General Discussions - 300ZX Related

Hi- 90 SWB Manual TT. (Single nipple on the slave cyl, no nipple on the m/Cyl) I bought it recently, had trouble selecting gear, better if clutch was pumped. I tried bleeding- went from poor selection to no selection (must have introduced more air into it) Put new piston in M/Cyl and new slave cyl. Tried using an Easibleed, Got the lid sealed etc and bled it, bled it, bled it, tried taking cyl off and clamping it, holding the nipple as high as poss etc got a reasonable pedal but not perfect, took car down from axle stands, jumped in and guess what... no feckin pedal.(can get it with furious pumping tho') Please can someone tell me the definitive way to bleed a …

Have been looking on the zcentre at side skirts and it is not obvious what make they are. Are they all copies? Are any Bomex? Someone is supposedly selling original Bomex ones on ebay http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7913853606 for £275, Anyone now how to tell if they are original? What abot price, are there any cheap places to get sideskirts?

Not sure if coincidence, or a new battery really helps the car. Ive always had a bit of a problem, I dont think I always got full boost. Never really worked out why. Installed a new battery today. Car now seems to be hitting full boost more, much more fun to drive. Like I say could be coincidence, or something to try if youve been having similar problems. I have disconnected the battery before, to clear the ECU and made no difference. Also got Shrimpys grounding kit to put on, might even help more. Barry.

whilst using a private track ( very similar to the M5 J7-J8 ) my car pulled very well until the speedo read 265kph then all turbo boost dropped off so i backed off and the same thing happened when i accelerated again is this my geared speed or is the sudden drop in boost another problem ? 93 j-spec tt auto :x: :bow: ( i feel the need for speed )

Assessor has advised he will be recommending C or D class write off. I haven't let them take it away, but am still not sure if I should try and get it fixed. Now got the bonnet open but no pics as yet. Everything has been shoved back to the engine, but I am unable to see any actual damage to the engine itself. Left hand wing definately needs replacing as front point totally folded over. Right hand side has a slight crease where the front has been pushed back against the wheel. What would you do/recommend?

Friday sliver one coming out of Liverpool with a full kit looked very nice

I've got the chance of a blitz zorst.s/s from manifold back. has anyboby got one or no if there a good buy?

Just wondered if this would be possible, if the bleed screw was converted to metal, or are the temp sender units too big to fit?

Whilst pratting around today making the car work again (thank god I finally got it running properly) I noticed the passenger side PCV doesnt seem to be connected properly, the clip is missing and the PCV end of the hose has seems to have swollen up with heat (possibly) it kinda sits loosly over the end of the PCV now... car seems to be running fine, was running super rich and burning a little oil with all the messing around with running on 5 then 4 then 5 again and now a nice sweet 6! Got a bit of a smoke screen for the first couple of miles then it all cleared up and was fine. I would have thought a non-functioning PCV would give me a seriously rough idle?…

Does anyone have an idea what the strange black box is that is mounted via metal bracket on the underside of the driver knee panel (trim that goes under the steering column). It looks aftermarket (due to its strange position and use of "bullet" connectors as opposed to the usual plugs), and is a bit bigger than a pack of playing cards. It also has a number of wires disappearing up into the dash and into the loom. Cheers Rich

Reeto, slapped my new PTU on, she starts ok now (with a bit of persuading cos the CAS plug keeps falling off, (didnt know it wouldnt start with this unplugged??)) When she is running im not getting a spark on all six, I think I've tracked it down to the middle left (as you look at the car standing in front of it) cylinder, not sure what number it is, sorry.. anyhooo, I was wondering can I stick a multimeter onto the coilpack connector to check that there is a current going to it? also can I check the connectors on the ptu to make sure they are sending out a current properly too? if where should I be plugging the little prongs from my multimeter? (not exact…

One of my mates spotted you, so he couldn't give any other ID on you! :)

Hi All Dont get me wrong, Zed ownership should not be taken lightly, but Adrian Flux quoted £940, after being honest about the following mods: 18" alloys performance twin exhaust boost gauge boost controller air flow controller rev speed digi meter turbo timer All on a Manual TT 1990, I do not consider the above to be ground shattering mods? Im 33 with no convictions full no claims rural postcode etc, have they got it wrong or is a Zed looking like becoming out of my league, unless I sell some organs and put my children in a Workhouse. Gutted, Darren

I was going for a Job interview and pulled up in a industrial estate on Wednesday 6th of this month where there was a white Zed parked up, had a nice kit on it and looked clean, didnt get a chance to see whos it was as i was late for my interview! Any1 on here? Fas

This morning at about 9:30 heading towards Basingstoke?

Hi guys, please help, recently got my Zed and the main headlight bulbs have gone, one day one the following the day the other !! Been to my local car spares shop and he said he couldnt find them in his book! If anyone knows where i can get them either on line or any other way it would be most appreciated, i have full beam but dont think people would like me driving round with that on all the time. Please help me get my car back on the road after dark :cry: cheers in anticipation guys.

Do J-Spec ZX have a low fuel warning light? Just my car is on the Empty and i want to see if i got enough petrol to get to the shell garage.

Seen last night at about 6:25pm in eastwood/rayleigh/westcliff area (these three areas seem to join at this point lol) I take it you didn't see the police car behind us before pulling away lol :)

G ??? BGS or something similar. Sure I recognised that plate, so it must be someone from here.

Came across this on twinturbo.net and it seems after reading the 2nd link that there is a pattern of these failing now quite a lot in the US, Give Greg his due, he's offering ALL his past customers free labour to replace. Anyone here got em fitted ? Is this what you raised sometime ago Mac ? http://www.twinturbo.net/net/viewmsg.aspx?forum=general&msg_id=1376685 This next one is an update with pics http://www.twinturbo.net/net/viewmsg.aspx?forum=general&msg_id=1377421 Cheers smithy

so what about me low lickover boys :cry:

Might treat the zed and me :D! Have seen both, Koyo is a much tidier looking rad, the Howe looks a bit rough to me, sorry to the guys that have one, but on the upside I hear the howe has a larger capacity?

Guys I know a few people have Skyline brakes so....if a brake kit is designed to fit a R32 GTR will it adapt easily enough to the Z ? I found this kit for about £500 and will have it if they will fit. Cheers for any advice.... Mark

Hi all, does anybody know of any reason why a left hand front brake caliper can not be swapped over to fit the right hand front and vice a versa? I have looked and cannot see any reason why not just wondered if anyone had a better idea.

Help needed please.Hope you guys have some good advice? Feeling really low and pi55ed off. Had my standard wheels nicked out of my garage about two weeks ago, one of which belonged to Jeff, (motor insurance say its covered by home insurance, and home won't cover motor parts!!), and to round it off, a corsa pulled out in front of me from a right hand lane across the central reservation into the fast lane of the dual carriageway, and I rear-ended it big time. Buckled bonnet, radiator, oil cooler, front brace across top of radiator ( bent right to and including the wings) totally smashed fog and headlights, bumper is totally corrugated. Waiting for a response from my insurer…