheels on. I have tried jacking the hub up whilst the car is on axle stand but that just lifts the car up. I have removed and re greased my anti roll bar bushes and also checked and re greased the rose joints on my adjustable camber arms. A clue might be that I also every once in a while get a clunk from the same area when hitting a bump, don't know if it could be re…

Hi guys, would this fit my car?? Is this what I need to delete the Hicas?? Thanks.. Richie

I'm just curious here really. Is there or has there ever been a list put together of what the correct vac pipe sizes are?