General Discussions - 300ZX Related

For my new H.I.D headlights to be set up by the machine so they are facing the right way etc, anyway to cut a long story short the bright spots where out so I said that even though they where the right bulbs that I was not happy with the way they were seating in the light units, and there was a lot of movement because the new H3 bulbs have a plastic flange, unlike my old bulbs that where metal. So what I am basically asking is there any fabricators out there that could knock me up two aluminium or brass seats that i can place in my light units to allow these new bulbs to fit tighter. Many Thanks in advance.

Finally decided to step up my search for a zed, I’m smitten by Matts (Sgt C) SWB manual. Now at 10k its above my budget but I could stretch a bit. Question I suppose is if anything where to go massively wrong engine/gearbox ect I’d be struggling to get it fixed, what are the likely costs of engine / turbo rebuilds ect. Given that buying Matts car would wipe me out financially for a while am I being daft. i.e. should I be buying a cheaper car so I have some repair funds available just incase.

I am aware of the fact that the oil topic has been discussed extensively in the past. However, I would like add some data coming through my personal experience (I am just a 300zx owner and not a mechanic with extensive technical knowledge). Last thing I want to do is to start a debate again. Story: 10-15 degrees (Celcius) reduction in oil temperature by changing oil. Went from Castrol RS 10w-60 to Morris Multilife competition 10w-50 fully synthetic. Weather conditions and style of driving were the same. P.S. The engine has done 8000 miles after an engine rebuild (still using the old tubs and no forged parts). Boost is set at 1.0 bar.

My engine sounds like there are a bunch of circus monkeys under my bonnet with little symbols! :rofl: Sounds like noisy cams or something, can anything be done about it or am i stuck with it? it not loosing performance but sound a bit pants!

K Plate TT. Langdown area of Hythe in The New Forest.

Hi, can anyone recommend a good antifreeze, or are they all the same.also i will be fitting a koyo rad how much antifreeze should i put in, stock rad took approx 4 litres thanx.

i have a turbo boost gauge and its goes upto 1.5. when under full load the gauge only goes upto the first 2 increments. basicly what i mean is my gage goes from 0-0.5 0.5-1.0 1.0-1.5 and theres about 5 increments in between and it only goes to the second one which i think is 0.2 psi?? could this be right by any chance?? the stock gauge is showing normal

Just a quick one really how long before they come through the post and the other thing is i got flashed by a red light one the other day as it was turning from red to amber/green ? as opposed to goin red if you know what i mean. Cheers in advance.

Been offered a swap for my zed against a LHD corvette V8 5.7 what you think ?

Could the HID lights come from any car???? What i mean is, could I use the invertors etc from, say a Vauxhall Omega?, or any car with HID lights ? Do the invertors have to match with the bulbs, so could I run Vauxhall invertors with Nissan bulbs? thanks.......

Guys, I have the dupree divorced downpipes (supplied by Smithy :bow: ), just wondering if anyone has fitted their test pipes and X-pipe as well and whether they needed any modding to fit? Cheers, Dan.

Anyone know where I can get hold of a replacement passenger seat belt please? Thanks.

just fitted my de-cats today (Thanks scottywil for the help on finding them!) but it didn't come with any gaskets, i used the old ones to mate it to my old cat back system as they where in very good nick, but where it bolts onto the down pipes its blowing as its just a flush surface. So whats the best stuff to use to cure this?

i purchased what i thought was charmed season 1 box set in a used condition off of ebay. i recieved this box set today but have found it to be an illegal copy of the set. i have sent a message back to the seller which said either send me a real copy or issue me with a refund to which im waiting for a reply. want to know what i sould do if i don't get any joy from this person thanks in advance gaz :rant:

A month or so ago I took my cat to a mod garage in PAIGNTON devon called "WATSON AUTOMOTIVE", and to cut a long story short, one of my mates saw them doing burnouts in the rear yard with my car... I had took it in for an exhaust adjustmnent & just said i'll be back in a couple of hours. My mate was in checking on a job & some of the staff were sat in it revving the **** out of it to spin the back wheels... ****ers... TAKE YOUR CAR HERE AT YOUR OWN RISK! C**nts!

came across this item on e-bay and was wondering if any1 has bought or heard of it and is it worth buying or just the usual bull? http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/electric-supercharger-turbo-nissan-200SX-300ZX-skyline_W0QQitemZ8018067856QQcategoryZ36680QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Hi guys, If I were to remove my sh4gged OEM rear spoiler but wanted to keep the 3rd brake light, is this all I need http://www.zcenter.co.uk/spoilers/zc007ab.htm ? or is ther filling and painting to do also ? CheerZ Paul

My car is at the garage at the mo getting the 4 wheel laser tracking done, had a call from the garage saying they cant do the 4 wheel tracking because the inner trackrod has come out of its ball joint. OK not a problem, just buy a new inner trackrod, then the garage said that it needs a new bush and they cant do it as it needs a special machine to compress the bush part of it. Please help if anyone knows what there talking about? Need to get back to them today to pick the car up. Regards, Matthew.

Does anyone have any contacts for someone to work on the zed up here in the north east, both body and engine work. Just aint got the nerve to leave it just anywhere ;) Ta Marc

Hi all, just want to know what tyre pressure should be with 235/35/19 front and 245/35/19 rear. Thanks all

Anyone got any good quality pics of these items????? Cheers

I got my hands this summer on a silver '93 jap TT, but I've no idea what series it is or what the differences between each series are. Anyone got any links that goes into this? Ta!

Guys Anyone know where these can be bought in the UK instead of ordering from OZ..........better still has anyone got one or sale :hyper: . Thanks Martin

Would these wheel sizes fit? The rim Info is: Size: 18 x 8.5 On the Front And 18 x 9.5 On the back Offset: 35 PCD: 5 x114.3 HB: 73.1

Heelo, does anyone know how long a manual conversion takes? just its hard for me to have time off work like to get it done :headvswal