General Discussions - 300ZX Related

Hi folks I need a little suggestion; I am planning to purchase my first 300ZX Fairlady, some folks suggest me to get the 2 seater because is much more nice and kool than the 2x2, and also it weights less...is this true?? should I get the 2 seater? also I´ve noticed that some sites I listed here before in the Uk can import you the car from Japan. This will give me the chance to get a 1999 model .Bonsaicars.com good site, they auction everday in tokyo and ship directly inti newport Uk.;)

ok, after reading the thread over concerns of reliability of our cars, & a comparison to the "wonders" of the Mercedes range, it made me chuckle a bit. Merc always has this wonderful reputation of reliabilty. so just to put things int perspective heres some of todays jobs in my Merc workshop: 1st thing this morning C class turns up on transporter. non start, battery keeps going flat. owners fitted a new one let him down in the South of France collected A class for service (3 yrs old, 50k miles) needed front anti roll bar links, worn out. rear radius arms, bearings collapse on those. tyres deformed due to knackered radius arms. earth cable to engine…

I'm currently looking to spruce up my interior with a 5-7.5" LCD monitor of some description, whether it be to run as a TV, DVD, VIdeo, CD or even just a reversing camera... The best value unit I've seen so far is the Centurion DVD56WA DVD with 5.6" TFT LCD priced at £250.00 though this contains neither an in-dash DVD or in-dash monitor. If anyone has this unit or one similar, where have they mounted their monitor. Any pics?? As you have probably gathered, I am not looking to spend £1500.00 on a complete in-dash unit, but I want to try and get something that looks pretty good, on 'a budget'. Any ideas? Any pics? Cheers

I need to get my CLutch booster sorted... Seems to be venting air all the time!!! Jeff at Zedworld said he'd do it, but hes a long way from me... Anyone have any ideas where / who. im in Swindon.

I'm looking at getting a boost gauge and I'm really not a fan of aftermarket gauges so has anyone had any experience, or tried this? http://www.impconcepts.com/nissan300zx30psiboostgauge.htm Would be interested to hear any comments. Tim

I've noticed that my Zed only boosts to about 0.6bar.. Ive a Greddy boost gauge that measures it and also the standard one comes upto the line before +7 (presumably meaning its 0.6bar too). Any ideas? Dan

HELP!!!!!!! Just been driving the Zed, after booting it I had slowed right down, driving along I got a couple of really loud "POP's", I nearly sh!t myself, the car now doesn't seem to want to boost at all, I did boot it a little bit and got a couple of "POP's" again. I'm now scared sh!tless of driving it in case I cause some major damage!!!! has anyone got any thought's as to what could have happened???????

Sad to hear the hassle 300zx_Newbie is having - heartbreaking when you've got your dream car, lashed out some dosh on getting it going and then bang - it all goes pear-shaped again. I really feel for you, mate. This is why I've held off getting a zed for so long. I do a lot of miles and the zed would be my only car. I'm prepared to swallow the higher insurance, petrol and servicing costs that come with having a swish car like the zed, but the cost of having an unreliable car is much more than the money. It seems like the zed - especially the TT - has an air of unreliability about it and I downright refuse to have a car - no matter how good it looks, or fast it go…

My steering in my 89(G) Z has become very heavy, resulting in an almost dislocated shoulder, due to the fact that I park in a multi-storey car park every day. The power steering kicked in briefly a few days ago for about a minute, but has generally given up the ghost. I have taken the car to Western Power steering in Bristol, who are regarded as local experts. They felt that the problem was an electrical problem (including maybe a loose connection) rather than a hydraulic problem. Nissan (main agents) are going to be having a look at the car on thursday, though they have already advised me that they don't have the appropriate electrical testing equipment. …

http://www.300degree.com/hard_parts/brakebrace/ always heard about them but never seen them - can we get this over here - seems a dead simple design....

A mate of mine has just had his gearbox back minus the linkage cover plate which I've fabricated for him, however I've tried turning the input shaft whilst putting it in various gears and I've noticed (in some gears) a clunking noise when it changes from a clockwise rotation to an anti-clockwise direction which suggests a lot of play within. The output shaft turns as it should though. Does anyone know if this noise is normal? Cheers Shaunmac.

