General Discussions - 300ZX Related

Ok so I have now heard back from the insurance who had a company from east Kilbride carry out intendant assessment/valuation Car was valued at £3995 not the best but I think i will be ok My excess is £600 though so Car been classed a cat B I think I am going to take the £3395 and I can buy the car back from them and will strip for parts what do you guys think, I would advise anyone who dosn't have an agreed value on there car to get one so your not left in situation that I am and i,m sure many others have been in so if i do this I will have some good parts to list Ie manual gearbox and new clutch, driftworks lock bar race radiator etc be looking to get back as much as I c…

As you know, my Z is currently back in the bodyshop having things done to it. It may come as no surprise that I have elected to go with the moustache again. I have chosen a very nice metallic grey. My problem with this however is that the fog lights and indicators are a bright colour and don't blend in with the moustache. Now half the problem could be solved with UK corner blanks. These look really nice, BUT the lenses are very different to the series 2 indicators which match the fog lights. So instead of using UK corner blanks drilled out, I have attempted to 'tone down' the contrast and bring them more in-line with that of the headlights and by default, they'll als…

hi guys ive not posted this in for sale/wanted as im just inquiring at the moment, im after the full loom (stereo, ignition etc) that runs behind the dash for my jap import twin turbo (1989) what should i be looking to pay, rather it didnt have anything chopped or joined to it, as i know many breakers are on here someone must have seen what they have sold for :) cheers in advance guys

Hi Guys, I have just had to open a new account while I contact a mod to get my dormant one reactivated. I have had a 91 Z for 9 years and its been under cover for a year or two, Finally give it a spray a new engine and a mot about 6 months ago and shes back on the road., sort of. On sat driving at around 40 the engine revved high and lost all drive in every gear, No reverse either. First thought linkage but no thats fine. Will go into park and lock up but nothing in any other gear. I have a good read through the fsm and dont think its anything electrical, Read the gearbox ecu and all clear on the codes so thats working. I dropped the oil pipe to …

In preparation of my new wheels arriving I think I need to order some adjustable camber arms for the rear. My question is in order to dial in a little extra camber do I also need to order the small straight arms (rear traction arms?) or can I get away with just the camber arms? thanks for any input!

Advice please! Here is the front of my Z! Having seen lots of Z fronts do I need to do something to protect anything in there? Or can I leave these open? They all look like radiators:) ? Art213

New Twinz type 2 rear wing. I can't find any more pictures but think it really suits the zed. I want one!

HI All, As some of you may know i've been having a bit of bother with my Autobox holding gears too long. It's holding every gear to 3500rpm before changing under normal driving (slight jerk from 1st to 2nd). Also, the car idles at 1000rpm under stress (in drive) and 1500rpm in park. I've also noticed that when i take my foot completely off the accelerator at any rpm between say 2000 and 3000 the car will change up a gear. Just wondered at what rpm the autobox should be changing up and what everyones idle speed is? I can't remember what it was on my last one as i never had any issues so never bothered to notice. Peter

Saw a red z32 on the A61 in between Chesterfield and Clay Cross. I recognise it off here but can't remember which user, its red with vented nose panel, high level rear spoiler, real light panel with 3 lights per side, I think black wheels possibly...

Finally got the autobox changed over for my manual in my '99 spec. Not driven it since the tax run out in march so really looking forward to getting it on the road. It was a bit of a pig to do on the drive but managed it over two days with Hollings one day and Mikey Bean today. Without help from those guys the car would still be sat unusable but it's now complete apart from a clutch hose I'm waiting for, then it's MOT time and fingers crosses ready for the Coventry meet. :thumbup:

Anyone local to me and want to invite me over for a coffee and Z chat?

HI All, I was trying to get one problem sorted at a time but with the imminent bad weather looming over the north east thought i may need to post up about this one now. When i bought the car i noticed that i couldn't get the air to blow no matter on low or high setting. Now my last Zed was a 1995 and had the twisty knob for the blowers and slider for the temperature. Now with my new car being a 1991 it has the full climate thing going on. It worked once when i started the car after being for Petrol for a few seconds then stopped and again at another point for a few seconds and stopped. Now it just won't blow at all. I don't know much about this setup but…

At long last I have The Beast back on the road. Wonderful to drive it again having suffered a Citroen C5 estate for the last six months. It's had all its belts changed and a new water pump and feels and sounds luvverly :) Also, I've found a wonderful and very reasonable mobile mechanic who did all this work for me. He's in Northwood, Middlesex. I'd had trouble until now finding someone good to work on it, so a wonderful find. If anyone in the area needs details, give me a shout.

