General Discussions - 300ZX Related

ive had my car in the body shop for 4 days and ive just spent 12 hrs trying to finish it off! my bumper was really crappy installed and ive had to re fit it(custom),ive had the wings/bumper resprayed and its looking the bollocks. well done to my mate ross and terry for doing a bollocks of a job for 300 quid if anyone is wanting to get a first rate paint job on the cheap these are ur guys to try01642 839333(middlesbrough) full resprays for a grand! looks like im back in the morning(7am)to finish it off and buff the finish so ive got a long day ahead!!! jaylox

Do they have a bar at Billing, or do we have to bring a case of our own? Think beer that has sat in a hot Z all day is none too tasty. A promt reply would be appreciated as im setting off in 6 hours!

Anyone passing in a Z somewhere near Harrogate/York area junctions on sunday? Otherwise I'll have to drive down in a Pug 206 and miss all the fun Share the petrol etc.

Started the car recently and only got half boost on turbo gauge and the lack of performance was noticeable. Don't drive car very often, but this day had done about 100 miles. Stopped the car whilst (saftey Boost???) was on. Car seemed ok once restarted. On Holiday now, so havent driven car since. Has anyone else experienced probs of same nature. The car is a 1990 TT Jap spec with about 70K. Been well looked after in both Jap and England and has no modifiactions at all. Can anyone shed light please..... Hopefully worrying needlesley...!!!!! Cheers Russ...

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Reversed out of parking bay behind this volvo thing... I stayed there for a mo' making sure little ones where firmly secure int the back then WHAM..! I looked in the RVM nothing..? Some guy did not look in his mirror to see me and hit my passenger side door. I jumped out quicker than you can say WTF! to inspect only to find nothing (GULP), luckily no damage. Sorry for ranting but I just had to get it off my chest, am now drinking a nice pint of IPA to calm me down, sod it I think I will drink the lot! Something stronger would be nice but its all gone!!!

Hi, I have a slight problem with repairing my door mirrors. Scuse the post in the general forum but I am crossing my fingers that someone might be able to help me out at Billing? I bought the convertible with one door mirror all glued up. I removed the glue and the metal pivot that the housing rotates on had snapped. I bought a used door mirror from a series one, not realising that the mirrors on the series 1 and 2 were different, also not realising I had heated mirrors on the convertible! I disassembled both mirrors and realised my mistake, I know the actual mirrors are different but can the motors that turn the housing be swapped over, and yet st…

Allegedly, Paul has given up, and subsequently sold all of his stock and moulds to Bob Tilley in Texas. Tis a sad day, but Paul is a causality of his own success. He had the right stuff at the right time, but remained un-competitive price-wise, and could'ant deliver [quality] parts on time. A lesson to us all I suspect. PaulBailey.com - RIP

Does anyone know if the place is lit up at night or do we need to bring some firewood with us. Also, for you guys that went last year, are the crappers far away or are we alright to let our eyeballs float before we go to drain the main vein?

call me in the morning or tonight ,meet ya on the 19 tommorrow 07855861090

Possibly the funniest story in a long while. This is a bricklayer’s accident report, which was printed in the newsletter of the Australian equivalent of the Workers’ Compensation board. This is a true story. Had this guy died, he’d have received a Darwin Award for sure. Dear Sir, I am writing in response to your request for additional information in Block 3 of the accident report form. I put “poor planning” as the Cause of my accident. You asked for a fuller explanation and I trust the Following details will be sufficient. I am a bricklayer by trade. On the day of the accident, I was working Alone on the roof of a new six-story building. When I comple…

Long story Bought my `90 Jap import 300zxTT on the 20th of June this year and enjoyed 23 days of happy motoring until the return Journey from the Max Power event on the 13th July. In weybridge, surrey, it broke down with the symptom of no power to the wheels. The engine seemed to be OK and the AA diagnosed it as a possible problem with the torque converter, burnt smell in the gearbox fluid. Wasn't to worried at this point as I thought the garage would repair the vehicle under warranty and I had peace of mind in the additional "mechanicle nreakdown cover" bought at the point of purchase. With this in mind and on advice from the garage where I purchased the vehicle…

Was sent this link via my web site, probably wants to get listed on the Importers page, so I thought I'd share it with you. http://www.prospec-ms.co.uk/350z/ I recollect someone stating that 350z's were going to be reasonably priced (

How many of you guys staying overnight through to Sunday and what you doing for accomodation at billing?. Are you gonna camp out with your rides and pals or booking in at a local hotel?. Not sure if i wanna leave my ride out there all night unattended. Would be nice to some of you guys there......... Kash

just opened a paypal account to pay someone abroad. But it is all in us dollars. Can =you transfer any currency or does it have to be in dollars?

As you might of guessed by mow. I like auction bits and pieces off. Spark plugs again Genuine NGK Platinum-tipped http://www.express.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/zeebay.htm Now I'm happily settled and married in Japan. I'm looking for more opportunities for stuff to flog. watch this space

How many people have upgraded their fuel pump to support other upgrades? A couple of tuning shops have said that it is a recommended upgrade for raising the boost above 1bar. Technical type comments? --------------- Z first and anything else is secondary and live life a quarter mile at a time! John Newcomb (NukeEm) www.geocities.com/jn300zxtt [This message has been edited by jvnewcomb1961 (edited 26-07-2002).]

I was looking at a Fiat Coupe Turbo yesterday after someone mentioned to me that they have Brembo calipers. They look pretty big and beefy but would they fit/be any good on a Z? There are quite a few of them in scrappers so should be fairly cheap.

My SWB Auto works fine when moving from first to second gear. but wont change up third. Yet if I remove my foot from the accelerator it seems to drop down to approx 1000 rpm and if I put my foot down again it start starts screaming in secong gear agian. Did the auto box diagnostic which gave error code 3"TPS circuit disconnected". Went through all the fuses and found 1 blown,then cleaned the sockets on the TPS itself. Re-did the Auto boc diagnostic, gave me the all clear. Yrt problem remained. Just got it back from mechanic today after him doing an auto box flush and checking all connections. Still the same problem . I have heard this happen to others, any…

I can hear the 'click' of Autoglym bottle tops all over the country or turtle wax for you cheapskates amongst us Paul ------------------

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Hello! Rated at 220bhp, how power is achievable from a N/A? What are good basic mods and what effect can they have on the power, e.g. stainless exhaust, induction kit, chip? All information greatly received. Please feel free to mail me at mj1100@hotmail.com. PS If you are going to Billing, check out my uncle's cars, a white 280 known as Freebird and a black Z31 that sounds like a beast. Thanks MJ

I'm after the trim that goes around the radio, that has the vents and clock. Anyone out there got one at a sensible price - it must be as new, no extra holes or bad scratches? Thanks Tim

like it says on the tin. cheap HKS performance kit www.express.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/zeebuygum.htm

Satarday/sunday either, just turn up & have a laugh, but who is having a few beers & going for a 'nighter'?