General Discussions - 300ZX Related

Heres a blast from the past, the Autocar & Motor 300ZX Road Test from 16th of May 1990. Yep 13 years ago (Christ - I was 14!!). This should give an insight of what the reaction was when the Z32 was first tested on these shores. Take note of the rivals at the time and you will see in context why the Z32 300ZX blew the doors off the japanese competition and worried the Euro marques. (Excuse the poor quality but my scanner is no more so these are digi pics of photocopies) I think the verdict sums it up very well and still holds true today. I have online copies of the following reviews which I shall put up…

Hi, Has any1 got a few pics of a auto ecu harness and the connector? cos it looks like some1's messed around with the wiring and i cant seem to find where this 1 wire goes! The loom that goes to the Autobox-ECU, on the connector side - wire number 24 (i think) which is brown, comes tied together with a black & red wire. They are both wrapped in a 'grey' sleave/cover. Now it seems as if the black/red wire has deliberatly cut and looped and connected to a ground! As a result i think this is effecting the revelution sensor circuit! can any1 help, maybe with pics to help me trace the wire. There doesnt seem to be any indication of this wire in the service b…

Has anyone seen AndyDuff, he left a note that he may have a piston/Con-rod assemberly for sale, I sent an e-mail and not had a reply. Has he changed his email address? If anyone sees him can you tell him I'm VERY interested in that piston/Con-rod! Thanks People Mathew

Anyone know of aftermarket wing mirror manufactures? Links etc would be great. Can't see any on zcentre website :( Cheers Martin

My 300ZX has been off the road for 2 years (I've only owned it for 6 months though). I've changed the engine and petrol tank. I MOT'd it for the first time today expecting it to fail on a multitude of things. Low and behold it only failed on a couple of lights and one tyre. So don't let anyone tell you they're not good cars :) :) :) Just one thing though. The lights they said arn't working are the front and back sidelights. Does anyone know if it likely to be a fuse or bad earth somewhere ?? Oh, and the backlights for the instrument panel (speedo etc) arn't working either. Does this give anyone a clue ????????? Thanks andyZ

Hi Guys Just bought myself a '91 Zed. However, I'm not sure if one or two of the dash board bulbs have been removed! With the ignition on but engine not started, the order of lights is as follows: BAT \ HANBRAKE \ NOTHING \ DOOR \ CHECK Should there be something where I've written NOTHING? Also, slightly lower down there's another light cluster. This has had its cover removed and in the 6 spaces for bulbs (2 rows of 3), there are only 2 bulbs which are top right and top middle. No other lights come on when the ignition is switched on (but engine not started). Any ideas would be much appreciated. Jon

hi ive got a water temp gauge to fit and my sensor on the lead of my gauge wire wont go through the little hole under the drivers footwell. is there another hole which i can use? ive tried the other side but the lead aint long enough to reach my a pillar gauge pod. thanks

just removed my stereo ready to install new sony HU at the weekend sussed out the wires are these right: found speaker wires ok Yellow - permanent live Blue - live on ignition switch Green/red - not sure?? Red/black feed elec aerial Andy

Please help. I have no stop lights in both light clusters but I do have a light on the tail gate. Anyone know if they are on seperate feeds from the switch or if it splits some were down the car. I only have Sat. afternoon to fix it so please point me in the right direction. Thanks!!!

i have recently bought a j-spec 300zx can anyone please tell me how to remove the 180 kmh speed limiter.

think the bushes are shot on upper suspension links £130+vat from my lopcal nissan garage, i was lookin on courtsey and they list NISMO bushes, these can be pressed in has anybody done this, or have any experince ..... ie do they suck! i have got a source in the uk, it's gonna cost me about £110 - £130 for all the bushes .. 8 in total cheers scott

I'm willing to part with it (am I doing the right thing?)..:confused:... Interested, lemme know :)

OK well it's not THAT bad, but still a worry that something is amiss. When I put switch my aircon to hot, the part of the dash at the front next to the vents has started to bubble up. Anybody else had this problem before? Any cure, or should I just never turn it to hot?

