General Discussions - 300ZX Related

I have not found any place where I can check UK chasis number but, looking at the specs of the dirfferent cars I have a slight mungral. My paint colour AG2 says 1990, My mats, which I presume are the original ones, say 300ZX, but the interior light and ingition lights up when I open the door, 1991 feature. My Z is UK and the date of registration, is 21/3/91. Any Ideas? Stuart

It dawned on me this week that some of us are real part timers. I know that there are alot of old timers so to speak of! But certain peeps only show up once in a lunar cycle! LOL So who's met who then? I mailed Craig about meeting the Great Nico a while back when things were going a bit pear shaped! Craig then told me that he only met Nick recently for the first time, which I now know to be at Billing last year...ROFL Which is ironic as the two of them started all this! ROFL So who are the night stalkers among us? The shadey crew, SteveE has reared his mug this evening after a long spell away! LOL Bob comes on here when you least expect him...s…

Do they ever read right??? I know this to be a red herring on Soups aswell! LOL Goes like this... "Oh I've got 40psi at 100mph...no...no...hang on a minute...I've got 60psi now...no...no...hang on a sec..." FFS!!! Now I know where these big Jap car manufacturers get off on having a laugh...gauges!!! ROFLMFAO

As you all though, around the xmas period there was a lot of cold weather which called for lots of Anti freeze. So I decided to mate sure the Z was not thursty in any department when I get the beady eye from the wife as she's standing in the upstair window pointing to her rover. Hence, make sure mine is ok. So, following the usual pattern of doing nothing for the wife, got the rovers lid up and started to check everything. When I finally got round to the radiator water, I thought, "I know - I'll take the bottom hose off, as you do, drain the water and fill up as normal with the new blue juice". However, upon inspecting the hoses, they didn't look to healthy and …

I know there was a few posts a little while back about some of you guys getting some new finger licking 18" and 19" alloys. I am nearing the time when I need to consider now tyres and frankly, the stock alloys on mine have just about had it. They're rimmed, they leak and really dont look all the healthy. Although if I get possessed by JeffTT's spirit tomorrow, I might attack them with a toothbrush. (Sad I know but the things we do for our Z's) Anyway, as I was saying. As the stocks are deceiving 16", I heard it on the grapevine that with 18" you tend to loose a lot of stability due to the regidity of the thin rubber and therefore overall handling is compromised.…

Was some talk a while back... Wondered whether anyone has purchased / designed and fitted this yet? Steve

You're all a bunch of bloody ..... oops sorry wrong letter ! Anyway, I seem to spend a considerable amount of time searching around the various excellent technical resources on the Internet, but I can never remember where I last saw what I needed and the articles are arranged differently on each site. Therefore, I felt there was an opportunity to help out all the frustrated searchers. So having a copy of MS FrontPage (which I now hate) I have created a directory of all the tech documents that I have found so far (this afternoon). Take a look :- http://www.300zx.org.uk Comments, constructive criticism, additional links or suggestions are all welcome. …

hi m8 can u contact me at home about tomo cheers phil

Can anybody help? Engine cuts out when changing from 2>3 (auto) at full throttle or at @5000rpm in 3rd it dies for about 4secs and then goes again. Has any body got any ideas?

Anyone who has had the full energy suspension kit. Is there bushes for the bottom mounting of the front shocks? Paul

I came across a posting that mentioned that the standard Nissan Wheels are different for the left and right hand sides of the car. Lo and behold I have a look and see that the f!"£$%g w"£$Jer who fixed my wifes latest escapade with the back end of the car has given me two wheels the same. So, does it really make any differnce to the stability

Does anyone out there have or know about anyone other than a Nissan garage that has the kit to do consult tests. i live near Oxford. Alternatively are the Techtom units any good or just an expensive toy I'm annoyed with myself, I heard that one was sold second hand for £100 when my local Nissan delaership went bust and I b!"££$%y missed it.

balck zed in warrington, at the lights on the thornton road/save garage junction, about 4:10 pm ive seen it twice this week... is it you?

How close was Tooley to that B.T. box on the Duffmans video?? a) Closer than he thought? b) Closer than he wanted to be? c) So close he changed Andy's phone number? d) All of the above? Answers on a postcard to; Andy Duff's House Up North, Preston. I would let you phone your entries through but his number has changed!!! I thought donuts were complete 360's? not 180's!! Matty.

I know that I have a bad seal (I have a ton of oil leaking into my inercooler) - but I don't get any boost. Does that mean that I have a bad turbo, or does that mean I have to just replace the seal? - hrmf

I know some of you have fitted Skyline 32 callipers to a Z,like mr Duffman Has anyone ever fitted R34 ones,and will they fit? cheerZ MAC. ------------------

anyone here 3.55pm near MFI roundabout bedford. aftermarket front bumper.

Im sure i read somewhere on this forum of this being done. Can anyone tell me what parts are required for such a conversion? Any roughly how much one should pay for such a conversion? I may have access to a manual gearbox soon, and was just wondering............ CheerZ

As I was just driving back to work, each time my Z was struck by a strong side wind the revs dropped, do you think strong side winds could affect a stock air box, in the same way you cant breathe properly in a strong head wind? Or was my PTU just picking a good time to flake out Trev

Right now I have your attention. I hav ethe sizes for the Greedy Items, one of the web pages I visited today gave them away:- 200mm x 259mm x 65mm. I guess all we need is a picture showing IN and OUT for the gases, and we should be able to get FORGE to make some up. