General Discussions - 300ZX Related

After 2 years of taking trains into Manchester, I decided I want to start taking my car for a number of reasons. The trains are packed and I never get to sit down and 45mins of standing up is not a good way to start the day, and they are dangerously packed in the evening. Many a time I have been stranded at another trian station because with out explination the train ends service there. They are late and now always on strike. So I was thinking of getting a cheap runaround just to go Uni and back. I would take the Z but its about £10 a day in petrol, and out of about a dozen times I have taken it, I have 1 attempt at taking my alloys only 2 nuts holding my …

ello, well got back from mexico yesterday, when't to start car today after being stood for a week..............and hydraulic tappets making a right din... eventually stopped rattling only to find the right hand exhaust smoking like hell,.... well it looks like the engine rebuild is happening sooner rather than later!!! so the question is whats the sort of prices for say gaskets,rebore+pistons,oil pump....etc, well at least it's happened now so i can have it rebuilt for nurburgring!!!! i've got a budget of around £4k so see what happens with that!! seen some nice turbo's that i really want,but just waiting for someone to get his car together so he can tel…

in the middle of making some kick plates (aluminium) pics soon.300zx incl on kick plate

W'as happend to the genral forum then ? Or is it me?

I need both sides of a detonation sensor connector (the connector at the back of the plenum that connects the sensor to the ECU). I want to try bypassing the damn sensor to ensure that this is the source of my lack of boost woes but intend to do the soldering well away from the car

1988 f reg, series 2 , white, 185bhp castle performance chip, dump valve, spax lowered and fully adjustable suspension, mongoose stainless exhaus, k+n 57i induction kit. 17" CEC 129 alloys. no tax, no mot. I would love to keep and restore this car but since buying a zed ive neither the money nor the time to do it.( im sure u can relate to that). Plus the missus has moved in and i need the space. £1000

Any one got an old piston for sale to save me sending to courtesy?? Cheers Paul

Anyone out there got one? It needs to be the 1 that is clear with the orange globe inside, and the sort of blank/clear reflector next to it, if that makes sense. TIA, Nij.

Junior ICE installer here! I installed an active sub over the weekend so had to run a live from the battery, through the inner Emperor Ming above the ECU etc. through to the ar$e end. Right so now I may need to install an amp for the rear speakers I plan to put in at some point. Q. Am I correct in thinking that now that I have a live feed from the battery that is it? That now I just distribute other live feeds that I may need from that cable? TIA Good, Good people! ------------------ "I love to go down to the schoolyard and watch all the little children jump up and down and run around yelling and screaming. They don't kn…

A friend of mine who lives near Bournemouth said that he saw several zeds (about a dozen or so) around there attending a meeting or something. I wasn't aware of any meeting down there myself as I live about 3/4 hr away?. Anyone from here attend?. Tony

Hi all - my first posting having been scanning this forum for a few weeks.... When cold starting, she fires up OK, idle speed goes high, but as soon as I pull away (i.e. use the accelerator) the car seems to lurch, die, accelerate intermittently - like the mixture is all to pot ! :confused Once the engine is warm the problem disappears. Any ideas ? What should I check first ? Hope someone can help

A friend of mine who lives near Bournemouth said that he saw several zeds (about a dozen or so) around there attending a meeting or something. I wasn't aware of any meeting down there myself as I live about 3/4 hr away?. Anyone from here attend?. Tony

A friend of mine who lives near Bournemouth said that he saw several zeds (about a dozen or so) around there attending a meeting or something. I wasn't aware of any meeting down there myself as I live about 3/4 hr away?. Anyone from here attend?. Tony

A friend of mine who lives near Bournemouth said that he saw several zeds (about a dozen or so) around there attending a meeting or something. I wasn't aware of any meeting down there myself as I live about 3/4 hr away?. Anyone from here attend?. Tony

Think you can out run a police car!

