General Discussions - 300ZX Related

Anyone know of any reliable mechanics in Scotland who could look after my ZX . Based near Glasgow but willing to travel as I know of no one who has experience with ZXs and is capable/reliable.

Never had a turbo car with uprated boost before so a complete noob when it comes to controllers. So far i am in the process of replacing the stock vacuum lines and installing some hard intake pipes also checking with a boost leak detector to make sure my pipe work is mint as possible.Also i have an aftermarket boost guage for hopefully accurate boost readings.Im also running standard tubs so 1.0 bar max is it? Also i will giving the car a good service to prepare it for more boost. what are my options-ive heard of boost jets,controllers etc Whre do i start and what do i need? What sort of money am i looking at to get started? will something like …

gunmetal grey tt 6 or 7 ish

Ive noticed that when i turn left in my zed i now get a slight sqealing from the pass rear wheel. Its only recently started and seems to be worse if you corner hard left, but nothing turning right. Im guessing this is the start of the wheel bearing going? How much to replace these? and is it an easy job (guessing not as it is a zed after all!)

The belt which runs from the water pump pulley to crankshaft pulley to alternator has burst. How big a job is this to replace . Anyone got any idea of time and cost etc?

Who wants to see it? nearly uploaded to my site now, so wont be long, its a long video so may take you guys a little while to download though, but well worth it http://www.fpok.co.uk/JTUNER1.wmv

I gave him a wave but think I scared him lol

ok i keep filling my radiator but the water doesnt stay at the top after leaving it. there are no obvious leaks. the filler bottle is pretty much full so i dont know whats going on. urgent help needed

Just a quickie, I want to put a manual immobiliser switch into the fuel pump circuit. Have got the plate off inside the boot and there are 5 wires going into the tank. Anyone know which ones are for the pump, I'm assuming the pump is in the tank. It's a 94 jap n/a, ta.

tried fitting the 905 belt and it squeals like a banshee - and pas pump its at it furthest setting so need a shorter belt Got a 863 (about 4cm shorter - that should mean if i can slacken the pump all the way i should be able to wind it on about half way in the slide bolt. it dont fit - I cant get the slide bolt to pass even half way along its travel - adjuster is undone all the way but pas pump will only move a fraction. Ive tried drifting it slightly with some wood but cant get the slide bolt half way along the travel any ideas - what length belts have you fitted? Cheers

The clifford manual says that to do remote central locking on a 91 import zed you need to add a door motor to the drivers side. But it doesnt tell you where to do put it. Could anyone please give a description of how to attach the door motor or a picture? If you could that would be great. Thanks, Al

Can this be removed from the IACV, or whatever it is ? CheerZ Paul

First of all hi everybody! I've seen a manual N/A 300 for sale and have fallen in love with it but i have a few questions i hope you guys can help me with? 1) How quick is the NA? 2) Does it drink fuel? I've just sold a BMW 525 sport so didnt realy want anything thirstier! 3) Will i be better holding off for a TT if i want a quick car? Cheers in advance, Gav

Could I once again, ask all members to please take the time to fill in the back page of the Membership Pack and return it to the Club's PO Box address ASAP. The clubs new database will be nothing without this information. Thanks Steve-300ZX Membership Secretary

Job for this weekend is to replace my rear shocks and the hicas arms. Does anyone have any experience of these jobs that would like to share any tips? It doesn't look too technical, maybe just a time consuming job. I am also guessing that I will need to get the rear wheels aligned after fitting the hicas arms? Thanks for any pointers Gareth

who is the best person or place to get some help on this.

HI COULD ANYBODY POINT ME IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION, ENGINE WAS REBUILT ,CAR WAS RUNNING FOR APPROX 5 MINS THEN CUT OUT RUNNING RICH BEEN DOING THIS FOR AGES NOW SHE REFUSES TO START.GETTING FUEL AND A SPARK AT PLUGS BUT NO FIRE, MA HEADS TOTALLY MASHED WITH THIS PROB PLEASE HELP. :headvswal :x:

After having a air pipe to the PCV valve blow out and spray oil all over my engine, have oil coming out the exhaust? When I boot it, smoke comes out, especially when changing gear when it comes off boost. Would this just be oil in the exhaust burning off? Though I have done a few miles since my PCV problems. Dont seem to be burning oil, checked level.

on my exhaust there is a center section that has these two parts , arrowed on the picture, are these cats or silencers? i dont know what they are. just wondering if they need to be there or if i can replace them with a straight through pipe?

Did one of my inside panles today it is cream vinyl i used spray glue to stick it down but after a few hours it bubbled and started to come away :headvswal its says should be ok to 50 oC anyone let me know what i could use to stick the bugger down....

anyone got the wiring diagram, or which wires to connect to for a speed converter kmh -mph

I've been reading what people prefer as their front/rear tyre pressures, but one thing has always puzzled me. If the pressure is there to support the wieght of the car then why does the wider rear tyre need more pressure in it than the front? Even with a 50/50 front/rear weight split then the rear would need less pressure as it's acting over a larger area???

no worky anymore :headvswal sounds like its trying too (i hear a little click) :headvswal

What cars have the alloy calipers? Selling my old calipers but not sure which ones they are and I'm not at home just now. They are from a 93 jap spec.Dave

As above. I've been on the search for any link that shows or explains a little on how to but aint had any luck yet. Could someone please give me a little light on this matter. I did just find out that you can by-pass with the dash in but nothing further on how to. I have got someone getting me sorted out with a matrix but am desperate to be on the road with her without having to keep an eye on the temperature gauge all the time. Could anyone help me??