General Discussions - 300ZX Related

I'm looking to get some paint for my car. Where's best to get it? The car is black GL1. I've been told to get 2K paint and that I won't need a clear coat

Yesterday saw me head down to Kent to pick up my new Shortie! :D I got on the motorway to come back home about 4pm. At 9pm, I was safely tucked away... on the hard shoulder of the A1(M) near York with a grand total of 1 wheelnut holding my rear passenger wheel on!!! The other 4 studs decided to shear off while I was in the outside lane - there was an almighty bang, the back-end of the car went completely loose so I had no choice but to dive for the shoulder! :( The recovery truck arrived at 11pm and I slowly edged my new tripod onto the flatbed, before we headed off back to mine. Spoke to Mr F this morning and he's ordered me 10 new rear studs, so my new ca…

Hello, I started the car and got 3 lights in the dash. Red light for mission oil and diff oil and yellow for abs. Checked oil and levels. all fine. Checked codes - none Battery level - fine 12.9v Any idea what can cause the 3 lights?

So I've bought myself a Shortie (more on that later) and I've been doing a couple of bits today. One of those bits was to change the clocks over. I dismantled the dash, did what was needed and then put it all back together again. When I went to turn the lights, nothing happened on the first click (sidelights) and on the second, only the main beam came on! No dash lights, taillights - purely the main beam! I'm guessing there's a short somewhere, but where the hell do I start looking...??

Hi Guys. changed my bulb units on the headlights to HID's, now all seemed okay but now the dark nights are upon us, it appears that one side is brighter (or dimmer) than the other, now any ideas what this could be? bulb, wiring, gravitational pull of the sun..... Any suggestions welcome Rich

This looks a tad anaemic if so...

Looked fairly clean parked right next to HMP Durham !

I've upgraded my clutch line to a short HEL braided item. Should it come down and between the gearbox and starter, or loop over the starter?

Does the flasher unit control the Warning Hazard lights and the indicators, or are the two separator parts from them? I have located my flasher unit which is a 3pin. My Hazard lights are working, but not the indicators. What else do I need to check?

Ok so I have the rear subframe stripped down and drive shafts removed from diff but not hub any tips to get them out of hub ie tricks to stop driveshaft from spinning so can crank that massive nut managed with my na back end driveshafts no bother but the tt ones seem solid as hell answers on a postcard guys lol.

Does anybody have a rust free rear subframe that they want to sell???

Going to surrey rolling road tomorrow with adl racing, It's my new swb, that I'm taking, 13psi, fmic, z1 pg exhuast, chipped, afpr, decat, induction kit, So let's have some guesses I'd like 340+bhp but will have to see

Hi guys started zed today and it's making a air hissing noise behind the battery area can't locate it not sure if it made this noise before. Is this normal when I turn engine off it makes a gurgle sound any help please thanks Taff.

On the back of tomfrom the north thread about somthing else.he mentioned about he has a warm up procedure before he puts he foot down.if in the mood of course. Me , i always start the car..have a little walk around.check.once a week check oil and water.then buy the time im bettled up music on shades.etc cars being running five mins already. Then its a slow drive for a couple miles. And yes i wont boot it untill the temps up were it should, and all is settled down.and to be ohnest i hardly boot it anyway.is the warmed up propley when the temp reads norm.or is that to soon.

I found these while poking about, I wrongly identified them as prvr solenoids from this picture, because that's basically where they can be found. Here is one of mine They are a 2 stage factory fitted electronic boost controller. We all know the det sensor can initiate safety boost, sometimes it dies and the ecu worries and also enters safety boost. It is the boost solenoids that alow the car to do that. They must just be a 2 position restrictor inside the cylinder that sit between the pressure source and the wastegate (just like any boost control) to set either normal 9psi or safety 7psi. I found my passenger side one had a snapped off vac lin…

Seen on the Bull roundabout in Dagenham ??

I have noticed that my indicators do not work. My hazard lights used to, but now don't. Please can anyone advice my on what to check. Someone said it could be the flasher unit? How do I find and check this?

Cnt make my mind , they do really suits 300 aren't they ??? especially black one :tt2: Hope owner wont be mad that im posting pics of hes car

I got sent some stock headlights and my remit was to fit a switchback tube light. Not having done a pre 99 insert before i offered up the tube inside here and there and settled on the pattern you see on the video. The customer wanted some extra lights putting in for shows or showing off, at first i thought a subtle simple few 5mm leds round the back but these didn't cut it for brightness so i went for the full smd strip which can actually be seen between the main beam housing and the insert as i've not tried to hide. My usual fitment of 8 metal adjusting cogs were put in, on initial inspection of the 20 plus year old headlights only 3 of the 8 original ones…

Just a general question! Last Sunday coming back from Bromley I went past Parklangley Golf Club! Cars are parked each side & all the way to the top of the road, which has a sharp Left hand turn at the top! I get to the top & going into the bend when a 4x4 comes round the corner!:censored: I braked but not to a dead stop!:scared: Although In my oppinion he was going too fast, it was only his stopping power that stopped us hitting each other.:sweatdrop: So Why did Nissan put such poor brakes on the Z? & I understand why so many want to upgrade them as I do over the winter.

For as long as I can remember I would never trust my brakes in an emergency stop situation. Sat in the car with the engine off I can press the brake pedal a couple of times and it goes hard. Engine running, the same - although if I apply more pressure I can get the pedal to travel to the floor. Driving, the same - I can get the pedal to the floor, the car does brake quite quickly but feel there could be more if the pedal wasn't travelling to the floor so easily. Since having this problem I have changed discs and pads front and rear, changed to braided lines and swapped the master cylinder, and bled numerous times with a the help of an assistant. I am thin…

With reference to this diagram: How many caps do I need of what size? I think it's 4 and 6mm right? http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/190884491955

Hi guys, bit of a re-intro but basically got my Z on Sunday after wanting one for 13 years. Brother had one that i see is kicking about the forums (G356PWT) when i was 7 and now 13 years later i bought one. It pulls strong and is fairly clean. See it's had a boost conrtoller and boost guage (I'm taking a guess at it but holes in the centre console and on top the steering column presuably for hose/wires) but apart from that is totally standard to my knowledge. Anyhoo here is the only photo i have right now, been too busy driving it.

Seems my oil pump is nakered. Anyone know where's the best place to buy one? One on eBay used for £85

Hi guys, Not looking to give out exact details just yet but due to strange circumstances, my Z has gone missing. I am off course in the process of hunting down the people involved. But putting it up here too hoping I get some luck with it being spotted somewhere. It should be somewhere in the London area. More precisely, HOUNSLOW, SOUTHALL, EALING, UXBRIDGE and ACTON. Pics are attached and it is now a manual. (pics show auto) Incase someone comes across some aftermarket parts, the items should be as follows: - WINGS WEST style front bumper but not fibre glass, ORIGINAL VIPER STYLE CARBON FIBRE BONNET with side pins. It's been painted in the p…