hi people, 1)Someone used Pi springs for lowering the Z (-, they 35 mm) ? Any comments on those, are much cheaper than eibachs anyway. 2)Does anyone know where to get the eibachs in the Uk, as they are unavailable in belgium and the postage rates would be around 150usd for the set! 3)Anyone used a coilover system ( like the one from Ground Control or SGP Racing )on the standard or tokico unadjustable dampers ?Lowering option would be anywhere from 0 to 2.5 inch. Price is reasonable ,around 400 usd. What is the opinion on this method for lowering the car? 4) Se Engineering charges 250 pounds (!!)for their springs (-25 mm front, 30 mm rear ), quoted in their…

Hi All, I just read AndyP's TT.net link about the coil pack wiring harness - it doesn't seem to make a lot of sense - Pulsar harness with 5 connectors ??? Z31 harness - ??? what's that all about? Which one should I be ordering and how am I supposed to replace it? Do I leave the existing harness installed but unplugged and connect the Pulsar one instead?? Has anybody done this?? Cheers! RobH

Fitted some NGK Iridium IX plugs last night - f*ckin brilliant!! OK - so I've only done 15 miles on them but response was better, power was noticeably up and allegedly they improve fuel economy and last longer than standard. I reckon this is the best upgrade you can do, saves money in the long term, better for your engine and no insurance premium headaches - GAH! why didn't I do it sooner!!! Cheers!!! RobH

after deciding to fit a new bodykit and respray my car myself,i thought i was being really dodgy asking for my dosh back off peter,anyway after a chat to him and him giving me my wide arch anyway for what is a real good price,id like to say thanks and i wont forget it,cheers peter. ive already done my front end and he even said its a good job(not bad off one of the top spray painters in the country!) id also just like to recomend this guy as his work is top notch as mac,timmy,chrisc,etc will testify. if it wasnt for me havin too much time on my hands he would be doing mine aswell. anyway thanks peter and i'll post some pics when ive done my car its already ha…

Hi Im thinking about upgradeing my alloys to a set of 18 inch rims and tyres. does anybody know how much my existing wheels and tyres are worth. there standard rims of a jap import 300zx NA. in very good condition and tyres have less than 5000 miles on them cheers

Not sure if I want to sell it or not. 1991 Uk Spec manual red, one owner from new. Standard bodywork and wheels, 130k miles, Full and very detailed service history. SE Boost upgrade SE Intake SE front pipes (no cats) SE centre section Remus Back boxes Tokico shocks (front adjustables) Centreforce clutch 357 RWBHP 13.5 second 1/4 mile What do you reckon it's worth, optimists and pessimists comments welcome.

hi ithink the title says it all here thanks guys Paul

Went to a cracking car show on Sunday in Harlech. Weather was bang on. Met up with Jason who was on the forum ages ago but sold his PC (probably best thing he could've done LMFAO) who comes from Barmouth and a mate of Tony LACK300. He's got a well sorted import Twin Tub with Aston Martin brakes...oh and a rather clean engine bay unlike mine! About 200 or so cars there which wasn't bad for the first year. CruiseNorthWales were there and I took some nice pics but I can't sort them out yet. Only two Zeds mine and Jasons which was nice as they received a fair bit of attention. At the end of the afternoon the police closed the roads off in Harle…

Out in the Z today, all of a sudden I hear a hissing sound then the air from the aircon gets quite warm. Turns out I have a leak somewhere I took the Z to an aircon "specialist", who tell me I have a leak, but cannot trace it because the pipe is down the side of the engine. In the process they remove the intake/boost pipes from the passenger side to try to locate the leak. To compound things, they never replaced the one leading to the throttle body properly, so I had no boost driving home while I had the pipe off I cleaned the throttle bodies, temp sensor, TPS etc- now the Z runs like new Anyway, I digress- does anyone know a place competent enough to sort my a…

Went ot have a look at a Z on Monday. It looked great, sounded great and drove great. I was a happy man. Just to be on the safe side I got the AA to do a vehicle inspection. Got a phone call tonight and it wasn't good news. The car had a list of things wrong with it longer than my arm. I'm now a broken man without a Z. So, if you are about to buy a Z and can't get someone off here to look your car over I suggest the AA. Not cheap but it has just saved me a world of hurt.