General Discussions - 300ZX Related

Hi all, Well, I finally got a 300ZX! I'd been scouting around for a couple of months, and got gazumped a few times too, but I'm now the proud owner of a UK manual 300ZXTT. (Yes proud, Clarkson!) First thing to say is, I'll be sending my cheque to Craig today or tomorrow! Secondly, I'd like to apologise to Jeff TT and Vijay for in-the-end not taking either of them along to see the motor. In my defence it was a long long way from Jeff, and very short notice too. Will probably come back to haunt me ;) Finally, I'm now keen to get the car as sweet as I can! So far I've noticed only two things about it that I'd like some advice on: 1. The seal around …

Finally done the 4 hour journey from London up to P.P.S yesterday and met the infamous Peter. Nice to meet ChrisC, PaulG and Aki again - very friendly guys. Anyway, I have to perfectly honest and say I'm impressed with the standard of his work after seeing the cars that were ready and the job he's done on Chris's car (gonna look the business). As some of you may know my car went to a certain bodyshop in Nottingham exactly a year ago to have a full kit and respray. After a few months (and less than 2K), there was paint flaking off and cracks in the side skirts as well as rust coming through - needless to say I wasn't impressed (and that's an understatement). No blame …

Hi, As it says on the tin, I want to know at what point the flow becomes restrictive on ZX fuel Filter, Anyone? Mark

Hi, On TT.net, they are removing the EGR system and blanking it off with a blank end from a plumbers merchants. They then use a couple of pennys and araldite them to the EGR holes on the underside of the plenum! They use an American brand of Metal Araldite, does anyone know of a British equivalent that would withstand the Heat tolerances involved! Mark

Hi, Bruce Ward kindly gave me a fan and fan clutch to pass on to anybody that wants it, it is for an NA, not suitable for a TT. Just send me a cheque for P+P, or pick it up and its yours! Mark

I dont know if this is in the right section,but what the hell! I went to the Jap car meeting at the Coppid Beech Hotel this afternoon.(Bracknell) There were lots of Scubbies,Supras,Skylines,Gto's etc.,but I only found 4 'Z's(excluding mine). There was 1xwhite,2xred and one black. I was looking forward to meeting some fellow Z heads but couldnt find any of you! Where were you ?In the nearest pub I bet. Any way it was a shame I didnt meet any of you,but had a good time looking at all the other lovely motors there. Cheers, F.T.

Anyone any idea how much per bush and how eay these are to replace? Mine are leaking slightly on the rear ones, nearest the fuel tank. Any suggestions welcome. Also was thinking about having all the front and rear Polybushed...anyone had this done?..What difference does it make..and which ones are best? Will this make for a harsher ride? Chris

When I bought the car the undertray was broken off (which I didn't realise unitil I got home) so i just removed it. It's sat in my garage now for five weeks and I was wondering if anyone else has got one fitted or if they've removed them. Ivan :D

If I ever managed to convince Mrs Hairsy that a games console was a much better idea than a set of curtains, does anyone have any recommendations ? I'm not hugely into games although I'd love a realistic driving game. I'd want to be able to use a steering wheel - I know they come with 'feedback' but are they actually any good ? Do they give you a feel for the speed you're doing ? I'm fairly bad at games so wouldn't want something that involves hundreds of hours to master because the games are so complex. I'd welcome all suggestions. Cheers Dave

I did post a message in the members bit but I will try in here for more views maybe? I am gonna order some stuff from Courtesy, plugs etc, and wondered if anybody else wanted anything so I could cut the shipping down. I only got some stuff from there last week and am erm, "peeved" about paying it again! CheerZ.

looks like im joining the gang,weve set our date for january the 1st in hawai that gives me time to knock a ball and chain up out of carbonfibre lol congrats to you 2 bud .jay

