General Discussions - 300ZX Related

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Hi Anyone had their windscreen changed by insurance company using autoglass or someone like that. did it go ok no trims broken etc. Mine has developed a large crack running down it passenger side about half way in 7 inch long at moment so need it done already spoke to Autoglass but they had not got a clue about car not on Database. Just wondered if it was straightforward job for them, or any advice hints. No horror stories if possible Thanks Simon

Got the main ECU today which groover kindly sent over, along with Jeffs gearbox ECU my car still does not want to shift out of second, ive yet to get a diagnostic done as the garages here haven't got the right OBD connector. Even after re checking what we done the other week, ( gearbox oil change ) its been done twice now . and properly. cannot figure out what this problem can be, how can changing the oil cause so much trouble. seems you try and do something good for the car and it just gets worse.. Im wondering if ive missed something with the Auto diagnostic procedure, ive followed the instructions about a thousand times! and I know on a JDM its the…

took 300 for mot today passed with no advisories and no work to do!!!! another years motoring

As Above. Let's see if we can fill all 6 spots this month :) Steams... http://www.300zx.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?176588-COTM-May-2014-Entry-Thread

Hey guys, was going to order meister r coilovers but unfortunately its a 6 week wait and i have to fit them very soon, what do you guys reckon is better , BC racing or D2 ? Any reviews between them? I wont be doing any track days , just ideally want a good street use and considering i always go to portugal in the summer id like one which the ride wouldnt be so rough. Cheers in advance guys , Jo.

Can anyone help all the lights work except for high beam on the o/s/f i have changed the bulb checked all fuses and even moved the relays around I have had a quick look at some earthing points.Has anyone had this problem or has anyone got any ideas I have a mot booked for next week thanks.

Can I say a big thank you to Jeff for helping me out this evening and putting me in touch with another customer of his whom had a part I needed. He could have made me the part and made money but instead helped two forum users buy and sell the item. A very kind act and hopefully I can repay this in the future. Thank you again Derek

Is it possible to walk into a nissan main dealer buy a z32 oil filter and then walk out with it, not have to wait 3 weeks or whatever while it's shipped from japan or whatever? I need one fairly quickly.

Hello, I'm Craig, new to the forum and hopefully picking up my first Z on saturday! Looks like an awesome forum! I've seen coconat had lots of great advice when buying her 300... Can you help me out at all, I'd really appreciate if you could. The car is twin turbo 1990 (I know about soft valves and cylinder head problems :/) apparently 70k miles on it imported in 2005. Needs a few things doing which is what I'm looking for. Apparently has a blowing exhaust to start with... Any info on it, any of you know it/seen it? Here's a link to a walkaround the guy took. Sorry I don't know how to embed so it might not work... :/ link if it didn't....:…

Hi all, I'm having some extra work done while the car is in the garage. I have been looking into fitting an oil catch tank and relocating the PCV's to the rockers to stop the car smoking on hard cornering. Does anyone on here with larger turbo's have any problems with crank case pressure at high boost? This would be the only reason I would fit the oil catch tank to eliminate the crank pressure as the other problem with smoking would be solved by the relocation of the PCV's from what I've read. I hear stories of the oil dip stick flying out at high boost as well as high crank case pressure being a major problem. Does anyone else have any other solution…

Who's going BHP show Monday?

Just purchased a kph to mph speedo convertor on Fleabay, to go with a new MPH facia. Apparently it also changes the mileometer to miles, and deresctricts....who is the recognised verifyer of the mileometer(currently in km) reading when this is changed? Or can it be done as part of the MOT report?

Hello gents have a very strange issue with my 300zx. Its a twin turbo auto, 100k miles and has pretty standard mods (cone filter, decat, remap). I have just replaced turbos due to smoking and car was running fine. I have had this issue on and off since i have had this car. Basically it is very intermittent power loss. The car will run faultlessly fr a week in a row, then you turn the key and it takes half throttle just to move off. Feels like it is pulling a tank! Last time it happened i ran the car, had the issue. Then turned it off and on again and the car was back to normal completely. At first it would only happen once a month or so but now happens every few days. …

Hi guys what are people using to fit side skirts front lips rear aprons etc ,I've come up with rivets / rivnuts / sikaflex/self tappers /small self drilling 8mm head bolt screw things any help thanks Taff.

A thought just occured to me, i've been an MR2 driver on and off for 10 years now, and one thing i always liked was the auto gear stick, it just felt nice and snug in my hand. Now we've got the aesthetics out of the way, from the picture you can see it has the same selector arrangement, "manu" and "power" are the "hold" and "power" buttons, size wise i'm sure it could be moulded to fit the gap, so all i need now is someone who knows the mechanical arrangement of the selector and could one be used in place of the other, So any one clever out there can advise me?

I have a bit if whining from gearbox when in neutral and clutch 'not pressed' (de-pressed), which gets better when warm (then you cannot hear that much of it). It has been there for years, and not really got much worse, but I am going to swap Clutch in coming weeks, and tempted to see if I could change the 'Input shaft bearing' without too much work when it is out of car. Know that 'slight whine' may be from other bearings on main shaft, but suspect that input bearing is the most likely. Can you swap the input shaft bearing without splitting the whole box? What I look to determine is if it can be done by taking the front cover plate off (which will be taken off …

I saw a off white Z in Royston, Herts saturday or sunday I was staring at it mumbling you ******* to myself as u drove past :lol:

Just asking what you lot have got in your car in the way of gauges. Oil, boost, water Temp. I need to upgrade mine to a more modern feel. Don't want to break the bank, just a nice set of good looking accurate dials. Cheers

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Hi guys , I need a rear housing of the left hand side wiper pod, has anyone got a undamaged one without any cracks for sale? cheers.

After doing manual conversion I forgot to apply handbrake tonight and nearly had a close call in Asda carpark! Never bothered with it before having an auto!

I used Jeffs excellent handbrake adjustment guide and have got the shoes sorted and working great. The actual handbrake lever still has a bit of slack at the first 2 clicks though and I need to adjust the actual handbrake lever. How do I actually get in there to adjust it? Had a go but stopped before I snapped bits lol. Cheers.

Okay, here we go. car is LWB NA '91 Import. dont know if that matters but hey.. it usually does. Which is easier when putting on ne down pipes. drilling out 5 sheared bolts or removing the manifolds and grinding off the stud heads and knocking them through... Answers the usual way, i'm off for a cuppa' Rich

Hi everyone. Just trying to get competitive quotes together. The car is a 1997 import tt and the cheapest quote I have had so far is £500 ota. I tried AFlux and they quoted £3740 which is ridiculas considering I am 32 have 9 yeara ncb and only drive it 3k a year!! Who do you use and how much do you pay?