General Discussions - 300ZX Related

Cheers for the nod! :D

Has anyone successfully managed to build their own conzult i/f. Im thinking of making one and trying the free version thats out there for realtime engine monitoring.

This is starting to get really annoying! The squeeking is coming from somewhere inside the dash, near the middle. I think? :confused: Ive had the centre panel out and its defo not that. It sounds like a loose fan or something, but i dont have any idea where to look to sort it. Its not exactly a big problem, but i'm fussy and little squeeks annoy me. Any ideas what it could be?

...after 13+ years of someone sitting in the drivers seat (Jap NA) it looks like the drivers side springs (front and back) are shorter than the passenger side springs - by about 5 mm. Question is, how difficult is it to change springs from left to right. Cars fine etc, no uneven tyre wear, just thought I'd get my money's worth from the springs... Any thoughts would be appreciated. thanks Jack

Guys Can I just bolt them straight on ? Will I need to mess with suspension geometry or lower the suspension etc ? Advice appreciated as always...... Mark

I think I need to replace my stock clutch before I look at upping the boost on my car, does anyone have any recommendations?

Do Courtesy make many shipping mistakes ? I placed my first order a week ago (by phone), so last friday I e-mailed them to ask if it had been shipped, they e-mailed back with a tracking number, which I traced on UPS website........I was delivered to some address in Illinois!! It could be they gave me the wrong tracking number, I have e-mailed them and asked them to sort it out. John

I live on quite a busy road and it's a bitch getting out of my drive sometimes. Yesterday, waited for what seemed like ages and eventually took a chance on a gap. Had to floor it to do it safely (I know... :slap: ) and the car didn't really launch well. In fact it sounded like the exhaust had fallen off (misfiring?). Got up to speed but still felt well lumpy. Got her down the road and pulled into a side turning and she stalled. Tried a rolling start and she fired up but then stalled when I stopped the car... Had a look around the back and no visible problems so started her again and no problems... Any ideas peeps? The engine felt very lumpy but has been fi…

Bit unexpected was this, yesterday at 2500rpm, noticed a VERy slight vibration and quiet knocking from the engine bay, checked oil, was about 1/2 full, filled it up, vibration and knocking went away. Driving tonight, quite hard, all of a sudding, VERY LOUD knocking from engine bay, pulls over, revs from idle, slight knock from 1500revs, and got LOUD at 2500, limped it home. Anyone else thinks its spun a shell? Also just had a hunt on the net, and cant find anywhere that sells Z32 cranks, as im guessing its shot as driving it on full boost at about 5k rpm as it went. :( Also, what would labour be on a job like that? Im good with engines, but anything…

On Saturday lunchtime. 2nd time I've seen you so you must be local to MK.

18 zeds spotted in royal oak car park on the A580 this afternoon. Was you there if not why not. Good turn out catch you all at some of the other meets and shows through the year. Regards Kevin

hi all,have a fault with the mirrors,well drivers side!when i switch to ajust to the drivers mirror nothing happens and when i try to fold the mirror in, it folds the passenger side in instead .Is it a case to check the mirror ,or is the fault at the switch.Also what does P/W LOCK stand for probably something simple i bet cheerz! :confused:

Grey Jap opposite old GB Brittons factory Sat PM any bodies here

I tried to get my car flat out yesterday. (It's a late model Jap non-turbo). At about 130mph it seemed to be misfiring and wouldn't accelerate any more. It also seemed to be chaging between gears, or trying to at 130 too. Any ideas what's wrong? I was going to change the spark plugs or try using Optimax.

This is a long shot but i saw one Zed (Black) by Hele, and one Silver one in town - beeped the horn flashed the light and got stared at like i was a retard! If you do own the silver one - live the dream and bloody wave next time, instead of just staring at my wheels with a disgusted look on your face) However i dont think either cars are members on here! Black one looks nice

:confused: Just fitted a c1 veilside front bumper my standard indicator unit does not fit do i need a special unit or a later model ???????????????????? :bow:

any1 got a link to some instructions so that i can get to my speedo, th needles quite a bit out (out by th same amount at all speeds). is it an easy job? do i just push it round manually? thanx yaseen

A while ago I had an intermittent odometer problem, I got some great advice from my post. Now it appears to have packed up completely. A search reveals that it is quite common to have intermittent stoppages of the odometer. Do you think that because mine has packed up completely its more than just dirt in the cogs? How long do you reckon the whole job takes ? In Andy's post he mentioned he had to grind the heads off the Jap security screws..........will I need to do that just to clean the cogs ? Thanks, John

Was about 11:30 am, thanks for the wave.

i know a few have got creaky front suspension, mines been doing it for a while too, finally got round to fixing it yesterday, been bugging me for ages! :hyper: i think most of mine was down to the front anti-roll bar bushes. replaced these, also removed the top arms & tension rods, cleaned & lubricated the fixing bolts with copper ease spay. all quiet now :hyper:

Just driving up the motorway and give it some welly, (aftermarket) Boost gauge shot up to 15 psi, then a big lurch as engine dies (not fully but lumpy as hell) . Pulled over and engine stalled, tried to start, engine would tick over but wouldnt go above 2.5k and I had to keep pumping the pedal to keep it ticking over otherwise it just stalled. eventually got the car running and could rev up to about 5k. So pulled away, power was really down though and it absically run like a bag of sh*t. Stopping at traffic lights tickover would drop down to 200 then stall. Eventually - pulled over and got a bite to eat. Started car again and its fine. Boosted back to 15psi, and …

hi all was thinking ov parting with the z shortly just wondrin what it will be worth its a 1990 G plate, auto, na, will have full mot, resprayed octavia rs yellow, clean car runs sweet, scarab front bumper not fitted, and it has 17s with new rear tyres.

come on guys iv seen that thers planty of guys on here with zeds in leicester so no excuses, where do you get your 4 wheel allignment done? i need to get it done tomorrow so please help me out! Yaseen

Everytime I take my car down the local garagfe and jetwash it Its comes back dirtier!!!! Whats happening is the rear side window rubber at the bottom and the bottom of the lights seem to be full of dirt. I have jetwashed just the window rubber for about 5 mins and still more comes out. Same goes to rear light cluster, mud and grit comes out from the bottom of the light cluster continually. Anyone else have same problem? I removed the light cluster and cleaned up and refitted a while ago but its still does it!!!

Saw you today driving past Sainsbury's. Would be nice to know who else was up in this neck of the woods :D Cheers Ben