Hi all, I am looking for a second car to take on trackdays, tinker with and generally waste money on ;) I was originally looking at a Scooby, but there was an article in Evo last month that mentioned the ZX TT as an ideal car, and I should be able to get one for £4-£5k ? So now I'm interested :) What sort of running costs are there? Looking through some past posts, they look like they could be quite high! What sort of opportunity is there to mod the engine? And finally, what sort of insurance cost is it likely to be, given that I'm 22 (with lots of NCB) and using it for limited miles as a second car? Thanks! John

sorry for posting here. i have some nice shiny chrome with a zed logo centre caps for standard alloys for sale,i bought them from kris and ive never used them(they didnt fit my old momo racer alloys) i need to sell em as im getting kris to make me some bigger centre caps to fit my new chrome alloys if anyone is interested then email me jaylox@hptmail.com

a really good friend of mine got chance to test a 350z this is the post he put on his regular site http://www.zcarchat.com Our Z Car Club of Washington (State) held our last club meeting/pizza feed of the year at the local Nissan Dealership today...Northwest Nissan in Everett has the first 350Z on display on their showroom floor (#000001), the one that was on E-bay! After the meeting, the sales manager let us all have about 10 or 15 minutes behind the wheel of the "performance" model, and he let us get on as well! Too bad it was a bit rainy out, but that made the corners more fun! The car has a real firm feel to it, with a computer controlled suspension...I was a…

hi lads im looking for friends to try out some of my carbon parts on their cars,to check that they fit and look rite i need standard cars with no kit or mods cars with the stillen front end and veilside front ends.if your interested then email me,northern members prefered so i can take my parts instead of having to post the parts out. im also in need of a standard drivers side front panel,doesnt matter about the condition as im gonna be chopping it up,so any knackered part will do. i also need wing mirror cases any condition. any help is much appreciated if i still have any friends here jason

Following a service last week, Jeff advised me that the fuel dampener was fualty. Wnet to our new Nissan garage yesterday and ordered said part, expensive for something so small. Just curious, what does it do. Could it's failure be causing problems with the car not starting well?

HI All, For some reason I have just tried my heated seats for the first time, since getting my car back in March, and discovered that the drivers side does not work :mad: . Push the button, the light does not come on and there's no relay click sound, like what you get when using the passenger side seat. Had a look for fuses but could not find anything relating to individual seat. Check the wiring and that appears ok from the switch end. Trying to locate the relay, sounds like it's behind the ECU. Any tips guys on this sort of problem? PS: I lost my service manual so Im'e kinda stuck without it :(

spot on!! i want one http://www.geocities.com/jharkola/Viku2.html

Well, me and the misses have booked the church for our wedding day next year, :D so wish us luck. gee!! its gonna cost about 8-10k!! :eek:so if she can spend 10k for one day , it now looks totally reasonable spending another 10k on me zed, especially when it lasts for years and not one day. :D

Check this out if you have time lads and lasses today in the workhop I saw a zed that ran with out a timing belt!!! well almost Jeff TT http://217.158.136.46/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=14623

How the smeg are you supposed to plug the configuration lead into a laptop if all laptops have female connectors as do the diag leads.

I just can not get the key out of the ignition. I've tried changing the gear leaver from Park to N ( it's an auto)but it makes no differance. Giggled the key pressed the little button but does not want to know. Any ideas what I can do. Any one out there had the same preoblem in the past. I need help. PLEASE!!:( :(

Anyone got Courtseys' URL please I want to add it to my favs....can you please just add it as a link.. Thanks Chris

Morning all! If anyone sees the little guy who's been banging on my head with a mallet all night, then to top it all, shat in my mouth just before I woke up, can you give him a kicking for me? I've just read my rather interesting posts from last night. It would appear to be a case of "the letter I want is on this keyboard somewhere... so I'll just hit all the ones I think are near it and I should get it that way!" Going to go and watch the rugby now and have more beers. As luck would have it, I'm not playing today or next week due to a nasty toe injury I sustained playing two weeks ago. Nasty thing those toe injuries and it's such a shame it coincided with the t…

Apart from ferraris, astons etc, what more common cars on the road should a TT-zed be cautious of before entering into a burn up? For startes, my zed is running 14psi and i couldnt get away from a jag XK8 and a new porsche 911. any others?