Hi, All Just need some advise on buying parts from Courtesy Nissan, Is there any hidden charges i.e. Import tax etc. I need to know as they beat my local nissan dealers prices. and realy don't want to pay over £200 for a con-rod when Courtesy Nissan can do one for $132.53 (about £82.5090) (25% discount for TwinTurbo.Net Members) and I also need some other parts like a piston, ring set, main shells and big end shells as well as a engine rebuild gasket set. Thanks people Mathew P.S. If anyone has a second hand piston/con-rod for sale please, please drop me a line. redstar@redstarinc.freeserve.co.uk

aaaaaaarrrrrrggggghhh!!!!!!!:mad: Driving round yesterday - everything seems fine. Stop outside work (engine still running), battery light comes on, abs light comes on, voltage drop to 10.8-11.5 WTF?? Then just to cheer me up even more I get a burning plastic smell and puffs of smoke exiting the drivers side of the bonnet:confused: Anyway, I drove home - lights still on, still low voltage (although the car started fine and all the electrics work without causing further voltage drop)- no more smokey burning, but still worried. I disconnected the battery for half an hour in case it was some kind of spike or surge activating the lights. Reconnected it…

Help, I'm at work and need to get my number plates done up, so does anybody know what size the rear number plate should be to fit (japanese import). Finally found somewhere that'll do the plates up given the measurements, but I haven't got time to go home and go to this place in my lunch hour. Anybody remember from when they did theirs or have access to their car at the mo' Thank you, and there's a drink in it at the next meet :) James

If I sold my 300ZX (not decided to sell yet and car is not ready but it will be as follows if I do sell it)...how much wud I expect to get for the following... 1992 "J" Reg UK 300ZX TT AUTO UNMODDED. 85k miles, White, black leather, cool sound system, new rear tyres. All electrics work. Bodywork is pretty good all round considering age. Full service history. Oil changed every 3k miles ! Since I've owned it, used only top tier Shell oil (Helix Ultra). Would make a good base for a modded car. >Also has a nice private plate (3 numbers, 3 letters) >Also only used Optimax for last year >Also used Auto Glym products to polish it

Yellow H reg UK spec (going by the rear bumper) at the A3/M25 junction. Slightly bent arial. First I've spotted in the local area. Regards, Brent.

bloody gauges. a fully qualified muppett presented himself on my doorstep sunday to fit said gauges. lifted bonnet, scratched head, cup of tea, scratched head, jacked up car, scratched head, cup of tea, scratched head, fiddled under dash, scratched head,went home...............probably for cup of tea:rolleyes: said he couldn't do it, probably 'best' to get nissan to do it, as i already have the gauges 'shouldn't' cost toooooooooooo much - knob. anyhows, my problem is this......i have no problem spending the cash for someone else to do it, but i WANT to do it myself, i was miffed i had called him in the first place, so maybe a blessing in disguise. Bo…

So this is not a carefully hidden advert, but a genuine attempt to start some dialogue on this subject. I'm sure that Craig is already itching to delete this thread so just to ensure that he doesn't: If I was selling my car (and I'm not) it is rotten as a pear, made up from 17 cars cut and shut together, doesn't run, smells of fish, and I'd want £273grand for it (comes with a free punch in the mouth, and is a mini metro too...) But more seriously. As a result of a 'me or the money pit' ultimatum last year I did try to sell it (still got the car and single now - good decision / what decision?). I put together an honest an objective advert, for what I objectively co…

Ok I am sure there is somebody outhere who must like doing heater matrix swaps on a zed but the backbreaking position added to the knuckle skinning experience only must be for the very seriously masochist element! Pic attached shows some of the bits that need removing to do it without removing the dashboard, all that harder in this case as it is a manual and the clutch pedal and booster has to come out! All back in with a brand new martix just ready for fill up in the morning.....spare a thought for a guy I spoke to last year who went through this himself and thought a second hand matrix was a money saver...yes you guessed it when he filled the coolant system …

has anyone fitted tweeters in there door panels if so do you have any pics and info as to how you did them Andy

Tim - I think you are spot on. This post really got me thinking, so much so that I've had a change of heart. I made my 1st post a few weeks ago (having read threads interestedly for weeks beforehand) which eventually ended up with me persuading myself I definately wanted to go get a Zed. Now, I confessed there that my 'under the bonnet' knowledge is pretty limited :o (tho I think I understand the internal combustion engine!) even tho I was prepared to get my hands dirty and learn. I was gonna go to the Bristol meet on the 23rd to start my education:) What I hadn't really figured on is that, inevitably, a ten-year old plus supercar is going to go wrong now and th…

Can anyone tell me in resonably plain English what a detonation sensor does and why we have one on our Zeds, and why Nissan put it in the most f*****g annoying place possible!! Many thanks Andrew

Ok strange rumbling after 40 and up to 70 ish, searched and found stuff about centre prop bearing ,, so i finally got on ramp today and gave iy a good waggle, definately movement there but not sure how much if any theres meant to be, the rubber looks as though its "sagged"? at the top and a bit flat on bottom, also where the prop meets the diff its leaking slightly/?? is this es a result of prop rubber?? is it an awfull job?? was gomna attempt prop bearing myself but not sure now if this diff seal is going to be a night mare any help much appreciated cheers gavo