General Discussions - 300ZX Related

Here's my quandary: I'd like my ignition ring to light up constantly as soon as the car's unlocked and to turn off when the car's locked. Is there a way I can link into the central locking (or the alarm loom) whereby that'd be possible...? Please note: I don't want it to be an ignition live! Any help would be greatly appreciated :)

Wondering if anyone is interested in this sort of thing - 3D scanning. I plan on scanning the Nissan in as much detail as possible as I strip it down to rebuild mine in the very near future. I'll scan the exterior, interior and underside then scan each part as I remove it. With scan data as the ultimate reference it's quite easy then to to take precise measurements, and overlay CAD designs. You can even start to turn the scan into Cad semi automatically but this is a skill set I am just starting to learn. I am quite happy to make the data available for the benefit of the community. An example rough and ready scan of the Twins front bumper I bought, data nee…

Any one know where I can get a set of these, the guys that refurbished my alloys mislaid them, had a quick search on line and came up with nothing, thanks

Can anyone link me any nice car cover for the Z? something that has a nice material and doesn´t scrath the paint obviously. Something smooth. Been trying to look on EbayUk

Right I've decided to start getting the underside of my car upto a bit more mischief potential. I started by buying a rear subframe assembly off Jaffa, all polybushed with some extras. So here the assembly as it arrived, I say arrived but that makes it sound easy. Jaffa wrestled it off his car onto his trailer drive it down to sunny bournemouth from bath, and we about 6 of us in total spent the next hour hoofing around some altogether heavier, that's his story though. Now I'm going to strip it down clean it up and give it a lick of pain, etc. Started stripping it down, having some trouble with the lower arm ball joint. What's the procedure with the…

Finally got around to doing a boost leak test the other weekend, was surprised at how easy it was to do. however didn't have much time with the compressor so it was just a quick test, and surprise surprise I have leaks. a couple at the top but that just appears to be where the connection has weakened due to old 24 year old hose. But there sounded like there was a big one at the back of the engine, definitely louder from the top than the bottom though so I don't think it's from the turbo's themselves although I could be wrong. Is there a decent diagram of just the boost system? just to make it easier to find possible leak points? I started panicking thinking it w…

Hi all, I need a photo or diagram of the auto trans ECU pinout, not the main ecu. many thanks

Evening Chaps. Can anyone tell me for sure if the standard NA air box is exactly the same as the TT. I think it is because there is no separate listing for air filters, but want to be sure! I have access to an NA breaker that's all. Cheers...

So the question is what’s the widest rear tyre you can fit on a Z32 with standard body work? Rolled arches are permitted. Who’s got them and what does it do for the traction? I know I can fit 285s on my 9½JJ wheels, but will they then fit in the rear arches?

Hi there, needs some advice....I want to change my TT rear suspension to a NA setup (non HICAS) My question is will my TT "a" arms, upper arms and the link arm (not sure of the correct names) fit the NA sub frame and NA bearing carrier? I have deleted HICAS on the TT already. Reason is the NA "a" arms, upper arm and the link armare quite corroded as it was a coastal car and the TT ones rust free and have poly bushes fitted. I dont have both subframes on the ground to visually compare. Thanks for any info.

Hi everyone, Does any one know where I can buy the 99 spec rear center panel with adding the 300zx logo light up mod in red like this in the UK.

Spotted awhite z32 on way to work every day on someone's drive in amblecote, Stourbridge next to nice 350z. Anyone on here??

Hey guys, I've been problem solving for a couple of weeks , but really need to get it running now!! so! the car starts and runs fine, after about 5/10 miles it drops a cylinder and sounds like a Subaru I've swapped (all working) ptu, maf, coil packs, plugs,cleaned the electrical contacts and a brand new coolant sensor, still no joy :( All injectors seem to be ticking nicely, and tonight i've discovered that i have no spark on cylinder 4 ! all the rest spark fine! please can you tell me where to start looking next? I can turn the car off for an hour or so, it then starts fine with no issues then after a short drive, boom!! cylinder goes down …

