General Discussions - 300ZX Related

After almost two years off the road I took the old girl in for an MOT today. I had done loads different bits to it so wasn't really expecting too much but she passed with no advisory's. Couldn't believe it, I was actually thinking of breaking her about a year ago. To say I'm chuffed would be an understatement! Now I'm gonna treat her to a new stereo and save for a respray. Happy Days!

I'm just looking for some general opinions on the subject of reshelling. :) How labour-intensive is it likely to be to transfer a TT engine, loom and manual conversion into an NA auto bodyshell? Is it just likely to be far more hassle than it could ever be worth? I've already done a manual conversion but an engine / loom swap is daunting, to say the least!

Would a original cv knuckle be better than the aluminium coupler on the one piece? Is it worth the extra price? Yes I know they have a core program, but not for me since it would cost more than the core in shipping cost.

Does anyone recognise the make of the front spoiler on my Zed? It has no markings on it, or inside it that I can see, and the nearest I can find is a similar VS spoiler on a skyline. Would like to find out if poss. Thx.

Hi, this may sound stoopid, but can anyone point me in the direction of a diagram showing the warning lights on the dash, both sets, the ones under the dials and the 2 sets either side of the steering wheel housing. The reason i say stoopid, is that i have been searching the net all f***ing day and the closest i have come is a big diagram in japanese.. I need it to see if it shows 2 warning lamps called mission oil and diff oil which come on when i put the overdrive off (out) and the A/T rocker switch on hold??? Rich

As you do every now and again you get stuck in a YouTube session. Primarily on this occasion it was watching z's go sideways. The following paraphrase cones up very commonly in various guises. "Too heavy, wrong centre of gravity, bad weight distribution" Now this confuses me as the bumming of an equally heavy skyline is common place, the z32 has extremely neutral weight distribution and compared to the fan boy favourite the 200sx the z32 is about 6" closer to the floor and has a compact v6 that is tucked in so far down it may aswel touch the road, in comparison to a straight 4 whose bottom end encourages weight on a verticals plain. Anyone care to explain/dis…

Hi I have a replacement steering wheel to fit but I know I haven't got a big enough socket to remove it. Can anyone tell me what size socket I need to buy? Thanks Rob

Hi, just Got the car back up and running after a gearbox change, previous box showed signs of internal damage ie intermittent gear selection problems, but what ever the problem it would never get out of 2nd. At the time i never checked fuses, Gearbox ECU etc.. i was told the box needed changing and took it on faith. However , now the new box is installed (which was taken on faith yet again it was fine) when i took it out for its first run, it would only use 1st and 2nd in D mode. i have recently had it pointed out that the problem might be external to the box ie the fuses, Gearbox ECU, etc... So i have found out how to put it into diag mode, which i will try soon and…

well I took my Zed out of the garage and started her up...gave her a good wash down inside and out and under the bonnet put her back to bed an hour later and there was a puddle of oil where she had been stood .looking under the hood I could see nothing looking round the block I could see nothing....it is not central to the block so not the sump plug ..its on the drivers side about 16 inches from off centre line... its quite a significant puddle about a foot in diameter....my thoughts are turbo oil feed line..i have PE 1420 turbos...is there any other thoughts on this ?? I don't have ramps low enough to get the car up on to have a look see either :(

got a load of spare parts for the 300, some guy was havin a clear out. he gave me a set of dtark injectors,from concept zed, side feeding injectors, 615cc. dont really know if im gona use them. just wandering if it will make much difference and will they be easy to fit. apparantley they hav been flo tested and r all within 5%. i know absolutley nothing about engines. will prob end up selling them coz the cars quick enuf lol

I need a pair of rears (275/18)...i normaly buy the Toyo T1R,s but as i only do about 2K miles a year ime after something with a softer compound (sticky) for the coming year. Can anyone give any advice as to whats out there that suits my needs:)

Any joy with these looms and plugs mate? Answer your P.M's.........................

