General Discussions - 300ZX Related

6.45pm Monday 5 th July Flashed you but i was in the Mini

Hello, I tried to fit my new 3G discs tonight but cannot get the caliper off. I tried undoing the 2 big bolts at the rear as this is what i think is holding the caliper on, but the buggers wont budge, am i doing the rights bolts or should i be trying others. :cry: Thanks all for your great help as ever. Ant

I have finally decided to fit my Z centre speedo convertor, however i have lost the instructions. Are there any online anywhere?

Can i run 2 gauges off one sender? I.E. stock gauge and aftermarket gauge off the new electrical sender?

Going to be fitting a set of Chris's Eibach springs in a week or two, just wondered if anyone has any tips or would be willing to help. :duffer: and food await any helpers.

Can anyone help me with this one please ? The bit that i have outlined in red stipple on the boot of this ZX is glass i presume (?) How come mine is just metal (part of the boot) and could i get one for mine, what are they called and how much do the cost ?????? Please tell me i dont have to buy a new boot to have one - they look spot on ! Thanks for any help - :hyper:

Yellow zed going up Ray Mill Rd, Maidenhead- I think it was a girly driving

Tried to fit a set of new rear pads to my Alfa 156 V6 last night and found the piston is stuck solid. Tried it in a strong vice and it just will not budge. I'm selling the car now the Z is almost back on the road so just want a cheap fix :confused:

Got the heater matrix sorted. Great, no leaks inside the car, no steam out of the vents and the coolant level is static. Just one thing..... every now and then, after I turn the engine off, steam comes out from under the bonnet, seeemingly on the right hand side. Its NOT coolant (wrong taste) and I'm not losing water! Whats that all about? Any ideas, please let me know! Ed :hyper:

All, Shamefully, I kerbed the nearside wheel turning right over a mini-roundabout yesterday. The Alloy looks OK (scratched but not buckled), but the kerb seems to have put a bit of a tear into the sidewall of my tyre. The tear is a V-shape, in the direction of the turning wheel, starting from where it meets the (stock) alloy, and has basically peeled back some of the rubber. The thing that concerns me is the depth of it. I reckon it's probably 3-4mm deep (into the rubber) at the lowest point (it slopes inward over about an inch and a half). This is a Toyo Proxes T1S tyre with not much wear at all. I'm basically worried about a possible blow-out where the …

Does anyone know where i could get a second hand Viscous fan from? as that is what packed up going down M3 it would appear. only bonus was spotted it before it caused any damage.... just a heater matrix pipe.

Picked up what I think is a bit of a bargain yesterday. A brand new momo tuner wheel for 80 quid :D I haven't got the boss yet but had a quick look at removing the old wheel. I dont want to damage it or the steering column or anything in the process. Has anyone got any top tips? I guess there is a special puller to do the job by the looks of the two threaded holes either side of the nut. Has anyone made a tool to do this? Cheers David

Silver one in Ilfracombe last Sunday eve and a green one in and around Barnstaple a couple of times during the week...then drove back to Brighton to see another red zed on saturday by St Peters Church

Hello all, Anyone know where i can get one of the above and any info on this would be much appreciated. As i am getting worried about my gearbox after all the previous threads i have read about autos breaking etc, so anything i can do to help maintain it the better. (just waiting for all the convert to manual comments :rofl: - would love to but cant justify spending that sort of money with the up coming house purchase!!) Thanks peeps. Ant

Hi all, I want two new / recon turbos, Not fussed if hybrid / uprated although would prefer. Im down south, anyone know of a good place to get tubbies from at a good price for both above, and a place who would fit? Also can anyone give me a rough idea on how much i would / should be loking for all in, cheers Steve

Anyone know of people in the know when it comes to 300's in the South East? most seem to be up north..Im Hertfordhsire way and dont really wan to be clocking up too many miles taking it to be serviced? Cheers, Rob

still got a mis-fire. i eventually got my car into the garage to see what the probs of not being able to start a the juddering when i put my foot down. the non-starter was due to a bit of hose that had somhow got into somthing called the butterfly (?) and this was letting fuel soak the plugs, but the other WAS my cas (thanks to those whom pointed this out!) and it had to be turned to the right!?! but here's the question....I noticed that the cas as a small Mitsubishi simbol on it, has this been swapped or is it some part that Nissan install, and should I be thinking about getting a nissan cas?? Cheers again boys :bow:

purple 300zx lightning stripes looked like 8inch zausts about 11:30 am today LOOKING AND SOUNDING GOOD :D :hyper: :D :hyper: steve

Im looking to buy some new wheels but im not sure weather to stick with 18"s or go bigger and get 19"s. Can anyone help? and if so which width is best and tyres for 18"s and 19"s. thankx, Hanksy

is somebody has already test the 300zx full ECU mapped from getgreddy?

Fecking Nissan are a pain in the arse - changing these bushings following the Twinturbo.net tech guide looked easy, and was until I came to the two bolts that hold the stick onto the metal plate bolted to the transmission tunnel. Obviously, the US cars had a bolt with a 12mm head and a nut underneath so you can hold the nut with something and unscrew the bolt itself - my car.....of course not, it has a bolt with a completely flat round head, nothing you can get on at all, so the nut is the only option. :mad: It is impossible to get to with the kit at my disposal - I need something like a small spanner with a step in it with a very shallow 12mm socket welded on…

im currently trying to fix my cruise control, its never worked for aslong as ive had the car, but seeing h ows im selling it i thought it might be wise to fix it. Ive tracked it down to a broken kill switch on the brake pedal, the switch is deffo duff as ive opened it up and i can see where its broken. Is it worth me doing a write up for the tech section while ive got it all in pits, maybe break out the digi cam and take a few pics??? What a tw@t of a job by the way!!!!

:confused:This may sound like a really silly question to some of you, but i was wondering how hard it is to install dump valves, i know you need a fitting kit, dut do you just cut the turbo pipe work and stick them in? :confused: Any advise on this would be really helpful. :bow: :bow:

you take off your hoses, and the y piece the afm plugs into and the passenger side has fine oil through it. The 2 passenger hoses (one to the plenum and the other large one) also have a fine mist of oil, wherease the drivers side are pretty much dry. Thanks

Will Turbo Injectors Fit A Non Turbo 300zx And Make Much Difference . Or Whould I Need A Uprated Fuel Pressure Regulator.