General Discussions - 300ZX Related

H Guys, while changing my front pads this ring dropped out, it seemed to be inserted between the hud and disk, I couldnt get it back in without taking the disk off so I thought I'd check out how the other side was done but there wasn't one??? Haven't taken the back wheels of yet but if it has the same unbalanced situation could this be cause of the vibration that was diagnosed as propshaft issue? Thanks Steve

After 12 months delay the car is taking shape again, lots of crap to clean from the bodyshop and lots of missing little bits and bobs! But I'm happy with the way it's taking shape, liking the rear end to. The front pic looks odd but the car is white but light was fading.

Finally finished the system install today, just carpet on rear seat to fit and drop in false floor. Took me a good few man hours to fabricate and fit all this, fitted dynamat sound proofing throughout boot rear quarter panels and door skins, the difference is unbelievable! Sounds so solid and quiet now, road noise dramatically reduced. A few pics below. And the roof still fits in the boot too!

Just got back from Powerzed with a few goodies.. Cheers Jimmer. great family business you have, MrThomas fixing the cars, Mrs Thomas picking me up from the station, Miss Thomas making the teas and coffees and Master Thomas supplying the entertainment by the worst juggling act Ive seen in Years.. Thanks Powerzed...

On my way back from Powerzed I stopped off on the M1 for a "break" and to take the roofs off. A guy comes over and starts blathering about the car, how he liked it and needed to get his back on the road.. Only turned out to be Sir Mixlaot, the Guy with the Tommy Makkinen.. spoke loads over PM but never met.. so excited I never asked his name, just called him Sir.. LOL... Good news is he has an understanding Wife and we may see the car back on the road soon....

what size disc can i go up to? i have nissan gtr r33 brembos on the front , of whitch i bought from rata2ie from here but the discs are warn and warped so need to replace. just onedered what sizes i can use so to vary my search for some new ones.

Short cut of pictures from damage to fix below, this year has been a back to back sill welding marathon, this is an area that ALL owners need to check very thoroughly now, the one in the pics had side sills fitted and he was blissfully unaware until an eagle eye MOT tester looked down the end, lucky they were not blended in so a few self tapers later were off to reveal all, the other side was as bad and also inside the floor by the seat belt fixing!! Jeff

I'm gonna say that despite the tone of this post I am not actually murderously angry, just pretty frustrated and deeply concered for my car :) Pretty unimpressed, my car failed and is now out of MOT. I took it to a National tyres in Elgin and was suprised to hear it had failed. Brake efficiency! Cough splutter, please stand still while I murder you Mr test man. We can come back to that one, and rusty sills. Now rusty sills, Mark looked at these on my request the other month and said something like, "Tom they're not the best, not the worst, will need doing some time they're now wax oyled and won't be rapidly getting worse." Totally what I expected and I plan to d…

Chaps. There's a 300 on gumtree that seems to have had a lot spent on it. Was wondering if anyone knows of this. Car and if it's a member's? Quite interested

€420.00 for 3 MONTHS, yes 3 months road tax, and you think you have probs., its €1, 500 for the year, so really you could buy another Z every 3 or 4 years for the money you are paying on road tax.

Having taken a look through the electrical section of the manual (twice!) I am unable to find the drawing for the door harness, motors and switches. :cursing: Can anyone find it or know where I’m going wrong!

Well, Off work today so decided to try to convert my old rear lights to the '99 spec version. What a bitch!! The glue is the WORST stuff i have ever worked with (worse than silicone and Sikoflex put together). Couldn't get the cases apart properly. Finally managed to get one of them apart but then cracked the other one trying. They are now in the bin!! That is all. Peter

MONDAY, Collected my import from garage (SVA) after doing work for MOT (passed!):dance: TUES, Parked Z up following day, Battery flat!:confused1: WED Recharged battery. THUR Reconnected battery to see why drain, Rear lights will not go off!!:( SVA Have replaced front foglight bulbs (because mine were BLUE) looked good but they said its illegal! Taking it back to them this afternoon for them to check.:rolleyes: Any ideas what has happened? Even on when ignition off! Electrics nightmare! Waiting for number from DVA. Hope soon on road.:clap:

