General Discussions - 300ZX Related

Hey all, took my car out for a blast a couple of days ago, all fine and dandy till I parked her up at the pub for 40 mins. When leaving I started her up and she she sounded like she was only firing on five cylinders?..... She sounded like a Scooby! This continued and didn't clear for about 5 miles then all of a sudden it did clear she was running as normal again. Any thoughts on what may have caused this? Cheers James

Ok I finally decided to grab myself a Z car cover, being a detailing freak and always looking out to keep the Z shining with detailing proudcts, wax..I really need to be extreme careful about wich one I grab, car mostly can stay indoor garage for 4 months sometimes, so I barely use it...this said, I don´t want to spend a fortune on a expensive fancy car cover so..my question is, what do you guys think about Halford´s car covers? been looking at their page and not so expensive; and what size is the one that fits our Z? large? medium? XL? any other suggestions would be appreciated! nite folks

Hey all after enjoying the weather for the past few day I figured I'd fix the issues with the drivers door after the hit and run. Window wouldnt go down and door wouldn't open from the outside. Both have now been fixed yay! however the door wont close properly now. Its as if someone has been pulling the top part outwards. There is a noticeable gap between the door glass and the tagra rubber when shut. Ive tried to adjust both the stopper/striker/latches top part on door and body and even tried to adjust the latch but nothing. I stripped the door card and removed the seat belt completely to get my hand in the little gaps Any ideas? I have a replacement d…

Said I'd do a complete step by step of my Veilside Andrews refurb, 1. Bolts removed. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Just fitted this rear panel to my Z, What are these 3 wires? White Red & black Which colour earth live & ? Any help before I wire them up please!

So I've just had news today that I need to replace all the valves in my heads due to excessive wear, so I'm now looking at the aftermarket options that are available. While I'm sure others exist, the two most popular options are SuperTech 0.5mm oversize and Ferrea 1mm oversize. Between the two I'm currently unsure which direction to take. Initial thoughts are to go for the bigger Ferrea's as they will obviously allow more air into each compression cycle. However, some basic research has revealed that going bigger also moves the power band further up the Rev range (which is something I'm not particularly keen in doing). Is my research correct (not specifically 300zx r…

Looking at their site today I saw some nice toys for sale.:drool: Damaged Greddy Exhaust has a dent but its on the top so wont be seen plus some welding splatter on it but again it will be hard to see when fitted. Good news is that its for a SWB. http://www.z1motorsports.com/product_info.php?products_id=8450 TwinZ rear diffuser with a crack that could be fixed. For LWB http://www.z1motorsports.com/product_info.php?products_id=8477 Nice mats including boot mat but not sure they would fit a RHD car http://www.z1motorsports.com/product_info.php?products_id=6926

Hi, I've been chatting to tomomontana about my 1990 300 TT. It's his opinion and now mine, that I may have a boost leak somewhere in the system.. I've been trying to locate a good diagram showing the complete system and locations of hoses so I can check them for leaks one by one until I find them all if they actually are there. Does anyone have such a diagram or have any idea of the best places to check first, ie the most likely candidates to split or become loose? I'm still very afraid of what's under the bonnet of these cars, dark forces are at work under here with many gremlins ready to drag unsuspecting owners in never to be seen again.. Well ok, maybe…

I know there are the usual key and barrel, kill switches etc. but I was thinking maybe try something different instead of key or a button. What about a card. Like when you enter a hotel room. Surly there must be a way of wiring it up. Or combining a card and a start button. Curious to find out what people have done. I know there are also apps, to start your car from your smart phone. Doesn't really impress me. Still like to have something phisicall other then an app. Any ideas no matter how crazy let's have em....

After more investigation I have noticed a ticking at the rear of the engine at the top. I now suspect I may have a problem with one of the lifters. If this is the case how much of a pain in the rear is it to do? If I do it I would like to clean up some of the wiring and pipes at same time, is there anything about best way of doing this on the site? Thanks in advance for any info

Well, I've been to the Powdercoaters and I've been informed that I've to strip it back, he told me to remove all plastic and piping but I could leave all the brackets and metal pipework?? At present I'm in the middle of removing the throttle bodies, is there anything I should watch out for??

