General Discussions - 300ZX Related

I have a sick Z32. The front right wishbone has failed. Do I need to replace both or can I get away with a new one on one side only. Also does anyone know of any good second hand one I might be able to get my hands on? Thanks in advance. Simon

Changed a set of PFR6B-11C for ZFR7F-11 today. ZFR are copper plugs, so probably change them every time I do the oil but for £2 each, who cares? For comparison, both plugs are 11.5 mm from base of threads to the top of the metal 'shroud' around the insulator. ZFR are 2mm longer from top of shroud to top of firing electrode. Think length wise this puts them between PFR6B-11C and PFR6B-11B. The plugs I took out had definately overheated (insulator v. white and no deposits at all, electrodes glazed) so it's probably worth going up to 7's. Seems to be running OK on 0.8mm gap, but didn't go for a long run because I left the oil cap off!!!

Guys, What kit is this and what am I looking at total cost for buying,fitting,painting, wheels tyres...etc ? Cheers

Just popping out to holfords to see if there is a booster type seat that will fit the rear of my 2+2. My son and heir is 2½ soon (and 15Kg) and currently has a seat strapped in the front (he rides with me more than his mum does). Thing is, we occasionally go out all together and so he needs to be moved onto the back (so mum can stop complaining about how small the back of the car is!) Can anyone recommend a seat that fits or do I have to try them all and see for myself? Many thanks for useful suggestions.

Any one got any ideas? I just got a new Alpine head unit fitted and it came with a remote. A bit daft, but then it is quite a reach to the centre console, si I am currently experimenting with the idea of mounting the remote somewhere handy, ie near the gear lever or steering wheel. What I'd really like to do, though, is have a few basic controls mounted on the steering wheel, which is non-standard, see pic...

HELLO ALL I,M THINKING ABOUT FITTING WHITE MPH REPLACEMENT CLOCK FACES ON DASH .IS THE JOB DIFFICULT .I HAVE IN THE PAST DONE THIS TYPE OF JOB , IS THE SPEEDO CABLE A BUGGER TO RELEASE AS THIS RESTRICTS YOU A LOT ANY INFO WOULD MOST APPRECIATED ALSO I HAVE A SILVER Z WITH A GREY TWEED INTERIOR PLUS BLACK DASH ANY SUGGESTIONS ON WHAT COLOUR CLOCKS TO PUT IN APART FROM WHITE WHICH WOULD LOOK THE BUSINESS CHEERS CULLY Z :)

Anyone fitted these front/rear ? Was wondering how dificult it is ?:eek: Cheers, F.T.

I have a wet patch on the passenger side footwell and the windows have steamed up ??? is the heater matrix shagged or is there something else under there ??? :mad: Any advice would be appreciated..........Dave..

I work with one of those know all, been there etc twats. Drives a Vectra V6, keeps referring to the beast as a Nissan 200.. Apparently he used to be a rally driver for the navy ( get the picture?:D ) Anyway yesterday after a nightshift we find each other side by side at some lights. The dick starts revving and grins at me like some kind of sad rent boy ( whatever that looks like:D ) Lights change , I decide to have some fun , needless to say he was wiped out. Next shift, all the tart had to say was....not bad ...for 2 litres....:D

Anyone ever use the auto box manually - i.e. using the auto lever up through 1st/2nd etc.??? I would think it would put more wear and tear on box - but what do you think? Geoff.

Dumb question maybe. I can see where the air goes in but not where it comes out. ??? Also is there an easy way to clean up the fins. The lower couple of inches of each of mine have the fin edges bashed - probably with small stone impacts over time. Obviously this impedes airflow through and thus charge cooling. If I could get to the back of them easily maybe a water jet from behind would straighten them back out and clean out any crud etc improving airflow. Water from the front would only make them worse. :confused:

I was thinking of modifying the tailgate of my fairlady to the 4 round lights style seen on many cars, but unforeseen circumstances won't allow this (financially). However, on perusing the Zcentre website, I saw (under the bodykit 5 category) a 'black vinyl rear strip (part no: ZC016)' for £25.00. There's only one picture of this on a red car, and it appears to go over the rear lights creating an illusion of 6 round rear lights, with a Z motif in the middle. This looks like an ideal alternative for me (for now), but there isn't really much info on this on the website. Does anyone have this on their car, and if so, is it any good, and do they have any pics I…

OK, so I have these cool split rim alloys that need to be resealed and so far no-one has given any contacts in the NW who can refurbish them.... What does this have to do with fuses? Well I bought an electric tyre compressor so I can re-fill the tyres anywhere without looking like I'm trying to blow up an airbed! BUT, the damn cigarette lighter doesn't work, so I'm still having to plan my routes via petrol stations with working airlines! Can anyone tell me where the fuse for the cigarette lighter is supposed to be so I can check it? Many thanks.

