General Discussions - 300ZX Related

what fittings are needed to finish off the border 850 kit im thinking 2 45 degree elbows but amz show 1, 45 degree and a banjo style one but havent got the bolt for the banjo in the kit but have copper washers could i be missing some parts? :nono:

wonder if you fine people can help. replacing said valves and am having trouble locating the remaining 2 to change..its the ones with the brushes inside..pics would be really helpful..thanks Mark

Moin, yes, I used the FAQ, now I´m even more confused what to choose. I got Porsche 993 Turbos at the front (322mm drilled Brembos) which are ok [not great, though] and just installed stock sized drilled and grooved discs at the rear. Was thinking about red/green stuff for "rear" before I learnt about Porterfield and Hawk. An issue (besides improved braking power, of course) is NOT to kill my discs as some pads are said to do. Any experience and/or recommendations for drilled/grooved discs? Thanx Alex

As above, anybody got tips for the leaks at the wingscreen end of the targa seals Im getting wet jeans!! Many thanks Allan

On the way home from work, the car started misfiring, and the cat warning light kept periodically coming on for a couple of seconds, then went off again, it did this about 6 or 7 times. When I arrived home, I found that 2 of the coilpack connectors were loose, could this be connected? or is it something more serious? Please help. Scotty

hi does anyone know what to clean the coolant temp sensor with ? i might need to get a new one if i do will i have to reset the ecu to stop it from running in safety mode? thanx

My car is in the body shop at the mo having a few little touches done to it here and there. I have decided I want my Greddy sideskirts blended in. I have just been to see the car and have been told there will be some issues with the blending into the front wings. Because the fronts of the Greddy skirts protrude out quite a bit it means the wings need to be built out. However once this is done it will not match up at all with the door. Now if the door is built out as well to match up then there will not be enough room for the door to open. Maybe this is just an issue with the shape of the Greddy's? Did anyone encounter a similar problem when the…

Does anyone have pictures of the rear boot without the factory spoiler fitted and no tailgate skin fitted :confused: Is it ugly ? Can it be made to look pretty with just an adjustable wing ?

I know you're going for some mental engine conversion, but you're selling of shed loads I've noticed. Now you're selling your 99-spec lights...what's going on? LOL

It's up on ebay at the moment and makes reference to the club.... :wack: :nelson: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=150039805147&indexURL=1&photoDisplayType=2#ebayphotohosting Just wondering what drove someone to do this to it that was all. :rofl:

When i first got my car the stock boost gauge would be right over on the left hand side when the engine is idling. Now it isnt, it has moved towards the middle of the gauge indicating a loss in vacuum. I also have a blitz boost gauge and this is also reading less of a vacuum when the car is idling. Does this mean that i have a boost leak, or something else?

...i know i promised i wouldn't do it but left my car down at Kwik Fit to have its oil flushed, refilled and a new filter fitted. I would have taken it to micky's but i know he's probably busy at the mo and i don't have alot of time spae and Kwik Fit is only 5 mins walk from my house. Was hoping it was my mate there because i know he's alright with my cars and arranged with him yesterday before i took it down but he's away today ill :( His replacements were one baseball loon with mad joining eyebrows and his mate who said nothing but you knew he'd killed a few kittens in his time lol Oh well, i've taken a note of the mileage and left bugger all petrol …

190037936783 on ebay (dont know how to link it in) looks like im not re-shelling it after all but using its innards for organ donation to another one. basically i've been offered another Z at reasonable money with a dead eng/box so this one's other bits are for sale. also does anyone know what i have to watch out for when swapping the bits over? the donor is TT auto but the new car is N/A auto. how hard? how easy? :rofl: cheers in advance. si. also, can any nice mods please decide for me which forum this is meant to be in? i put it in Z related thinking it went in there but now i dont know as the bnottom is a bit technical. i dunno. cheers. si.