Right, I've just been offered a cheap set of freshly powdercoated Evo Brembo front and rear calipers, the problem is they were totally stripped down for powdercoating and now have no internals, pistons etc. Are they hard to replace?? are they expensive to replace?? Is it worth my while?? Thanks Richie

As many know, tyre companies don't really standardise on tread width and profile. I'm finding it REALLY difficult to get tyres to fit my wheels that have zero stretch on them or a bulge. I can't stand stretched tyres and don't want this look at all! When my wheels came over from Japan, they had 275 30 19 on the rear 10" wheel and 245 35 19 on the front 9" wheel. Now the law of tyre fitting suggests that a 10" wheel should take between a 275 and 285. But since my rear wheel had what looked like a lot of stretch on it, I thought I'd try a 295 to see how close that was. Well, that was a little too big, but only just and I've gone for some 285 30 19 which are on the…

Hi guys I can't find it now, but I remember seeing a zx with an illuminated 300ZX logo and cupholder where the ashtray is in the centre console. Anyone know where to buy these? Or was it likely to be a one-off piece? Cheers :)

Normally my car performs perfectly in the warm weather. Never misses a beat and the viscous fan works as it should. Temperature gauge sits at just under half way and ticks over at 750rpm However, after a short casual trip yesturday, I pulled on to my drive and heard the auxillary fan cut in. Never done this before, so came as a supprise. Should I be concerned? or is this a natural occurance due to the exceptional weather? It seemed to be working in relationship to the climate control, but I am unsure as to ecxactly how this is supposed to work if I was honest. Any advice greatly appreciated as I am reluctant to drive it.

So, after all the increased visibility and better aesthetics associated with HIDs, I've finally discovered a drawback to them: When one of your bulbs blows, you can't just go to Halfords and buy another one! Well.... you can... but they want £60 for a single bulb!! eBay it is then!

Hi guys ,i think i may have damage an oil seal somewhere when I've done a boost leak check ,to much air pressure , any ideas where it can leak oil from??? the leak comes from the back of the engine somewhere, i didn't had the time to look properly but maybe someone done the same mistake like me in the past and knows were to look.

Due to the "hottest July day on record", been keeping an eye on the temp via my ECUTalk. Noticed that at 102, the OEM needle was still slightly down but at 104, slightly up. I still can't find the exact page in the manual, but had done before so here's the posts with the exact temps http://www.300zx.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?178663-Why-an-over-heating-zed-can-catch-you-out&p=1839163&viewfull=1#post1839163 Today, was doing a long journey at 70mph (honest officer, mostly) and noticed that the aircon seemed to add a couple or 3 degrees to the actual temp. So when it hit 104, I turned the (freshly filled R134a) aircon off and waited until the temp went d…

What's peoples thoughts on these. Not the fat spats, the flaps lol. Also, anyone got any lying around?

Can someone tell me what is the "inner wing" , is it the plastic surround that covers the wheel arch? or am I just stoopid. Stoopid Rich

Hi guys This morning there were two tiny spots of possibly oil on the garage floor. About to leave work just now I found a big puddle about 10cm across underneath! The puddle was under the passenger side rear of the engine, and oddly it looked like an oil/water emulsion, whereas the oil on my dipstick and filler cap is beautifully clean. This was orangey and too thick. Having no way to get underneath I stuck the phone under the car and took these pics. As you can see it's all over the steering gaiter but I can't see any anywhere else. Any thoughts about where it's coming from? Still reading full on the dipstick and I don't think it's PAS fl…

Hi Folks I would like to throw this one out for your thoughts please. A few weeks ago I bought 2 Zeds, the one I bought for parts is the one I want to ask about. As follows JDM LWB TT auto, some damage due to failed theft attempt. Imported with 70,000 km in 2003 run for 7000 km then put away in a garage. Pretty much no rust anywhere. After market gauges had been removed and a birds nest left. Had immobiliser and toad alarm, but I had no fobs. Went to a very clever friend of mine and his garage yesterday it now starts and runs beautifully. Gearbox slips under load, but is having oil change today so maybe fine. Adam reckons it is spitting distance of an MO…

Hey all, I haven't really been able to do much since posting my supposedly epic build thread, I've been pretty unwell, but I'm on the mend now and ready to crack back on. But, in the bits I have done, I have found more rust than I expected. I've got the usual front/back sill issues, although not incredibly bad it needs sorting, but I also have the usual turret/wing mount rust under the seam sealant. I'm going to repair this using my own fabrications, but what gauge is the steel? Mostly I'll first be doing the turret part, I know the actual turret is a thicker gauge, but I just need to know the gauge of the rest, basically the wheel arch etc. Then, hopefull…

trying to put some bits up to sell but this keeps coming up whats it mean? The following errors occurred with your submission Invalid Category ID. dan.

Yes got to get a proper No plate!