General Discussions - 300ZX Related

where have you been hiding?

quick question? how did you get your car in the vid in the first place? are you registered with an agency or something? i saw a telly programme bout a year ago showing an agency who specialised in getting cars for films/tv work. did u use one of them or did you hear/see an advert somewhere??

brand new in box cd player for sell jvc kds5757r 160 watts only want £110 no offers please.can ring me on 07810300718 thanks

hi i just bought a jap 300zx tt manual on an h plate the dealer says its chipped is there anyway for a novice like myself to tell and does 6200 sound ok for a mint bodied met black 2+2 targa with 1 years mot 6 months tax and a years full parts and labour warranty the car has blitz suspension and 17" bbs deep dish wheels and 2 hks super draggers but has a noisy thrust bearing which they wont fix unless it breaks totally many thanks Paul

should that be "Enter, the Dragon"? Previous readers may recall that I got sent to Welsh Wales to hang around with a lot of Bards and stuff. On the next stand to ours was this poster. What a big boy that dragon is! Does that explain the big grin on his face? - Gio

My Z is a mess but I am slowley making it better. I washed her today, the first time since putting DaveW's spoiler on (Thanks Dave, Looks 100% better now) and Jon's brake light, (Thanks Jon, looks the Biz now!) I took a few ticks just to keep but I may as well share them with you. I got some but this is with a new camera The, Z, ready to pounce off the drive Rear view showing the spoiler and light. The old spoiler was soaked and was ripped all along the bottom. I can not stress how much nicer it is with the new one on. An arty picture. Arty picture 2. Nice and shiney side. You can see the whole world on it. Any…

Hi, I've decided to drain/flush my coolant at is a lovely orangey brown colour. Problem is that I can't see an easy way to get at the lower hose and tap on the radiator. Should I be coming in from above or below?? I need to try and make it as easy as possible as it looks like I'm gonna have to flush/run/dump about half a dozen times... Is it OK to drain and fill it while hot? Obviously I'll take care to avoid cooking myself... TIA!! RobH

Have you calmed down yet or am I still on your kill list??? Seems very quiet around here at the moment..... CheerZ, Andy

does anyone know if the manual gearbox has one or two (or no) plates that are behind the flywheel and are held between the bell housing and block. I know the auto has two halfs, a top and bottom. I think i've got the lower of the two, but can't seem to find any info anywhere. Cheers.

I'm currently doing the auto to manual conversion on my Z. I've come into possesion of a veilside ECU that's from a manual car with similar mods and age to mine. Is it possible to use this ECU in my car given the engine differences between auto/manual? has anyone tried a manual ECU in an auto car after the conversion? Ta.

Startig my install soon, and it should hopefull turn out quite nice Quick questions for anyone that has routed power cable through their zed: Where can you get through the bulkhead Any particularly good earth points in the boot? Are the standard battery and alternator up to much, or is it worth upgrading? Thanks!

and another one ! diving along at 60 / 70 and whenever I lift of the accelerator the box drops down a gear - the problem doesn't seem to happen when I don't use the overdrive so I'm hoping that there is a sensor or something rather than complete rebuild - it's a pin in the **** on the motorway but no problem round town - has this happened to anyone else ? As this started the gearbox spat it's fluid, which was replaced within a couple of slow miles but the new fluid has stayed in there althought he problem continues - is there any sort of reset I can do on the electronic controlling the box ?

any ideas? Car pretty much refuses to start until it has cooled down - need to leave the bonnet up for about 1/2 hour out of the sunshine and then it starts ok - points to the ptu which hasn't been changed ? (Always seems to start from cold) Just wouldn;t mind some reassurnace before I start giving main delaer my money ! cheers

interesting stuff.....

Just wondering if here would be any interest in these, can be plain or vented, let me know if you like em. smithy [This message has been edited by Smithy (edited 21-08-2002).]

Fitting me new clutch kit next week, anyone know how much oil the manual gearboxes take ?? Cheers Smithy

Interesting post on a DIY dual MAF setup: http://twinturbo.net/cgi-bin/ttnet_viewmsg.pl?forum=main&msg_id=757471 (Smithy you get a mention mate ) Trev

My alternator belt is slipping, I am a hopeless mechanic, is this adjustable? could I do it? and what needs to be done? It only slips when the headlights are on for about 10secs then is fine

Been wondering about a Brake Res. brace, and perhaps later a front Strut brace, but did not realise the two could get in each others way. Ben's Aus300ZX site has this interesting post http://216.197.105.114/forum/index.cfm?action=getMessage&message=25463&forum=1 . If you take a look at the replies and the pics Ben has posted ("Have a look at this John"), it has an interesting solution (AbFlug?). Has anybody gone the route of Brake & Strut bracing? Does the SE Brake Strut fit in this way? [This message has been edited by Geoff (edited 21-08-2002).]

are they the same thing cos I can't find anything called an oxygen sensor in the manual. Cheers Vijay

Can anyone tell me what the four sensors on the exhaust system are? There are two per pipe, one before and after the cats and there is a silver coloured lead going to each one. Only, the lead has come off one of the sensors towards the rear of the car on the nearside pipe and is dragging on the floor and I can't see a simple way of re-attaching it. Any idea of the effects of leaving this lead unattached?

was told at work today ( AS U DO ) when my sump was getting pressurised due 2 insufficient breathers it caused i think my rear engine oil seal to leak and even blew the dipstick out!! i have since fitted uprated breathers and no more smoke from rear thank god!! but the lad at work told me that now there is no more pressure in the sump your oil seal will bed in again and stop leaking hmmmm!!! is this true guys??

After driving home tonight, I parked up and then set about washing the car. Whe I poured cold water over the windscreen, the runoff which should go straight down through drain holes, seemed to go down and directly onto a VERY hot part of the engine (the turbo?). I could hear the water turning rapidly to steam. Is this normal, as this could happen while driving in rain ?! It only seemed to happen on the passengers side.

Ok, I changed my front bumper and near side wing, stock for stock, Mine is a UK 94, the bumper and wing were from a UK 93. Everything seemed to go ok but when I came to close the bonnet, I have a 1cm gap between the bonnet and the lights/centre panel. Any thoughts ??? Cheers, David

driving from bangor a couple of days ago and what came in the opposite direction but a black z with 2 white stripes just like the doge viper, anyone here??????