Okay folks....I`ve already offered these targa straps free once and screwed up but I will try to be more reliable. I bought a set from AndyZ then found I had some already hidden under the carpet. So if anyone wants them, they are yours for the price of postage (I`ll weigh them in the office and mail them, then you send me a cheque to the value of postage). In addition, I`m buying JeffTT`s old rims, giving me a total of 8 (count them) stock Z alloys. I don`t have enough storage space so if I can do folk a favour its all good as long as you can come to collect. My assortment is as follows: 4x 225 stock rims with rubber (all legal tread) 2x 245 stock rims with …

The electric window on the drivers side features an automatic window up with one press of the button. I wish to disable this feature and want to know how to do it. The reason for doing this is because of my two kids. When I am working on the car (which is most weekends!) they like to help me. I am concerned that if they put their head out of the window and accidentally press the button... The window doesn't stop, even if there is an obstruction. So you can see why I want to do this. Your help is as ever appreciated. Colin

Bout to order 2 O2 sensors ($55 each :eek: , -compared to our £88 each) and a nice nismo knob ( http://ls.shapebyforce.com/sbf/194 ) at $40, anyone want to stick anything on the order? Thing is i'm going to order in about an hour:cool: . Let me know and i'll stick it on.

I didn't just road kill this guy........... .........I think I even made his car cry!! ..........another road kill sticker on the side of the Z............ :D The guy came 'hoooooning' up behind me and was all set to pass me and I floored it and waved bye-bye to him as I hit a 110mph on a small private road.........small dot in the RVM and he sat nicely behind me for about 5-6 minutes until I turned off....... :cool: Matty.

evening all!!! well, after owning my jap TT for some 14 months now, this is my first post - ffs!!! TBH everything I have needed to know I have found with a search, i've been kinda 'lurking' in the shadows!! Anyway, now I need specific help, I really should cough up my dosh to the owners ((((feeling guilty)))) Got some cash together, so im gonna treat the old beast to a facelift, i am going to order all the kit from the Z centre this week, a combination of different pieces from different kits. NOW, I know you are all gonna shout PPS at me, BUT there is just no way I can physically use them for a number of reasons SO does anybody on here know/have used …

Hi, my Z, 1993 series 3, imported from Japan, has a clear film on the inside of the rear window, is this normal?

Does a Z fit through a standard 2.15m wide garage door????

How do I post a photo on my profile can anyone help me??:(

I have got one of these I have taken off my 200sx, will it fit my 300zx?? Does the 300 have two actuators if so how do I do it?

Anyone got them ? What feedback ? Worth having ? What else is required if I go down this route ? Mark

Desperately need an Apexi Power Intake kit. Tried Paul at Whifbitz but unfortunately, he’s not expecting delivery for 2-3 weeks. Does anyone know where I can get hold of one? Car’s with a mechanic at the moment for a serious sorting, thus the urgency. Thanks

My car's having a respray soon, so I'm going to get my spoiler changed at the same time. At the moment I've got a spoiler the same as the ZC019, as seen on the Z Centre's page....when I get the new one on, does the old one have a second hand value?? If so, what's it worth, roughly?? Cheers

Guys Picked up my manual gearbox on Saturday. Thanks Topless for the recommendation. The place I got it from is an Alladins Cave of stuff. There were three TT's in various stages of break up. If there's something you need I can't imagine they haven't got it or can get hold of it. All I need now is the ancilliaries...........anyone got any ?? :D Mark

hi guys. i have a automatic TT and i have noticed something odd... when i drive around on short frequent trips or after a long drive on a HOT day i always leave the turbo time running so as to allow the turbos to cool etc. i have noticed on many occasions that after when i return to the car usually after an hour or so the car will not start. there is power but no ignition, almost like the imobiliser has kicked in if i leave it for say another hour it will start up no problems. i have also noticed that if the car doesn`t start if i put it in neutral (N) instead fo having it in PARK(P) it will start. Anybody no what is going on!!!!!!!!!!!!!!should i be worried.