General Discussions - 300ZX Related

What are the symptoms of the clutch going / gone in the Zed? I have a feeling my clutch has gone in the Zed. I went to the gym without issue. Parked up and when I came back to the car, it started fine, but it would not engage first gear. The clutch pedal was really light. Turned the engine off and the gear was able to engage first, but when I started her up, the car lurched forward (as if the clutch was already engaged). This is without pressing the pedals. After a few attempts I gave up and pushed the car back into a parking space. Since it was in a public car park which I had to pay for I had to get it towed to a garage where is it currently waiting for diagnosis. …

Any thoughts Guys. it was working fine, then needle just sank to zero. everything else seems to be working fine, ive had the dash out checked wiring

Hi lads, Purchased a lovely little manual boost control valve from Noz. Where is the best place to install it on a Zed?

Hi guys, How much do u think, Its a 91 twin turbo manual in suzuka grey pearl, Its in the paint shop now being fully repainted again, Brand new 99spec bumper and new corner lights New perspex strip Brand new 99spec lights and centre panel, Version r skirts, Originals made of plastic not fibreglass, I think it a 94 spoiler, Miester r coilovers, new both pieces of the scuttle panel, New tbar ends which are normally broken, has a new uprated radiator, Hid lights, Was stripped to a bare shell with photos, undersealed everything cleaned and painted and refitted, Has brand new bbs style wheels with black centres an…

Alright mate, got your conversation message but can't reply. Can you do the same with your email address or mobile or both please mate. Dave.

hi again everyone so my left rear tailight was not working and was told this was down to the black box sensor hanging off the loom so got another one plugged it in and it worked again... for all of 30 seconds then went off i unplugged the black box to see if if was a dodgy connection and caught a wiff of burning smell on the connectors (the drivers side rear light still worked the whole time even with the burning smell) so obvioiusly i checked for a short couldnt find one and then checked the bulbs and they were fine so im abit confused to why it is not working surley if there was a short it would trip out the whole off the box and none off the lights would work but the…

Hi again all. My hunt for a new Zed continues..... Although I have found one in Exeter that could fit the bill..... http://m.ebay.co.uk/itm/121375797884 Does anyone know this car or is close enough to have a look for me? I really want to come to Coventry! So need a Zed asap!

Hi Guys, As you may kniow from my previous post i drove back from Luton and when i got home the rear wheel was held on by 2 studs as 3 of them had sheared off. I checked the front and one of the studs must have previously sheared off as it was not rattling around in the centrecap. Due to my total lack of knowledge and lack of mechanical skills, I've tried calling mobile mechanics and they have all said they have not done that job on one of these cars and do not know what is involved? Do they bash out? Will you need heat? Will it need to be a total strip down job? Anyone know how hard it is to do these? Is it something that is relatively easy or a total m…

okay , noticed an odd thing , drove home from work tonight and no 3rd gear or overdrive, parked up went into shops ,came out started car and all gears had retuned , no issues at all went for a long drive all was good, parked up again , and when i returned to the car a second time it had lost 3rd and overdrive again, so i stopped , turned ignition on and off and lo and behold all was returned to full working order again , So the question , wtf is going on , is my box on borrowed time , is my box ecu buggered or am i missing something ? I have noted the power light sometimes flashing 10 times when the ignition is turned on , any body out their able to gu…

Hi guys, Tryin to source a decent a pillar pod and a boost gauge. Only stuff I can find is from the USA and shipping is horrendous, also trying to find a boost gauge that looks ok and lights up nice is also a problem. Can anyone point me in the direction of a decent supplier? Cheers.