Seen in Enfield London looked like a new re paint with a load exhaust any one on here? seen yesterday 2.30 -3

Hi all! This is my first post here for a while. Apologies for that! A couple of weeks ago I ran into a member by random, very nice chap, but I need to contact him again. he is leo-r32gts on here: http://www.300zx.co.uk/forums/member.php?16956-leo-r32gts He doesn't post a lot so I ask the rest of the members if they could possibly put me in touch with him?? Many thanks guys! Rob.

Hi guys, Just thought I'd show off my plenum, The guy didn't mask it up that great so took it to work and cleaned up the gasket faces, re tapped all the threads, And quickly made 2 silly egr blocking things lol... Heres a couple of pics... [/url

Hi guys, having just returned from a much needed holiday, i got to my car after being stood at Gatwick long stay for a week and battery was dead :whistling: i couldnt believe it, i have an uprated amp battery and never lets me down, luckily one of the car park bods was cruising around in his little van and he had a starter pack to help me out, started first time and started my journey home. Didnt think too much more about what the cause might be, obviously something caused the drain, but at 2am not in the mood to think too much :biggrin: Got to the ferry turned everything off and then noticed after a few minutes the drivers main beam come on by itself, followed by …

Seen a zed I like but its a long way to go to see it. Anyone close that can go view it on my behalf. Car is being sold by Mario Motors which describe themselves as a garage but its likely just a one man band as such. http://www.mariomotors.co.uk/used-cars/nissan-300-zx-ilford-201312140532584 Cheers

Hi Guys, just thought you two would want to see the photo below as my appreciation of the effort to get it there has not diminished with time. So do you notice any differences since you saw it last... However, I do have one or two questions.....

has anyone got the plastic side parts for the fog lights thay want too sell as iv got a set of fogs and missing them

Right as some of you know i am planning to have a go at a rear light conversion of my own. this is why all the recent questions. i think ill be using the new lights as they dont have a reflector to get in the way. im going to have this guy ive talked to to build me a set of led boards who lives in the states. the indicators will be chassing and in two bits , one chassing realy quick and when this comes to fill up that area the second smaller bit will come on as a solid blink. that way im legal . the brake light will be big and solid and the side light that stays on all the time will be the main pattern. if you get my idea then please fill free to comment. you will not be …

Hello everyone I would just like to say a big thanks to the people on this forum. I've been a member of loadsa forums in the past for my bikes and cars, but I must say the guys on this forum have made me feel the most welcome and since joining only two weeks ago I've received so much help and speedy advice. Phutumusch helped me out big time by supplying me some awesome HID's and then helping me out with some spare parts as soon as I asked him for them oh and the free bosom decal :) Shortz rang me when I joined the forum and welcomed me personally very nice guy would love to see his ZX sounds badass. And to my good buddy Jason 'Jasonvalentine' this Geeza …

Hey guys, I'm looking into upgrading my Z drive pulleys. Just need pointers on which ones to be considering. Mine are standards off course. I've read good things about the AMS and Unorthodox ones. Seems like they can only be got from the US?? Seen some pulley kits on ebay but no reviews on them on here to consider them. And I'd rather spend me money on ones with a good reputation. Any info much appreciated guys :thumbup::thumbup: Kind regards, Zee.

So who else has spotted the 300zx gtr on eBay? lol

Every since I've owned my Zed, I have a small cold start issue. Turn the key and engine instantly fires up, rpm climbs, but then drops away to stall point. Sometimes stalls sometimes doesn't. The revs then "bounce" their way up to about 1100 fast idle. After a few mins running all is well, and the idle drops to around 850. Anyone any ideas? Car is a 95, series 4 NA, only engine mod is a Blitz cone filter and hard pipes.

Just this weekend i meet Simon GT from cheshire, nice to meet you chap, He was down Norwich doing stuff. i bought a electric fan of him, cheers bud, the fan i bought was the electric fan that sits there infront of the aircon rad, so assuming it blows air and not pulls air was thinking of wiring this up to a switch on its own and also straping it to the cars rad. one to save me buying a maga expensive electric fan that dosnt do the job. dont want to get rid of the fiscous fan, just nice to have the option should i need it if bombing around in our summer months/ sorry days. question one if im extreamly careful i should be able to mount this onto the cars rad with some rub…