General Discussions - 300ZX Related

when I first bought the Z I took it to the main dealer nearest to me. told them it was an import 2 weeks before its 60K service. After the car had been with them for TWO hours, I got a call at the office to tell the that "your car is an import, did you know?2 and that the service would cost more due to the increased proce of parts. ended up paying them over £900 for that service, including a new water pump. 12 weeks later, I was driving down to Malvern when I heard the cooling fan going. pulled the car over immediately, opened the hood to the sound of boinilg coolant and smoke emanating from every rubber hose the eye could see. Turned out the incompetent SO…

My Z will be out of the bodyshop on tuesday/wednesday next week but the rear Koni adjustable shocks have not arrived. I've got the front Blitz Springs and Koni's fitted but the car needs an MOT and Tax before I can drive it and one of the rear shocks is leaking. Has anyone got a set of rears that they haven't fitted yet that I could have? You can have my new set as soon as they arrive (should have been with me last week)

Got my 85w H3c blue diamond bulbs today,from http://www.classic garage.com at $10.96 each + $10 shipping took 5days. Already upgraded main and fogs as they were easy, but couldn't be bothered with all that fiddly stuff so ordred these as they are a straight replacement - ace!

Hmmm can anyone help me if they had this problem or am I losing my mind. Sometimes when i turn my AC on my 92z I start to smell gasoline. I believe I'm not suppose to smell gasoline when i turn on the AC. Fortunalely this doesn't happen all the time. It mostly happens in the morning when I start my car. Am I messing around with the ac buttons and I have no idea what I'm doing or is it something worst. Give me your opinion

Hi Guys I'm going to see a '92 J spec ZXTT Manual for sale tomorrow which has done 110,000 miles. Is the engine likely to be close to the end of its life? When do the big ends normally fail? Cheers Jon

Hello guys, Does anyone know where I can find the file that holds the e-mail address in outlook express............... Cheers Vijay

Where do i get lowering springs in the uk!!! What are the best ones Cheers

Will order tues or wed, let me know what you want. I can chuck it on my plastic for the time being! I won't be posting again now, anything under this post will be ordered! Price & part numbers would be handy but not essential. James. 07740 197795

has anyone ever changed their gearknob? (manual) is it simply a matter of unscrewing the old one and screwing the new one on? or is there more to it!? cheers ed

Any ideas, links, phone numbers

Check this beast out.......... shame about the colour though. http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1871722921

can anyone tell me of any companies that do classic insurance for the z

Or should i stick with 245's?

was it you ???????? had a body kit on was an import i think on 5 spokes :wave:

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I've got 2 pc's with rg45 connectors on the main boards. Is it as simple as connecting them with a cable or do I need special software to connect them? Cheers guys Vijay

Anyone running 19's im looking at 19X8.5. Do we think that any arch work would need to be done?

Can anyone tell me the best price I can buy this software for? cheerZ Macca;)

anyone interested in an auto box it's done 85'000 was alwright before crash

Anyone know if there is a uk distributor or if not best (i.e. cheapest place to get them)? Cheers Martin

just wondering if anyone knows of any software that will give you an accurate reading of how fast your pc is running. I used to know something called pc checker years ago which used to do the job........ thanks Vijay found one :)

Well, the guy i was planning on buying the Z from is messing around, I called him today to get him to meet me at the dealer for a checkout on the car (me paying for of course), he tells me that he wont go there until i've got the money in my hand to buy the car. Which means i'd have to sell my car, forget that bull. Apparently he's trying to hide something from me. "Oh, but you can buy a new car in a day easy"...forget that, not selling my perfectly good car for something that i dont know about. Freakin idjits. ast

Anybody chipped an N/A. Is it worth it? How much? What sort of benefits do you get if do or even if you can?

By which I mean the "Lights" warning light on the dash - mine is on all the time, and has been since I got the car (SWB NA). The previous owner told me it was a "turn your lights on because it's getting dark" warning with a dodgy sensor (hmm), & I thought it might just be a duff bulb. But I've since replaced the headlight bulbs with J-specs, and all the other lights seem to work fine. So, any ideas? Today's spate of Hicas topics has got me nervous - I don't have Hicas, so what light will come on to warn me of low PAS fluid levels, etc? The "Lights" light??

My HICAS light comes on occasionally, and goes out when I top up the level. However I do have a leak somewhere in the system as I have to top it up nearly every month. Most of the time it is fine, but every now and then I will pull up at traffic lights to find smoke billowing out from under the car!:eek: At first I thought it was a buggered transmission, but I'm sure its from the power steering system as the auto box fluid level never changes, only the P/S. I have checked all around the P/S resevoir but can find no leaks, but it must be leaking somewhere near the exhaust because of all the smoke. As I say, this only happens occasionally (usually after I've…