Just picked the zed up and words and pictures can't show how good it looks now. Just over the moon it looks like this! Cheers Peach :)

My car failed it's MOT on rust, I went elsewhere and it failed again. I had always planned to do a full on, 'glass out' respray at Bodymech probably next summer but can't really afford it at the minute. The car is out of MOT and it is here... Insurance is up in 2 weeks, I am skinto because I just got the mechanical refresh done (K-Sports, Clutch, Cooling) This was because I could only drive it very gingerly as it was, the brakes were crap and the clutch was slipping. But now, it is knackered. I can afford the insurance I planned for that, but any big repair and we are into tins of beans and "please Mr bank manager..." I feel awful, I feel l…

Hi guys decided to fix this pesky issue. Regardless of the temperature set my car ALWAYS blows hot air, even when the blowers are off hot air radiates into the cabin, its fine in winter but on a hot day it gets a bit annoying. It's almost as if there is a valve that is broken so the heater matrix is constantly being supplied with hot coolant from the engine, is that possible? my Ac compressor and rad etc is all deleted but theres no reason it shouldn't be able to just blow cool air if you see what I mean, like a non AC equipped car. Where do I start?

Are NA and TT autoboxes directly interchangeable? i.e same ecu , wiring , etc etc ,

Anyone local willing to help me remove ( and potentially refit) my autobox this weekend please, any willing victims please drop me a text or PM, sunny wednesfield beckons Cheers Sayers

Still have this leak in the passenger footwell just in front of the ECU. I have. Inspected the door seal which is fine and also checked all Targa drain holes which run clear. Used a hose with a gentle run of water from the passenger Targa water comes out under bottom of wing. ( Targa drain). Still cant see where it's getting in. Was wondering if anyone has had problems where the battery tray is?

my TT has a habit of squeaking at the slightest sign of damp,drizzle or rain. Changed out all brake pads, removed ac compressor...no joy. Any ideas? Also, read somewhere that the pad shims are not always required? Is this true?? I've put Euro Carparts Pagid pads on...with greased shims.

Saw a tidy original red zed this morning at 11.20 am in upton ,poole looked nice and clean Sent from my RM-914_eu_euro1_327 using Tapatalk

Well after fixing the headlight issue (yep third fuse, top row, footwell fusebox as predicted), managed to run out of petrol on the drive to the petrol station going up a hill and then a loose undertray i had to fix on the motorway - i finally reached the MOT station in Derby after a very nervous drive waiting for something to go wrong. The car flew through its MOT with just a comment on the pitted discs :) Managed to grab the tax on the way back then didn't get chance to drive it again till yesterday. Spent saturday afternoon swapping the matt grey bonnet/nosepanel for the gloss ones off my V8 project. Unfortunately time hasn't been kind to either the car or …

For this that know me , they will know this year has not been a good year with the Zed, all last night however was well, engine knock had been resolved and the car was performing well. Too well it would seem because this morning the ****er decided it was time to no longer change up from second into Third or engage overdrive, pulling away from a dead stop needed lots of revs and time enough to grow a beard, now at xmas time i had a full service on the box including new filter so i know their is no need to change that. i guess its new box time unless there is a fuse i can check , raaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah

Where would I find either new or good clean window rubber? Which goes along the doors and onto the quarter glazing. Also do the strips on the windscreen come out and how? Where could I also get these.

Hi All, After a bit of advice on this................ Got my new Yellow Zed home today and there have been a few issues. Firstly, the Automatic gearbox is holding first geart for a lot longer than it should and then shunts slightly into second. Not sure if its holding onto the other gears longer too, don't think so though and they all seem to change relatively smoothly. Secondly, On the way back there was a massive rattle appearing from the back and steadily getting worse. Managed to get it home, Parked it up and found that several of the studs had sheared off and the nuts were floating around. It's amazing that the wheel didn't just fall off. …

Today, Sunday 6th, Carlisle road, around half three, fourish ? Just next to Sizzlers and T.O.M. ? H reg i think ? Looked good with the T Roofs off ! Alan..........

Time to put the z back on the road so looking for insurance... Aways used Houghtons but they stopped dealing with grey imports, moved to footman james, they went daft money but blamed my wifes conviction for using her phone even though they insured it the year before with that conviction declared, moved to Arian Flux but their price went up even though nothing changed for me and the z did less than 500 miles in the year... so... who's using who? I have a JDM NA Auto and I'm very old lol :) Thanks in advance Steve

Hi, I am in touch with a couple of Perspex manufacturers that are willing to help me with making some rear quarter sunshades, I need exacting dimensions, or, if anyone has a spare (even broken) one available? Thankyou, Dan