Hi guys, My zed is smoking, I have put a standard engine and turbos back in for this year and it did not smoke at all before the lump was pulled, When I 1st start it there's no smoke then on idle it will start to smoke a little, but if I drive it theres no smoke... But if I drive it hard on boost I get a puff of smoke, but if I drive it normal ish it does not smoke, It had cats before and now I've removed them im thinking they masked the smoke, Do you think it will mask it and stop it smoking for the summer if I refit cats, If it will I only have one cat has anyone got a spare cat.... Any help appreciated,

Im afraid ive decide to leave the club as being sold a boost controller that dosen't work when it arrives and no refund or willingness to refund because i change the original vacuum pipes which as we all know are not the working parts of the boost controller in a shortened version so no refund because i didn't keep the original vacuum hose to return biggest get ou clause ever and i sent money as a gift i cant get the £85 back more disappointing the person is a moderator there fore i shan't be renewing or posting anymore i will be about if you would like to contact me send me a message for contact details in next week or so before i stop frequenting quite sad really …

fully working one please let me know if you have one and what price delivered thanks

I have a problem with the front brakes sticking on. I have replaced the rear calipers with new ones and also fitted some braided brake lines. The front calipers have been stripped down and new seals and dust covers fitted, all the bores and pistons are good condition. I dismantled a good master cylinder and re assembled without using a refurb kit as it all looks good. The brakes continue to stick on even when cold so I'm guessing there is either a problem with the original rubber front hoses (both sides failing at the same time would seem odd) or maybe something wrong with the ABS pump?? I've also loosened the nuts on the master cylinder to cle…

I plan to replace the Drivers side turbo this winter, to do the job the engine is coming out. What else do you recommend doing whilst the engine is out? I am thinking cambelt and removing the numerous emissions nonsense... What else? Cheers

A couple of weeks ago, I took the Z down to Glastonbury to see my parents. As I was driving down Glastonbury High Street, a woman stepped out between 2 parked cars just as I drove past her. There was an almighty bang, I didn't even have time to brake. Well I pulled over and a nice family had gone to her aid. She was sat on the floor with a badly bruised leg, but was ok. The lady was Spanish and had looked the wrong way, saw that it was clear and just stepped right into the road at the wrong time! We spent some time making sure she was ok and she apologised for it and took full responsibility, she was quite a sweet lady and we made sure she could walk around and didn'…

Morning Chaps I had the faces on my guages replaced a couple of years ago and at the time we thought the needle was back in sort of the right place however it seems that its about quarter of a tank out. So I was wondering if I let the fuel get used until the light comes on, (if its not broke), then I could reposition the needle in a more accurate position. Hence the question, is the light triggered by the fuel level doofer in the fuel tank or is it triggered by the position of the needle on the guage ?

I spotted an two tone (black top red bottom) de-spoilered nice and clean looking Zed... sounded very nice too.

And so it starts, the joys of owning a Z, elation to depression in 3 days, my windscreen has developed a huge crack on the passenger side, It just appeared as I was driving, me thinks there must have been chip, but it started down in the corner where all the discs are displayed somi may have missed it. So a couple of questions please Are lwb and swb the same windscreen? Should 95 jap import be bronze tint? Would you fit a secondhand screen? Yes I have fully comp. With windscreen cover, but the insurance is just 3 days old. Thank you in advance

Just wondering if anyone is up for a meet and drive to the anniversary bash in conventry on 19th? I'm in Basildon area but obviously anyone going from the south east area is welcome to meet up and take a nice steady cruise up the M1, will sort out a place and time if anyone shows interest.

Anyone know how much oil there is supposed to be in the a/c system?

Looks like i'll be returning to the fold. Just won the Yellow Zed from ebay this morning and should be going down to get it on Saturday. Don't know if i'm crazy about the colour but seems in canny nick and colours can always be changed down the line. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/121371804044?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649 I know i'm taking a huge gamble by buying it without seeing it first but as long as the guy hasn't lied about anything on his listing then it should be a good buy. Peter