Like a lot of our parts it seems to be made by Mitsubishi ! Warning!! do not silicon your series 2 ptu to the car and then 1 year later try and remove it with a screwdriver :asshole:

Well i've had my new zed for a few weeks with no real issues, overall she's drove as sweet as a nut. Only small issue was slight hesitation (when warm) putting it into a gear, revs drop any nearly stalls, (did a few times) Well today she's been fine, then i take her out about an hour ago and all hell brakes loose. i feel like the engine is running on rusty nuts and bolts, its missing or misfiring badly, and i mean badly, i daren't stop incase it stalls and wont start. Only thing i can say happened is before i went i was looking down the back of the engine, between engine and bulkhead where there are big looms and a connector , positioned vertical. whilst moving the loom…

Anyone know why any garage I take my car to be plugged in for diagnostics they cant read anything? There saying they have the correct plug and software. ..... Sent from my GT-I9300 using Tapatalk

Hopefully for the last time ! She got picked up yesterday morning on her way to Planet Performance to do some remodeling. There she will get her engine removed to be sent to Lee Dents for a rebuild and the shell will be gettings sand blasted and a full respray. Finally after 9 months of her standing on my drive we start to see some progress.

I wanted to have a test drive with the white caged 300ZXTT before the Spa classic meeting next week, so I drove some 780 miles during this last long week end in France (8/9/10/11 of May)... We organized a Datsun-Nissan meet in Sancerre with 10-12 cars (depending on days and avaliability) including 240Z, 260Z, 280Z, Silvia, 280ZX Turbo, Z31 and Z32. I drove 200 miles from Reims to Sancerre: Nice drive, under dry weather conditions... and speed limits! Very enjoyable, with new tires, new brake pads, and all the checks done since a few weeks! We stayed in a camping site along the Loire, and visited around driving 370 miles over the two days Fri/Sat: Nice small roads, s…

Anybody have a clue ad to what this is, found it when I took the drivers door Speaker off and stuck mu hand in.. Sent from my Lumia 900 using Tapatalk

Hello guys Just a bit of advice please took my zx on its first long run the other day all was fine until I took it over 70mph. White smoke was bellowing out. This last for about 5 secs and then it was ok for about 10-15 mins and then again a more few times. There was also a slight smell of what think was oil. There is no reduction in power. The oil pressure gauge appears normal. I was considering taking it up to Jeff at zed world to give it good once over. Thanks Lou

Well did a bit of work to the old girl this weekend, changed the inlet manifold gasket, rocker cover gasket and also changed a few of the rubber hoses as well. But got a boom shell from work friday saying i'll be posted to canada come end of june:sad:. The first thing that came to mind before the family was "oh no my Z". might be away for maybe three year and I know what you guys gonna say put it in storage. as much as it hurts me to think about it but might be selling the Z. Still looking at a plan B but if it dosen't go as planned then I might have to sell her.

Guys, I posted a while back about dropping the sump with engine in situ to investigate a big end knock on pot 6, which I have now done ( actually very easy to do - hardest part was physically getting the sump off with all the silicon gluing it on!) So, I find that the big ends have been replaced with ACL bearings dated 2007 - I owned the car from about 2008 onwards and it's done probably less than a mile in all that time (embarrassing I know!) as I slowly work through all the issues on her... In other words I suspect it has the problem before and has been poorly repaired previously. 1 to 5 seem fine, but with a little end float (didn't check if it's in spe…

Hi People, l was offered a set of skyline gtr alloys today, really nice at a good price as well! The trouble is all the wheels are the same width 9.5 as on a 300zx they are a staggered fitment, so was wondering if anyone has tried this before on a Z or can tell me if there will be usable or not?

Guys i know its going to be like finding a real life unicorn but does anyone have a veilside evo exhaust for a tt lying about gathering dust that they want to sell me?

Hi guys, Was wondering if I could have your advice on brake pads, I own a 1992 300zx TT UK model and at the moment since I bought the car 3 months ago it has front and rear standard size Tarox discs and pads with standard calipers, the discs are fine but the brake pads will need changing very soon what is the best Top 4 for road use and where will be the cheapest place to buy them from.