General Discussions - 300ZX Related

Need your help guys Ive got a Uk spec Z, a scarab front bumper and a towing eye still in tact. When trying to fit the bumper the towing eye is getting in the way. Way I see it Ive got 3 options 1) Cut it off 2) Heat it and bend it 3) Modify the bumper Anyone else has similar trouble and if so what did you do? Cheers Pete

HELP Have just had my car down for the MOT and was told it was pointless to go through with the test because of my co2 emissions. The readings have to be no more than .30, and my car is reading 6.95 :shock: on the left and 7.1 :shock: on the right. So if there is anyone locally who would be willing to come over at such short notice and help to turn down the the fuel ratio and replace an O2 sensor (PS I dont have all the tools needed for this job) and get the emissions to a passable level then a big thanks and a pack of :duffer: could be easily sorted for you. Car really needs to get through mot.If can get car done garage said they will squeeze it in sa…

This is most likely a really stupid question but is there any difference in the fairlady and the 300zx. Ive been told there was only so many (few) fairladies imported back in the day, if there is any differences what are they?

saw the Z parked up across the road from E.T.S in Bransgore today! Must say it looks lovely in the flesh.

Turn it on and it blows out air that does nto get colder or warmer, is this because it needs regassing? All lights and buttons seem to work on the control and things do change (like how much air etc) but no temperature change

hi all! for those of you who have re-trimmed their tweed with leather or whatever and have finished it off with the 17amp wire how did you stick it to the panel or is it just stuffed into the crease, cheers gang :)

Both had our t-tops off and give a thumb up! Nice car! Nice Colour!

Ive just had the zed 4 wheel aligned and the steering wheel is now central upto about 40mph. As speed increases above this i have to feed in slight right turn to keep the car going straight. I watched the guy track the car and everything was set as it should be. The car has got new hicas arms but doesnt have the hicas working (as its got an aftermarket wheel fitted). Wondered if the hicas might be to blaim, or if its anything else. Its not disasterous, just annoying really

Anyone know of anyone in the West London area?

I've been thinking of getting a stage one tune for the zed, Would like to know who you think is best to do the work?? Also seen that ZX-R will send out the part's does this mean it's a DIY job?? How hard would it be???

right i'm going to order, bearing, rods, pistons, oil pump and a gasket set along with a few other bits which arn't part of the bottom end. This is only a bottom end rebuild for now, so not unless the cams, valves etc. have had it i will be leaving this as it is. But what else do i need to do? I've heard people say things like they have cleaned their water ways, replace core plugs, grounded the crank. What does all this mean and should i do it? also is there anything else which i have missed? As far as i'm aware grounding the crank takes a layer off the top so does this mean i would need special bearings?

hi all my thottle cable under the bonnet the left hand side one is not moving when you press the thottle and it seems to have lost a lot of power and i am wondering why. the cable is still join but it is not moving thanks

Saw a red 300 in the centre of coventry near the police station at around 1:15, saw it again parked up at 5ish but dont know where cos i got lost for a bit :( anyones on here?

Just wondering why the boost guage on the dashboard (the standard one) has gone dead. not reading anything. is there a pipe not connected properly? Also it stalls when it's cold if you rev it slightly and then take your foot off.

Has anyone tried the resister mod off ebay? i bought a zed with an aftermarket air filter, i think it's a blitz, which is making it run lean and flat. I'm hoping that this cheap mod will bring back the stoicheometric fuel/air ratio.

Hi all, Got a new electric mirror fitted on the drivers side after some unknown, not very nice person decided to kick it off!! :mad: :xxx: :mad: Any how got one put back on and the electric mirror angle position works but it will not fold in, pluged it on the other side and it works fine, how can one side work and the other not, is the a fuse for both sides or the two of them!?! I put a volt meter to the connection on the drivers door and it is clearly gettin no power, am i missing something simple or wa!! Any help as usuall greatly appreciated!! Andy. :)

Sometimes I get a really strong fuel smell from the car, sometimes on startup, sometimes after a run, sometimes after i have parked up and the car has been sat for a while. Have looked over the threads and done the obvious, tightening all the jubilee clips under the bonnet and its made no difference. Sometimes doesnt happen for days then it does. Any suggestions guys? I'm on the verge of just taking it in and having all the fuel pipes changed... :(

Hi guys, I've just bought a N/A jap import Zed and i'm having trouble getting more than half a tank of fuel in it. I pump fuel in untill the pump cuts out and keep trying untill it won't take any more but the fuel gauge goes just over half. I drove it to work, about 12 miles, whipped the tank sender out and had a peak, there was only half a tank full in there! Does anybody know of tank breather problems? I did notice that the pump nozzle only goes in a little way into the filler neck and was wondering if this has anything to do with it.

ok just went in zed and its now got a missfire starts a 3500 then clears then back at 5000 revs and goes like mad from around there exhausts are poping and banging.its ok at low revs . auto n/a .ive changed the plugs around 2k ago.how do i check for bad coilpack etc. :smash: i think its doing it as im looking at a new tt zed and she doesnt like it lol

Bonjourno to you all lovers of the mighty zed and the labour of love and heart break she sometimes brings, but when she is singing what a beautiful tune and beat she holds, but at the moment all is not well on planet zed we have fallen out again she is a little off colour at present due to her inability to hold her brake fluid , the brake lines are buggered for want of a better word , she is a two seater jap import, the question on my lips is cause she is a swb monster does she have the same brake lines/pipes as her slightly bigger sister ,please help and can you advise on best ones to get and were i could get my grubby hands on some .

Recently I found a 1990 300zx 2+2, I was told that the car ran while it was at auction but now it will not start and they do not know if it is electrical or fuel problems, the outside of the car has a small softball size dent on the passenger fender but i can pop it out and it will be good to go, its an automatic with the v6 non turbo. The asking price of the car is $1,995 and the car only has 88k miles on it, I was wondering how much work, or if its even possible to drop the twin turbo v6 into this car, how hard it would be to make it a 5 speed, and if anyone could help me out wether I should buy this car or not. You can probably tell that I dont know too much about the …

Does anyone know a good place nearish to Tunbridge Wells that I can get my 99spec bumper re-sprayed? Its got some cracked and flaking paint that needs sorting. I don't mind travelling to somewhere thats good, but not too far as its not a major job. Does anyone know roughly how much it might be? Also what colour is it ????lol (other than fast red one) Dave

Hi all, im new here, and new to zeds to, so im not gonna pretnd i have the slightest clue about them. I baught a 1992 300zx TT (jap) a good 2 days ago now and so far iv got it booked into a local bodyshop to get the exterior mint and iv also had a guy from my local nissan dealership/garage (dont worry, hes a mate lol) go over the car top to bottom. He reckons the engine is in mint condition, all i need done on the whole car is new rear shock absorbers and somthin to do with the steering rack gaiter, so he's doing all that for me. Of course after thats all out of the way i want to get to the fun stuff, power, power and errrmmmmm.... power. The only mods on t…

Put my mate's ECU in my car his run's 14psi mine is std (i think alot slower than him anyway) both car's manual uk. It did notthing. any idear's????

Hi all, This is my first time on here. I have a VERY bad vibration from the front when braking at HIGH speeds, it doesn't do it at low speeds, it is very worrying, it feels like something is very warped (probably me)!!! it is impossible to continue braking when it does it. You have to come off the brakes completely and just kind of dab them quite hard on and off till it gets to a speed where it stops. It is that bad that it feels like the front of the car is wobbling from side to side and jumping up and down! I would think that it was warped discs except that it doesn't do it all the time, the brakes work very well apart from this. I will have to sort this out quickly…