Sorry for the rather pathetic question;- The manual says use dot3 fluid for the clutch, am i right in thinking dot4 is fine to use? If memory serves me correctly it's dot5 that's different?

Zed's dead boys and girls. ECU reporting error codes 12 and 53. This is the MAS sensor and the right hand O2 sensor. Car starts, stumbles a bit, then dies. Throttle doesn't appear to do much apart from make it die quicker. Now I have had all the boost stuff off on the right side to fix a water leak. When I put it all back on, car was fine for about 100 miles then died. Car was reporting just an error code 53 at the time so I presumed I'd left a leak in the intake side. I've just had all this off again this morning and put it on again but the problem's still there. And the error code 12 has just appeared as well. Any thoughts? And any MAS sensors out there?

comming back from shops yesterday and this guy up my arse everywhere all the time, so we get a bit of an open road and we go for it rolling - LMFFAO it was not even funny, i just walked away from him no matter what. Then we get to a set of traffic lights on the a217 and he sort of pulls up ut a little bit behind me (ie his front wheel just behind mine - i gueessso he could get the jump at the lights) Now its time for LAUNCH control :D:D so i hit zeee button and start revving he he (i have it set at about 3800rpm) so its cutting in i put 20% slip as the lights went i just side steeped the clutch (do that in an auto) and i absolutely minced him big time (and he was revving …

;) Does anyone know the part number for the centre bearing on the prop, from courtesy.....? cheerz Jon......:)

Dont know why but got caught short and had to re-fuel at morrisons, normally has optimax to "drink" but i had little option than to put their LRP in the tank so just stuck a tenner in the tank, to be safe as i was almost empty, but get this, it absolutely loves it:D , im not kidding its smoother, doesnt feel as grough and seems to accelerate far quicker and smoother with far more pull and instant throttle response, almost unbelievable, either this fuel is better, or the optimax from the garage i go to has problems as i have since filled up again at another morrissons and all is still well, very well. And as if thats not good enough here is the best bit, an extra 40 miles …

Who said these were hairdressers cars. Was quite surprised - had to go to 140 to see him off. He looked like he was trying to come back and then gave up!! Dont you just love going past new or nearly new cars in old J or K reg cars - I should imagine they get a bit pizzed off. This was all on the private test track by the way. Mark

To give her a good home...... 1990 Z32 TT red, T-bar, black leather, fully loaded, HKS gear De-catted, 4 wheel steer, CD, low milage, lovely car....... One UK owner.. Please come and make me an offer that i canot refuse ive got to sell call Andy : 01793 887532 Swindon.

Does anyone know what size bolts I'd need to put an engine onto an engine stand safely? Cheers Vijay

Hi All I'm New to this site so please excuse me if I seem a little dim Problem is that i've been offered a unregistered 300zx jap import that been partley stripped(engine brakes diff some interior and I had the auto box for my car) and the guy who's car it is said I could have the rolling shell for next to nothing So my question is has anyone plonked a chevy small block in one and what problems did they experiance along the way

Hi, I got a brand new set of HKS BOVS for sale ( still boxed) for the Z, comes with fitting kit and extra BOV filters for different sounds. cost £500.........will except 350. any takers cheers, Darren

Anybody know how to get into the installers options of the wizard software for the clifford alarm systems as I can only get into the user options, reason being , the original installer of the alarm used the headlight relay button on the remote connected to the ignition as a basic turbo timer and this is originally set to 30 seconds and I want to alter it to a longer time.:confused:

Hi all, After 7 hours of biblical effort, finaly got the rear hub off the car to change the wheel bearing. But theres naf all wrong with it! Checked all the bushes ball joints etc for wear/play - alls fine. What else could cause about 1/2' of play in the rear n/s wheel? PS. What a job:( you have to take off shed loads of stuff to release the hub. Thanks harve