General Discussions - 300ZX Related

Here's my Z in Japan March 2014 Here's my Z in England March 2015 Now need someone to service & check it out! It still runs great :D

My zed has been down at Keith's (KJZ32) for a few weeks now getting some much needed new paint & other little bits of tlc as Stevie Wonder didn't do a very good job painting it last time. Will get some pics of the finished job on Sunday when I pick her up but I couldn't resist putting up a few tasters.

Hello all, I haven't really contributed much on here for a while, life has been crazy, so the Zed has been sat in a house garage for a long while, engine-less and dilapidated. But now things are steadying out a bit, work has commenced, well, on the body anyways. Before I waffle on, and this thread might need to be moved, oops, but what is the easiest way to fully degrease and prep a Z32 engine bay? Any tips? Many nooks and crannies... I took her off the road (about 2, or 3 years ago, it's been that long I really can't remember) due to an engine tap/knock that I couldn't quite definitavely diagnose, but it wasn't healthy. Plus, I had notice a few small rust bubb…

Good news today,,, Passed mot,,,,,,,,,,,,,, NOOOOOOOOOOO ADVISORIES, Not bad for a 25 year old ,,loll Cheerzzzzzzzz

I bought the zed back in august. I came here to say hello promised pictures but never did that. To be honest i only made a handful of photos on my iphone during the time and that was it. So originally this had a new second hand engine back in 2014 June if i remember correctly with rebuilt turbos and a fresh MOT. It was running great except for a slight blue smoke on gear changes. I was told by previous owner that it must be oil in exhaust from the last turbos, so since it was running good i assumed that was it. But it never stopped, just kept getting worse. So i changed PCV valves with new hoses, done a compression test all good leakdown test good as well, intake hoses …

starting work again on the zed after my holidays at the end of the month what I'm wondering is what other things I should/could do while iv got it in bits anyway. right now the only plans I have are welding the front corner on and putting it all back together. would like to tidy the engine bay up a bit not sure where to start mind you so any input is appreciated

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Was driving home from work this evening along barley lands road basildon at 6pm, passed a white l reg vert with a woman in the pilot seat! A rare sight! Anyone on here? Never seen it before.

Got home from work this evening to find a nice big box :drool: A genuine 99 spec bumper, 99 spec indicators and a full scuttle panel!! I have to thank Luke from Z Centre again, as I had paid the money nearly 10 years ago and Luke honoured our deal. I thought that I had lost the money as it was so long ago and had just written it off as bad luck as I have done with other people. I didn't even have to ring Luke, I just placed the order online and mentioned in the comment box that I might have some credit! That's all I did and now I have my new parts!! I'm actually gobsmacked!! Cheers Luke, you are a true Gentleman. Richie

Hi guys, So today she finally died... went to go for a nice drive in the sun and it started but died after a couple of seconds, and then wont start. This is something that has been developing for a few months. occasionally not starting, then if I leave it for a couple of minutes it will start. The symptoms are that it will turn over but not fire. or fire first time and start, but then immediately die, by what seems like fuel starvation. Also, I though I had worked out that if I hear the fuel pump prime it usually meant the car would start. this seemed consistent. If I didn't hear it prime then it wouldn't start, pointing to fuel problems. This l…

Hey guys, I've been pondering whether to update my Z with some nice subtle daytime running lights which I think will give the Z a nice updated modern look I want to make for my Z. I have been looking at all the universal brands and stuff out on the net and I kinda know what I would prefer in turns of look and styling but I am not 100% which location would look better. Currently the 2 locations I'm thinking of is 1 would be at the upper section of the front mouth opening on the 2kspec front bar, beside the the sides of the standard front licence plate location. The other location I'm thinking of is on the upper section of each intercooler side mouth openings…

I've not had the joy of playing with a NA 300zx, so just want to check with those more used to the view. Are these as I suspect some dirty ass phase 1 TT injectors or phase 1 NA injectors.

Found this on Facebook thought I would leave it here knowing how popular that orange 300zx supra MUNTER was

hi guys got a knock on my passernger side rear suspension, only really doses it when i hit potholes in the road, it almost sounds like strut is loose but i know the bolts are tight. current set up is kyb excell shocks (new less than 600 miles ago) with eibach 20mm lowering springs that i fitted last year so new gaskets on the strut tops too, i've checked all the bolts on the suspension and everything is tight, the problem has been there for a while and got worse/louder after fitting upper camber arms. is it possibly the strut top mount gone faulty? drivers rear corner is quiet as it should be.

Well gave the old girl a wash today, almost time to get her back on the road. The last tax disc ran out May 2012! A trip to Jimmer soon for a once over to make sure all is ok and then MOT she we can hit the open road.

Was just reading an advert for some and it said manual only. Are the manual and auto's different? If they are, what would I need to look for dos mine is an auto to manual conversion

Hi there can someone point me to a list of everything that is needed for said conversion.I think someone did a list here before but i cant find it.grrr

Hi all Quick question, I will be back in the UK next month and I'm looking to get the 300 running. My car is a TT manual car which I bought as a shell so all of the wiring is for a manual, my engine is from my old TT auto and the box ( and sub harness) is a manual. I have a brand new wiring specialists loom for a tt manual. My question is the only ecu I have is from my old auto ( which was flashed by zed world), setting the base timing in an auto and manual is different as far as I remember ( due to the nutral switch). So do I now treat it as a manual or an auto or do I get a manual ecu. Once running I will be getting a proper map as I'm sure the tune is …

Have a problem with the clutch on my car at the moment and I think it's the slave cylinder, are there any other cars that use the same cylinder as ours. cheers Paul

well yeah i found this on tumblr and someone crammed a vg in a 240z i actually creamed when i saw this!

Over the winter my Z has had its engine and gearbox out, its all back together and so far so good. Except the gearstick seems to be leaning forward more than before. In neutral instead of straight upright (as I seem to remember) it leans slightly forward, when its in fourth it leans only slightly back and when in third it leans quite far forward. Am I missing something?? Thanks, Dan

Today's work on the car took an unexpected diversion when one injector died and another was reading 100 ohms!. So I popped my plenum pull cherry! You get to the point of thinking what the hell have I done! Now just reading up on the coolant bypass to make it easier next time, and trying to get all the bits ordered I need.

Managed to get my car running (not very well) after 3 years parked at a friends garage. It struggles to start and when it does it doesn't sound like it's running on all six and the idle is all over the place and it won't rev over 2500. When I try and demand a bit of power to move the car (even below 2500rpm) it pops and bangs and bogs down. I will remove the CAS this weekend if it stops raining and check for spark and injector click on all 6 cylinders but for the wondering idle and 2500rpm rev limit I suspect the AFM/MAF as unplugging it makes no difference to the idle or the running of the engine. Is there any way of testing the AFM with a multimeter or anything as …