General Discussions - 300ZX Related

I was asked 'Andy can you illuminate in white the reverse light panel', i replied yes but you're likely to of spent money and are constantly getting your collar felt. I suggested what i have executed here. The 300ZX is painted in white, just like the 99 spec one which is red, you can see it below against a 89 panel, it's actually an Altia one but does for an example. I am not really going to divulge what magic is actually done but just the insides light up with the EL sheet and the white is not affected. Customer wants lines to match the tail lights, so these are added at this stage :yes:.

I'll be getting my Hicas gubbins at the rear end replaced soon and I want to make sure I have everything that's needed. I have the two arms here and a pair of balljoints is on order. What else do I need? And no, I don't want to remove it all and fit a Driftworks kit!! :lol:

Two new rear tyres being fitted today. (advisory on MOT) rear tyres cracking!

This is amazing :drool: http://cars.donedeal.ie/vintagecars-for-sale/nissan-300zx-1988/10148228

Thought I would start a working thread for my labour of love (on a shoestring budget!).... Well going to go and buy some stud removers from machine Mart tomorrow to sort the snapped stud problem when removing the test pipes to replace the transmission. Then get a new stud from SEF. The Transmission is now mated with engine successfully and split rear mount temporarily fitted for testing purposes only as I had to order a Nismo one from the USA as they could get it here in a week thank god! Filling with Dexron III tomorrow, but waiting till later in the year to replace the Transmission sump with the old one that has the drain plug fitted. Also need to look at cha…

Hey, Took these pictures, hard to get into the loom as its all tied up but hopefully this is the correct plug that you need to know about.

So i went to pick up my zed today , my ratsun260, thought id share the only pic i took today as i got back late,more pi s will follow for those that are intrested . And yes i know its not a 300,but i have had four of the 300s and ive been on here for quite some years .so some might like to know what im up to. Ill stick the next thread in the non 300 stuff, but for now,watch this space.

Ok well I have had a brand new engine harness put on. Sorted a lot of problems out but the rough idle is still there. Absolutely fine when driving but at idle the drivers side exhaust seems to stumble a lot more than the passenger side. Also at cold start the drivers side is smoking a bit (white). Any ideas now? I have: Changed maf New electrical harness Egr bypass Water bypass. New injectors

Hey everyone. Came home from work and I could smell fuel. Big style. Further inspection there was fuel on the outside of the fuel tank. So I took the fuel pump plate off and there were left overs from fuel there. So the fuel under pressure has come past the upper part of the fuel pump. 3 of the bolts seem to have lost their thread. Don't know how. What's the best way to go about this? Cheers

Don't think that I have even mentioned yet that I have bought a new zed. It's a black manual UK TT in need of some restoration which I will be doing slowly as I'm in no hurry. It seems that I am going about the resto in completely the wrong as all I have done so far is bought unnecessary bits and pieces which at present I really don't need. But I found some wheels which were really cheap. What do you think? Should I paint the centres of just leave them as is?

Can anyone please clarify. The stock turbos have oil restrictors in place. From what I understand the drivers side is restricted in the oil sender block and the passenger side is restricted by the bolt which is marked K. Is this correct??

O.k, I brought my zed (the blue wide arch recently on ebay advertised as sticky lifter) a few months ago with a tappy engine. I've driven it 300 miles and still no improvement. However in this period, the engine has gone completely quite as it should be and power has resumed all be it not for long. This continues to occur and I need help in getting this engine working as it should. The timing is fine, have unplugged vtc connectors and still nothing. On removing the oil cap whilst the engine is noisey there is minimal oil in the head, when the noise clears up oil is splashing around as it should. All help would be grateful as I am really stuck right now and out of pocket!!…

The name has been picked ! Drum roll please :clap:

Hi Guys, I am doing a boot install at the moment and have picked up a pair of JBL MS-10SD2 subwoofers, one for each side of the boot, sunken into the floor. http://www.amazon.com/MS-10SD2-power-handling-voice-coil-premium-subwoofer/dp/B007ABZ95I I can just about get the recommended airspace in the custom boxes, but I have spent a couple hours trying to work out what amp to pair them with and am still stumped! Any ideas what amp would be suitable and what type or wiring (bridged etc) would be suitable? I understand RMS vs Peak, but the numbers stop making sense once we start talking 2 x 2 ohms etc. haha. I Have read a few guides and charts but …

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