General Discussions - 300ZX Related

Hi guys,so it seems like i got all the air out of the system but,from the hard pipes to the inlet of the rad the water is mad hot,but the water in the rad is stone cold,do you guys think it might be the water pump,Also when i have the car running i get warm air in the cab but when i turn off the car and just have the ignition on it goes cold again after 5 seconds.And help or advise would be fantastic guys.And thanks:helpsmilie:

Hi all , About to change the big end shells and I would like to check if the rod bolts must be replaced. I am assuming yes, but if they can be safely reused then I will. If they need replacing, what's the best uk source please? Thanks M

can you have a spun bearing with out engine knock? im wondering if that's what's causing my idle issue, i have been through the service manual, doing the diagnostics as they suggest, compression is fine, timing is fine, injectors are fine, no air leaks, coil packs are fine, getting a spark, CAS is fine, PTU is fine, loom is fine, running out of things to check, just wondering if a spun bearing would cause idle issues as it grinds it self down on the crank. i dont have engine knock. but that might not arrive until a later date with a spun bearing.

Hiya folks, fitting powder coated water pipes and thought I'd change the thermostat while at it since I was in there, so the originals are aparently rated 76.5 degrees, as was the replacement I bought, but the one that's in the car is rated 62 degrees , another reason for changing it was when driving the car the heaters are pretty shit and temp dips quite a bit until idling then it rises to around the half way mark (normal) making me think it may be ****ed and jammed open, but now seeing the temp rating on it makes sense and visually there's buggerall wrong with it, il test it in hot water and all that but just thought I'd ask you lot what temp thermostats ya use and if a…

Are you still looking Al? http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/nissan-300zx-twin-turbo-SWB-rear-exhausts-/281313247391?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item417f93809f

My mate took my car to get tracked today while I was flying, they have tracked it as a 1985 south african zed? How do these figures look?

trying to look at 300 with a wide boy rear end seems to be lots of different ones on the market. whitch ones look the nicest in your opinon and whats it called?

Just seen this on Fleebay http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Nissan-Fairlady-Z-twin-turbo-300ZX-/251507649521?&_trksid=p2056016.l4276 Cheerz

Just watching wheeler dealers and they took this L322 mk3 Range Rover to a place called wicked coatings and spotted what looks like a Z

Hi Are the injectors different on the tt to the na? If they are different i dont suppose anyone has a spare working tt one that lives picking up distance away from me that has one for sale? Cheers Rich

Lightning zed

Anyone know where I can get rebuild kits for the clutch master and slave cylinders? Wanna get these done for the conversion.

any one running k sport brake kit ? and and can review it ? from what i can see d2 are the same so who really makes them ?

are the king pins on the front control arm removable ? and if so how

Which exhausts make the best sound for the LWB tt z? I was thinking about this, I have a mongoose quad exit exhaust, while I really like the look of it, it doesn't quite have the noise at low revs

right i have now bought new disc and front pads for her and am going to attemp to do it myself tomorow, any helpful hints dos and donts. i have mycopper ease aswell. cheers

Hi guys i have a quick question about buying a used ECU,Does the ECU have to be programmed at all seeing it is from another car?Anyone have a spare one for sale or where is the best place to buy one.Thanks all

Hey trying to order brakes for my 91 jdm non turbo . And everywhere I look are all coming up as twin turbo . And 30 ml front disc . Are these suitable for my car or were i get non turbo replacement . My front calibers are as follows ... State nissan . And (4) and also the name sumi***** something lol . Any help be great

Anyone have an arch rolling tool in west mids or Lincoln areas that they don't want or will lend me? Thanks :)

Hi guys, Hopefully I'll not have to bother you all too much on here over the next few days as my mechanic has collected the car and gearbox conversion kit (thanks Keith) so by Monday, Ill have a very nice na manual to drive with all done, bodywork completed and ready to put some mileage on it. It was getting some stares over last weekend about town, as the younger boy racers hadn't seen one before, hehe.

I have a wings west front bumper sat in the garage, its been there a while and quite honestly it'll never get fitted so I'm thinking, should I get rid. Anyway, what do you lot think its worth? Its a fiberglass one that's never been fitted. Thanks Lee

Can't believe the attention this got parked outside the unit, people just love it! Followed by another!-check that under the hood..............:drool:

as you know I have just finished refurbing my rear sub frame am now doing the front sub what I want to know is what bushes do you need I used e.s bushing in the rear sub I so what bushes and ball joinst can you buy I see I can get the steering rack bushes and role bar bushes what other bushes are there to change were can you get lower ball joints and what about the up rite king pin bit there is some kind of rubber and joint in that ?

Early start tomorrow to drive 170 miles to collect manual box conversion, I'm like a kid at Xmas! Will I be able to sneak in a bit of spanner time over Easter break? Hope so.

Just thought I would share a pic that Lee Dent sent me a couple of days ago while working on my car :wink: Rich