General Discussions - 300ZX Related

Oh well throwing the towel in and selling my Z. Just reached the end of the project, engine all run in and the new bottom end has gone for some reason? Any offers let me know but will need to be trailered. Everything is new on it including new gt525 tubs. Acl bearings internally ect. No idea. Just had enough after all this hard work.

Changing the rear subframe and diff to an NA one, what is changed and what is removed in the engine bay? Also what wiring is removed from converting an auto to a tt?

Having done a few of these but not for a while, the word got round it seems as I was asked to do another pair by..............well if he cares to divulge that's up to him !! It involves putting a smd halo ring around the projector housing, doesn't really show up on a pic but in real life the lights emitted are all individual. I completely re furbish and clean, I have sprayed black the insert as per customer request, the top and bottom rubber brackets have been rubbed back and black sprayed also, the bottom one is not visible but the top one is, so it's important this one especially is perfect. All the adjusters are now working and well greased for wha…

I noticed recently jeff said this was quite common. Anyway I fired the car up today and it made a horrific tapping noise, after starting to worry I started looking over the engine and discovered it was bottom end. More worried face. Then I pressed the clutch and it stopped, ah ha. After an inspection and a poke the starter has come loose. So I know the bottom fixing bolt was partly stripped on the gearbox female side. So, what's the best way to do it? Do I; 1. Pop the starter off the car, re drill the the holes on the starter to 12mm. Then tap the block at m12 and then install two studs and Locktye them in. 2. Same as above but use some m12 bolts. 3. Helicoil…

I wonder why this is up for sale again? Maybe not quite what it seems? Misleading engine bay photo too. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1993-NISSAN-300-ZX-TURBO-AUTO-UK-CAR-AMAZING-HISTORY-IMMACULATE-/221447866778?pt=Automobiles_UK&hash=item338f52499a

I remember, maybe a couple months ago, someone was renovating their headlights. I'm in the middle of doing a similar thing. Is anyone able to tell me where I can get replacement gears - I know this isn't the right sections, but if anyone has one of the smaller round rubber bulb seals, please message me. I saw all four on Ebay for £10, but I'm only missing one. Thanks! :)

Big shout out and thanks to znut for supplying me with a van load of goodies. I was well impressed and shocked at what he parted with for the cost of what I parted with. 80% of the components he gave now reside at lee dents and will be well used in my engine rebuild. The road was long but had absolutely no issues on the way and back this time so that was great. Thanks again

trying to move the z around and it seems hard work pushing it, brakes are free, but it seems the diff is making hard to push. is it a limited diff or has the diff seized??

What you guys think about the way car is sitting with new wheels? 45 profile on rear, 40 on front. I've got a set of Kyb shocks and Eiback lowering springs to fit yet. The rear seams to be sitting up to much..

Last year I replaced my near side smoking turbo for a used unit. It has lasted me 12 months but has now also started to smoke on idle. I have however only noticed it has started to smoke since installing an atmospheric bov on that side, could that have had an effect on making my turbo on that side smoke? What are my options for turbo replacement? I would only want new, branded units and preferably more powerful ones... Thanks, Dan

Well after along hard week thought I would treat the zed and the wife to a weekend away,so booked along weekend in Stratford upon Avon,not a great drive down in this rain but never the less a good drive down,cars parked in the hotel car par,and look what's parked next to me,they have to do it don't they?? And I think the zed looks far better...lol and quicker:))))

Just wanted to publicly acknowledge my huge appreciation to Terry for helping me out massively by providing me some bits free of charge, to get me out of a hole with my dead bottom end and screwed block. You sir, are a gent and I definitely owe you a beer! It's members like Terry that make it such a pleasure to own a zed and be part of this club and community. Now, wheres my spanners...?

As well you mostly know what colour my car is, and now i have a nice set of R 33 GTR Calipers ect and was woundering shall i keep them black to match my wheels or shall i paint them the same colour as my car to offset the black wheels? ok thought it easyer to add pic. orange or black calipers?

Spotted a nice purple Z on the A22 near golden cross at 3pm today. Should of noticed me coming towards you in a white trains it with bright orange sign writing and flashing my lights

Nice long weekend and my Z is coming out of storage to get prepped ready for spraying and engine fitting. Now the question is do I show pics before, during and when it's done or just show the end result? Won't be a quick one as the Z is a 120 miles away from where I live now so will only be able to work on some weekends, but it's taken 5 years to get this far so it definitely has been a slow build!

Hi Guys, I have greddy oil temp & pressure gauges fitted. the sender units are fitted to a sandwich plate that will not take a genuine nissan oil filter without emptying £50 worth of silkolene all over the floor ! I have spotted 2 blanking plugs on the oil tree above the oil filter one of them has a 10 mm bolt in it the other has an allen headed blanking plug. Is it possible to use these 2 for the sender units and do away with this naff sandwich plate ?

So I understand that dumpvalves are generally a bad idea as they stall the turbos etc etc (or something along those lines) Someone told me that if I fitted hard boost pipes I may gate a more pronounced wastegate chatter type sound ? or is this nonsense :) I do need to get rid of my honking - - - Updated - - - the cars honking :)

Hey guys, I'm determined to sort out all the niggles on my vert asap, one of those niggles has been around for a while. It seems when I connect the battery something under the bonnet is hissing/ pressurising? It will do this until the battery goes flat so I'm constantly using my cut off switch to stop the battery going flat :(. I know something is wrong as when I connect the battery on my TT, it's silent and nothing happens until the key is turned! Any ideas where to start looking Cheers

Zed came home on a truck last night For those that missed my other thread, it's probably all related http://www.300zx.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?176878-Problems-Problems-Problems I think I haven't bled it properly after changing the water pipe the other night, so last night whilst on a spirited drive I once again lost all the water, only this time it was smoking like a chimney, people 5 cars back were getting it through the windows, thick white smoke. My temp gauge never got in the red, infact I think it may of even been higher during Sunday's incident, although that could of been due to the speed I was going and the wind keeping it cold. …

Hi Went out in car lunchtime, got caught in big downpour - not sure if a factor but I have lost the indicators on left side only, right still working fine. I have checked and as far as I can see there is only 1 fuse, that is obviously ok as right side working. Has the car got 2 flasher units? or is indicator stalk knackered? Help please as nearly had a car rear end me lunchtime Rob

Does anyone know the mechanic in Cambridge that has conZult? I saw Aaron last week and he mentioned it to me. Need to get my 300 set. Cheers, Alz.

Hi Anyone know where in the Uk i can get spigot rings in the size of: Outer bore 75mm inner bore 66.1mm? For some reason no one has this size available. Tried ebay uk, amazon and various wheel outlets online. Cheers Paul

Anyone's on here and is this a realistic price tag? I have to say looking at some which have sold over the past year do look a lot better than this one but then again the investment put in by the owner is quite substantial Personally I have seen better looking Zeds about for less than half the amount requested.

If anyone has contact with Jody can you let me know please or PM a mobile. Cheers

i've searched over the net inputting codes but nothing states from a series 2 model and i know one is but which?