General Discussions - 300ZX Related

Afternoon, Bit pissed off with the zed today, I have a short list of things that needs doing/fixing, and I know each one of them would put off a buyer. And I really do need the moeny now... Advice would be great cheers :hyper: Still got the dead speedo/occ heavy steering/power&hicas light on/occ funny gearchanges when damp. I presumed this was the speed sensor connections at first but the SS itself is quite new, a couple of years and I've had a play with the wiring (visual) and cleaned up the connector on it but no change. I'm reluctant to buy a new one or a set of UK clocks unless I know it'll fix it ;) Next - I get bad brake judder (through the s…

I've only recently started looking for a Z and am a bit confused as to the best places to look. There are loads of private sellers out there as well as the importers and prices are quite similar. I've bought cars from private sellers before and to be honest, most of them have not been! I've never dealt with importers before, but living near Southampton there are a lot of them around here, half a dozen at the last count and that's not including the trade only importers. I love the look of the Z and on paper the spec's are fantastic, I've driven a mates and the wow factor is definately there ( his was given to him by an old boss!) I suppose I'm just after a…

How much engine oil do i need to buy for an oil change ? Oh yea and how much diff oil too ? Thanks peeps

i haven't ride my z for while... my battery had no more juice. So i boost it... the wrong way :nono: . (i.e. i invert + & - (i know, i know.... :rolleyes: )) now the right way. and the cars doesnt start just like it has no power at all after punching my face for an hour :mac1: i look at the 2 fuses box every single fuse was ok! :shock: what the hell!!! is there any security for the dumb asses like me please help me

Had my jap tt auto about 18mths now, not yet fitted the extra cooler :slap: . I 'think' i felt it slipping recently, not 100% sure it was though. Have decided i will opt for the manual conversion if & when this is needed. Z'world cannot do this at the moment as they are stacked out with conversions & have run out of boxes to use! I have decided to fit the extra cooler & flush the autobox out in the meantime. Hopefully this will improve matters, maybe only temporarily though! The question i wanna ask is: Whats the best oil to use in the autobox, and any links to flushing the box out? Cheerz.....Simon.

Here's Mine! 1. Air Filter 2. Exhaust & Decat 3. Boost Controller 4. Chip 5. Upgrade Clutch if a manual or Oil cooler for an Auto 6. R33 Brake Setup 7. Short Shifter mod about £20 to do! 8. Stillen Anti Roll bars 9. Rear Strut bar 10. Converting your NA to a TT :D

NZR,but the missus's cav,is an illuminated airbag light mot failure,Cheers bud. :)

My Z is shaking itself to pieces slowly - time to sort the propshaft. Can anybody confirm the part number of the "rear gearbox mount" I keep reading about? The diagram I have in front of me has 3 likely bits: 11340, 11320 or (my favourite) 11375? Also, has anybody recently got a one-piece prop? If so, where from? how much? any good? Thanks.

does this zed belong to anyone from here, it was on the hard shoulder southbound between j5 and j4a m42 link at around 09:15 hrs :(

never done ant bodywork before so inspired by PaulG i'll give it a try, gonna deswage the rear bumper and the doors and have removed the rear reflector. i'll keep you posted on the progress

i'm working on my rear subframe and want some advice on what to to with it. I am going to replace the bushes and was thinking about fitting subframe spacers, has anyone done this? can anyone suggest anything else I can do with the subfame while its off. cheers

Over the winter i will be replacing my clutch.......i am continplating fitting a lighted flywheel as i have sgp pulley and thought this would compliment the set up!! Has any body carried out this mod and if so is there a noticable performance gain. The car also benifits full decatt mongoose ss system induction kit and [when i get a chance] ecu upgrade with b/controller. cheers Dave

I was on the A12 the other week and released i was going a bit over the limit so hit the brakes gently to bring it down to 70 ;) but as i was doing it i thought hold on this is struggling to slow down here! Once i got it down to 70 i took my foot off the pedal and the car started to speed up by itself hitting nearly a ton! I sh@t myself! In the end stamping on the accelerator seems to release it :S even though it didnt seem stuck. Now the pedal is a bit hard and i dont know whether it got stuck, but the other thing is the cruise control doesnt work and neva has and it was just like the button u hit to bring it back up to speed....someone told me it could be faul…

Hey guys I'm going to look at a Jap TT tomorrow. Where must I look to see if the autobox cooler is fitted? Is it easily visible?? Thanks

I bought a UK TT 1994 about 3 years ago and found later that it had the same size tyres back and front. The car is definately a UK model. I dont use the car much as I work overseas. I want to correct this mistake. The tyres now fitted are 225/50 ZR16. Does this mean the rear wheels are incorrect or can you fit undersized tyres on standard wheels. There is a chance that over the years the wheels have been mixed up so is there an identification mark on the wheels or must you measure them. The rear tyres never last more than 4 or 5000 miles so what is the best make and size for allround performance. I have owned 300ZXs from 1992 and never had more than 6000 miles from a …

last week i did a coolant change and fitted smithys hardpipe kit great i thought :rolleyes: removed all the old hoses flushed rad and refilled with the correct mix of antifreeze/water a day later i started her up and it took ages for the temp to come up thought this was strange,then all of a sudden temp started to go to max!!!on inspection all the water had gone from the rad.Looked at rad cap and the seal was fooked so ordered another one,fitted that bled the systym and refilled day later did the same again :rolleyes: repeated and it did it again FFS sorry to go on but would a faulty rad cap dump water out of the expansion tank? theres no white smoke f…

firstly can this be done? what benefits are there? how much and which one to go with?

i want to put 2x12" subs in the boot, has this been done? are there any pics?. My system is 2,000 watts with 2x12" subs. 2x 6x9 which should go in the doors, 5" mids for the rear and 2xtweeters.

Anyone know where i can get the standard lights but with the chrome look interiors ? Ive been after these for a while with no joy ! :cry:

Can anyone help me, I seem to remember reading that there is a test you can run on the intercooler system to check for leaks similar to the boost leak test idea, I dont know where I read it but it could have been on an old forum? I have a compressor but need to know if it is ok to do and if so what the pressure it should be so not to blow the intercooler cores. Any help appreciated, Thanks

driving out of huddersfield this morning at bout 8.20 on leeds road any1? yas

Any help would be great. I had to wire in a rear fog light with it's own switch on the dash for the MOT. That went great it works good, but problems has now started. When i turn off the ignigtion totally all the little lights on the dash start to flash and also the front main fog stays on. But when the ignition is turned on i have none of these problems except my main fog light switch does not work at all. Very confused. Paul

ive finally got hold of a second hand torque converter but its got a bit of sand or somthing on it im not sure if its inside how can i clean it to make sure???

Silver, import (obviously) parked outside the station, 11.30pm, my guess is its a copper, if so who are you and am i allowed to speed now?? :D

I keep seeing this Z in the car park at work (Ysbyty Gwynedd) & I saw it in Tesco, Bangor last week. Seen it when I was coming back through mid-wales some time back too. Dying to know if this person's on here somewhere.