General Discussions - 300ZX Related

I drove my z about 150 miles over the weekend none stop, when the car was restarted from cold (about 6 hours after the 150 mile trip) I noticed it was misfiring, I drove it about 1 mile, stopped the engine, restarted it and it was back on all 6. I drove the 150 miles home with no problem. Last night the problem came back again after a little bit of spirited driving, I turned the engine off and back on but still there, I got the car home and found if I pulled the coil plugs cylinder 5 made no difference. I stopped the engine and swapped the coil pack with cylinder 4 and restarted the engine, seems fine again now. Obviously I will see soon if the misfire has chang…

Hi guys, are these pulleys any good?? They look the part, but are they ok to use??

Having been squirrelling away my pennies for a while now I'm almost at the point of pressing the go button on my restoration/project only to see that Jeff at Zedworld has retired. My car is showing signs of rust on the rear arches and sills so sorting that is a priority. I know Z-centre sell the various repair panels but I wondered if they are available from alternative sources ( or actually required if the body shop is competent enough ) and also whether anyone can recommend a good body shop in and around Surrey ? All suggestions or pointers appreciated. Mark

Well my car blew its turbo seals the other day so plumes of blue smoke, LOVELY! So taking it in the garage for a massive maintenance and upgrade session over the next few month. So basically anywhere i can get the above in the UK? I can get it all from Z1 where i plan on getting other bits and pieces but import taxes will shaft me, and on apprentice wages right now so trying to save where i can (note that doesnt mean cheaping out on parts!)

Hi just wondered if anybody has the perspex strip for sale and how much.

Well driving on sand at speed turns out to be very scary and difficult. We had a 1 km course with a speed trap at the end. Best speed I achieved was 126mph. Here are a few pictures:

Ok, crisis of confidence time! Having just bought a load of SWB-specific blue glass from Slick Pete, I've spent the evening trying to track down the missing pieces. So far, the only place I can actually find any for the Shortie is in the US. Obviously, having it shipped over comes with some serious risks (not to mention expense) and then there's all the fun of having it replaced and buying a brand new windscreen. Plus the seals and trims, etc. The price just keeps on climbing! So (and I already know FunkySi's answer) my question is this: is it honestly going to be worth it all, just to have blue glass...?

I don't think this car wants me to put it back on the road, keeps throwing loads of little spanners in the works to stop me. Right basically headlights are playing up. Sidelights are fine Dipped on at stalk = passenger dipped on and both full beams on but dull, no driver dipped. Flash full beam at stalk= passenger full beam on brighter , driver full beam off and no dipped passenger All the following was done with dipped beam enabled on stalk... Take out rh relay, all full beams off with passenger dipped on but no driver dipped. Take out lh relay no lights. Take out dimmer relay, only full beams come on.

Need some advice/ opinions I'm trying to quite my zed down, it's currently fitted with 2.5 downpipes and a pg 3" catback (also decat) Bungs in its too loud 103 db, don't even want to know how loud without ( childish but sometimes we need to bring the noise) I'm just about to order the matching 3" labree ultimate downpipes, they are resonated apparently, but suspect it'll get louder, Now, changeing the exhaust is out of the question, but I'm trying to fit a control valve into the system, My first plan was to fit 2 one in each bank, after the h section, just before the mufflers, they are not safe for boosting but for low speeds and idling they a…

Does anybody know of a wide arch kit either new or unused second hand?. I'm thinking of putting one on my car as I need to repainted the back end so now would be the time to do it.

How did you guys refurb your targa strips?

Hi everybody . first sorry for my english (i'm french and many persons know me here as Mark Derby). Last week i've change all my head gasket in my 300zx ( it was smooking ). One of head cylinder has been surfacing with 4/10 mm then we are surfacing the other head cylinder with the same value. now , my engine is smooking again in the right side and the pipes are very hard ( air in pipes) then we have again a problem with the right head cylinder or with the new gasket ( all gasket has been changed)... I've two question : 1) is it a problem with this value 4/10 surfacing ( too much for the head cylinder) ? 2) could i change again my head g…

Ok, so Gary has said that he remembers fitting LWB targas to his Shortie once and they were a perfect fit. In the event that his memory might be shot to pieces here :lol: , and bearing in mind that the targas strip down to pretty much the bare glass, am I likely to be correct in assuming that the glass itself would be interchangeable between the Shortie and the Family Estate version...? And (this is something I fear I already know the answer to) how (un)likely is for me to come across any SWB glass (doors, quarters, etc) in blue tint.....?

I have an early plenum, so I can't fit the J30 covers, however I do have access to a 95+ inlet from a chap in Kent..the Z32Inovations covers are not nice. In the meantime however in case I don't go that route, has anyone successfully (without the use of chrome or any other plating), brought these to a more 'fresh' appearance? Currently, they're like this (as with most Z32s).

Caught a glimpse of a grey? Z coming off the Tesco roundabout in Cheriton, Folkestone Wednesday 8.40 am Looked nice & tidy. Not seen it before.

After having the z garaged for nearly a year, its back out and looking fab. Away for a service and mot preparation So all being well its back on the road in a few weeks. Still an awesome car to drive.

Hi all, i just had a re test today and it has fail again on emissions, drivers side, lamba sensor 1.05, anything over 1.03 is a fail, I only have till 7pm today to get it through, its with my mechanic, any ideas to get it down quickly,

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Ok I bought some XXR 522 alloys for the zed, 18" 114.3 et28 9.5j all good right? Well my nuts don't fit... My originals were too small and I couldn't get a socket on the nut so I bought some D1 tuner nuts,they don't even fit in the wheel nut recess as they're too wide. What can I do to make these fit or can I not?

Anyone have a good place to buy brand new RHD manual heater control pod and a lighting assembleys? Many thankings.

Well As you all aware that i opened up the Automodz Garage in Nov 2013 and we are now in May 2015 things have Gone from Steady work to Full on. to the Point i Employ Both of my Sons as the work load is High with the Amount of Cars that's coming through the garage i'v even had to take on another Unit for the Room :) Here at Automodz we dont just do 300zx's . we do other Hi performance cars Like Ford ST/RS we all so make time to do the Normal Servicing of your Daily Drivers Meet the Team David Leaning How to do Servicing and his New bike

Hi guys, can anyone tell me what injectors these are? I think I got them off John Dixon in 2010

Hi dose any one have a good air con rad for sale.? R134a rad?

Right guys... I sent out a few emails regarding some body parts from various suppliers, The first crowd was Twinchip regarding the rear bumper, this is coming in at €518 plus €374 shipping to Ireland, a total of €892. Now they did say that there would be room in the box for other parts like the front bumper etc and that i'd get a 10% discount if I ordered more than 1 part. I got an email back from CZP regarding Kaminari skirts, these retail at $544 plus $175 shipping. Kaminari are going to come back to me also regarding direct shipping from their factory. My question is... Would there be anyone in Ireland looking for any of these parts so we could share the cost …

Hi all,needeing some advice again.Grrr....had a recon auto box fitted yesterday,now we have a problem that there is no power getting to starter motor.The engine started fine every time before this gearbox was fitted,so is there anyone who may have a soloution???