190037936783 on ebay (dont know how to link it in) looks like im not re-shelling it after all but using its innards for organ donation to another one. basically i've been offered another Z at reasonable money with a dead eng/box so this one's other bits are for sale. also does anyone know what i have to watch out for when swapping the bits over? the donor is TT auto but the new car is N/A auto. how hard? how easy? :rofl: cheers in advance. si.

had the car to a garage this morning to have a listen to her. i have posted a couple of threads about the noise on the car, its a rattle which comes on around 2500 - 3500 only when the engine is hot. i have had one guy say its the little ends and most people say it sounds like a noisy cam, but this morning the guy in the garage reckons it sounded like piston slap, now if you look back a few threads i explained that the car started to tick two weeks ago and i checked the engine oil and noticed it was way low, it took nearly two litres of oil to bring her right up to level. now i only bought the car 2 weeks before this and was on holiday for one of those weeks so didnt excp…

When we were at Leon's last time I took a few shots of t'other Marks car on the digi SLR. Was going to send them on to him but my phone had a terminal breakdown last week and I lost his email stored on there. You wouldn't happen to have it would ya? I'm not sure if he comes on here but if you're reading this Mark if you can post up your email or send it to friday76@lycos.com I can send the big versions of the one's below to you mate :)

Hi all,just thought i'd introduce myself...i'm Stevie,and i drive a 1993 R33 gtst Skyline. I've joined up mainly because a good friend of mine has bought a 1992 300zx swb,and although he has a pc,he's not on the 'net,so,if he has any queries,i will ask on his behalf. Sorry if this is in the wrong section! Last night,my friend(Chris) and his wife,Claire went to Squires cafe bar for the monthly meet of the Jap Club,and we met a 300 owner,with dvd/sound system in the boot of his car,with 'tftf-tokyo drift' on...which was drawing quite a few viewers! :) Just like to say thanks to him for the chat/advice... Don't know how often i'll be logging in when 'requested for…

what i need to know is what type the relays are, iv been told the relays aer the same brown ones used for the head lights!! can anyone confirm that please? also where the timer unit and heated seat relays go again iv been told the timer sits some where behind dash on driver side and relays behind passenger side dash?? again can someone confirm that for me pleeease and one last thing as from under my carpet there is only 2 wires that come out on driver and passengr side which are for the movement of the seats! will there be a separate wire some where to connect the heated seats or will i have to sort the full wiring my self? i gess if some one can give me the wire colours …

I recently swapped the engine on my Dec 1994 MK 4 TT Auto and the donor engine from a early 1994 MK3 TT Manual. Can anyone explain what you believe are the differences on the fuel systems?The garage changed the turbos over, and I believe they had to do something with the fuel system at the last minute due to incompatible connections? The car is going back tomorrow for them to trace the petrol smell on acceleration, so anything you could tell me would be really helpful as another forum member has suggested so differences in fuel system compatibility

I was in camberley A30 traffic lights near the firestation. You turn off into the estate and was looking at my Grey K reg zed and waved to me

Hi all, My windscreen washer jets seem to have stopped working..(yes there is water in the bottle!) the noise of the ..er ..jets is still there only..no water! Anyone else had this? thanks Ed

Dunno if anyone else gets this in the morning on the way to work but low morning sun combined with a bit of mist on the windscreen means that I can't see a ruddy thing! Quite sad really since as I approached a bus stop full of people I was blinded and thought I might have been driving into the back of a parked car so I came to a full stop right next to them. must have looked a right burk. Ah well at least I was a burk in a zed!

When I depress the clutch pedal I hear a sort of clunk. It soubds like its coming from inside the cabin as if the pedals were loose except they're not. Anyone else experienced this? Al

Just stacked my car against a kerb. wasnt going that fast but new to the car and it spun on me. the rear offside wheel hit a kerb with some force and now it doesnt feel right at all. feels like driving on ice and lots of funny scrapping noises at low speeds and when turning right. The steering wheel is now pointing at 1 'o' clock when going straight and looking from the outside the alloy looks out of shape. Diagonsis? Just a bent alloy or have I bent the suspension out of place. i am obviously going to take it to the garage tomorrow but any ideas now so i dont get ripped off. Can anyone recomend any garges in the NW london area? I have heard of the Zen garage in Putn…

Hi all, firstly sorry for the lack of posts & meeting attendance this year but i've had 1/2 a ton of bacon to cook on a candle ! :( Hey i'm still here :) I've lost my parts CD in moving house, I need to fit a new speed sensor, but can I find it on the gearbox....can I feck ! What does it look like... where abouts is it....& any expected problems to encounter when changing ??? There's bound to be at least 1. Pic's would be great ;) This is all she needs for the MOT... Cheers in advance harve