SO needing a new clutch and the budget is about £400. What's people using out there and what's it costing. Not doing excessive speeds or any track usage but would like one that will last its time.

Another high money 300zx for sale on eBay I think we need to consider the valuation of our own Z's :ohmy: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/NISSAN-300zx-Twin-Turbo-not-Evo-Vw-Skyline-Mitsubishi-Audi-/161364462915?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item2592124d43

So with a potentially mega meet at Coventry I thought i might look back to the last time the club excelled itself?? So.... indulging in a little bit of reminising... Were you there?? Have you still got the car?? Etc Etc. There are a large number of historical threads about the Ferrybridge meet. Here is one......................... http://www.300zx.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?68110-Ferrybridge-today&highlight=Ferrybridge It was an unlikely setting but it seemed to catch the hearts and minds of a lot of members at the time. Feel the love!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

For some strange reason I was thinking about this the other day. Obviously most of us have an alarm/immobiliser etc but does anyone do anything else to keep the cars safe For example, I was thinking, would it be a good idea to remove the odd fuse so the car wouldn't start and things

Just doing some last minute checks before the Coventry show, so decided to take a little run up the by-pass. Everything was great until I came to slow down from about 80mph to take the exit. Symptoms are vibration and wheel wobble from the front end and transmitted through the steering wheel under heavy breaking. I must be getting 20mm clockwise and 20mm anti-clockwise movement in the steering wheel. Very unnerving to say the least. Car felt very skittish. Under normal low speed braking all appears to be smooth. (Only just passed MOT as well!) Where should I start to look? Things I can eliminate are.. Wheel balance. Warped disc's Faulty…

For anyone who is thinking of joining this forum please please know that this club has single handedly helped more people sort out there zx than anywhere else you could go. The advise you can find on here is invaluable in helping keep your motor on the road. Just like any other place the will always be people who do/don't always get along but will still try to help out where they can. I owned my zx for over 8years and this without doubt was greatly due to the help and advise and huge generosity found by the members on here. So even if your just thinking of purchasing your first zx or whether your just finding the club on the Internet it costs nothing to join up…

Looks a bit neglected tho :(

Hi All, My Z has D2 big brakes on the front, braided lines and everything else stock. The problem I have is the pedal feel, there is a lot of travel before the brakes pick up properly, and decelerating from warp speed I can hit the floor with the pedal and still not get the full effect of the brakes. I have changed fluid, and rebuild the MC but I feel the correct solution here is a bigger / higher displacement master cylinder - so my question is - does anyone know of an aftermarket or cross model swap I can do ? Searching only turns up "240sx brake upgrade 300zx mc" . dang silvia boys! Thanks, Regards, Simon

Hi All I know this topic has been covered and I've read as many of the old threads as possible but I'm still a bit stuck. I have a tapping noise that is present all the time from start (cold) to warm and appears to be at all rev ranges. It's not really that audible when the bonnet is closed but I noticed on the motorway last night that it has become very loud indeed. Especially audible during those 50mph average speed sections! I've read to check the VTC solenoids by unplugging them and to try additive to the oil and/or oil change altogether. The car is about due an oil change. However, I'm struggling to locate both VTC solenoid connections - I've only foun…

So during the strip down of my zed I removed the carbon canister. Im not planning on putting the one that was removed back in as the brackets were very badly corroded but was looking to replace it with one from a gtr. The GTR one is about half the size by the looks of it and has the exact same connections. Just wanted to check it would still work ok. I have thought about removing it completely but my series 4 has pipes that go places That don't match up to the removal guide and with removing the cats to I want to ensure it actually passed emissions tests on its next mot.

200 mile round trip today, motorway and b roads, nothing over 12km ph, all of a sudden I could feel heat when I stopped at traffic lights, temp gauge rising, lucky I was 1 minute from my fathers house, got there switched her off, and could hear the water boiling. I left it for 2 hours, opened the rad cap, put water in it took a lot, with some coming out on the drip tray, moved the car forward to a dty patch, left it 40 mins, went back out, ground dry, topped it up, this time it lost nothing, drove it home, 20 klms. Temp gauge never moved. Any ideas, I had forgotten the excitement of z driving ...... not

Just posting for a moan really. The body shop thats doing my car is really getting on my nerves. After missed completion date after missed completion date the car is now being picked up and brought home still no further forward than it was months ago. car has all been straightened out after the accident and been cut ready to get the replacement parts welded back on. However my patience has now run out with him so the car is being delivered back to me and I need to find someone to put it back together