General Discussions - 300ZX Related

Brand new friggin' 18 inch tyre versus bastard old shitty nail. Nail won Can this fixed or is a £180 tyre with about 400 miles on it ruined ? SHit!

Can someone just tell me what oil is best for the power steering cos just changed pump and need to refill before tomorrow. Cheers. Paul.

Has anyone got a second hand spoiler similar to this? (Brake light not too important) http://www.zcentre.co.uk/spoilers/zc006a.htm I have a set off standard Z wheels with tyres and a couple of turbos if anyone would like to do some kinda deal with either of them. [This message has been edited by Cos (edited 16-02-2002).]

A mate of mine is looking for a nice 240 or 260 No £1000 rotters or £10,000 concourse. Just a nice clean example.Maybee around 5-6k Paul

hi is it possible to fit 2 boost gauges? 1 for reading the boost pressure for each turbo? [This message has been edited by crazy driver (edited 16-02-2002).]

Guys, Any body changed the (near side front top suspension arm bush)&(near side rear bottom ball joint)are thay expensive & is it a big job.Does any body fancy giving me a hand??? PS Haveing a bad month !!!! Cheers Ken

Just returned from the garage who are fitting an Energy Suspension bush kit for me. They have 2 large bushes left with a code 4178 on them. They have not changed the Differential bushes yet, and the kit is meant to have a Rear differential carrier bushing set included. I assume the bushes are the ones for the back of the diff to attach to rear of the rear sub-frame? The bushes are about the same diameter, but the new ones (the 2 left over) are deeper. I wondered if my 'later' model may have had a different solution, but there was a 1989 import there as well which had the same depth. Can anybody put me right? Thanks, Geoff

Is there anyone in the UK that can convert an auto 300z in to a tiptronic or sequential gearbox system similar to the porche and if so how much would it cost. I am just getting mine back on the road and would like to do some major modifications [This message has been edited by thebigfish (edited 16-02-2002).]

I'm thinking of buying a used estate or cheap 4x4. Needs to have a big boot, lots of extras and be good on fuel to make up for the Z. Performance is not important - my other car is quite quick... I was thinking of a Discovery or Omega estate or something? Have up to £15K to spend. What secret bargains are there to be had in the car world at the moment?

Apologies if this has been said before.... but I rented Fast & Furious last night - and not a Zed in sight (unless you count the fleeting glimpse of some babe's reflection in the "300ZX" panel as the credits roll..) Still, some fancy motors to look at though. Lurvely RX-7.....

FFS!!!!!!!! I posted earlier on tonight about the fact that I'd clocked an unmarked in Brum in the roadworks on the M6. Is it not enough that they've got FUCKING SPECCS(I'll get you no matter what radar dicktector you've got!) cameras throughout that they need to send out MUPPET coppers in BMW's??? I AM STARTING TO HATE THE UK TRAFFIC POLICE WITH A FUCKING VENGEANCE!!! BIG TIME!!! USELESS FUCKERS!!!

I get white smoke out of the back when I first start the car. It is only for about a seconds or so. I read on the diagnostics and is says something about the Fuel Pressure Regulator Diaphragm failure. Can some one shed some light on the matter and tell me how to fix it. Stuart

Tim & I were comparing cars t'other night and my Jap spec is clearly lower at the back than his UK model. A very unscientific measure at the time made it look about 2 inches. Anyway, tonight I measured mine like this ... .. and the height from the ground to the top of the spoiler is 975mm. I know the lump of fence post isn't quite level in the pic, but it was when I actually did the measuring. Now my car is totally standard in the springing department, but does have Tokico shox. AFAIK Tim's is also standard. Anyone care to compare a few others ?

...so I could use some serious advice. Today I got flashed by a gatso. But this is no ordinary gatso, it flashed me going towards it, on the opposite lane. There was no white lines underneath my car, they are in the opposite lane (2 lane road, 30mph zone). Am I going to be shafted by plods' truncheon or what??? Has anybody been prosecuted in this way?? This speed camera has only just started doing this. Because before this week I was zooming past it without a problem. I am currently sh*tting myself, as it has taken me three f*ucking times to realise what's going on. Have I just capsized the boat going down shit creek??? I would appreciate …

Stopped at the garage to get some cigs tonight almost home, put it in N and left it ticking over! Came out and noticed smoke coming from underneath. Same problem I had a while back. Got home and grabbed the maglite, looked underneath and I could see where fluid had marked the zorst to just passed the centre. It's not done this since having the gearbox done until now. Few thousand miles! However, I've still got serious vibration problems in the drivetrain, more than likely the prop. Is it possible that driving the car like this has knackered the rear seal on the gearbox again? I'm gonna get it up on the ramps tomorrow and get my sorry ass underneath to see w…

Tell all your friends etc. Grey BMW new shape 3 series with all the sports trimmings. Large alloys etc. De-badged!!! Registration Number V390CVV Fuckers had a low running old shape Prelude stopped on the hard should in the roadworks with "POLICE" in back window on a Scroll Rage!!! You've been spotted you sneaky wankers.

Tony Can you tell me if your hatch has one of those extra skins on it or have you just removed the stock spoiler and filled the holes?

Yesterday while coming back for a meal with my lovley girlfriend, I went around a mini roundabout, you now the ones where you are at close to full lock to get round. Half way round I must have hit a pot hole hidden by the shit, lights of the Z. It made a huge bang. I didnt think much of it. But today going down the motorway and when I reach about at about 50 the car started to vibrate and got worse as I got faster. Let go of the steering wheel and the wheel moved from side to side very quickly. It maybe road surface cos I was watching other peoples cars suspention working over time on the motorway and you notice badly lay road surfaces with hard suspention. But co…

anybody got a aloy centre console cover for sale? £240 seems a bit steep from the z centre! or any other cosmetics

Does anyone have a couple of petrol tank straps in good nik for sale?

Can any of you guys get in to MSN?

Nice One GeeZer!!! Much appreciated all the hard work (fiddly as fook!) today, also nice to get to see you again after such a lng time. Thanks to Lyns for the bacon butty and more tea than me bladder could handle. Thanks to Rob for the drill and bits, top bloke. Long day but an interesting one. Matty. ------------------ Bounce...Bounce...Bounce...Bounce...Bounce...Bounce...Bounce... (sorry no sound!) LOL

A very big thank you Paul for helping me fit me monster discs .And At the weekend I will be helping ChrisC,with his PTU. ------------------ Timmy only 7000 posts behind LMAO!

fitted veilside ECU today started with 1mm boost jets to both intakes inner pipes, the ones which go to the actuators. ive an after market boost gauge which used to boost to 8 psi stock. ok here goes 1mm jets third gear up small hill DETONATION! 1.2mm jets same hill DETONATION! i was begining to wory at this point, anyway 1.5mm jets fine no det probs but now gauge reads 2psi more than it used to 10psi. on stock gauge it goes to last white mark surely this cannot be right, am i missing somthing or have i done somthing wrong.

http://www.zcentre.co.uk/spoilers/spoilers.shtml You either love 'em or you hate 'em!!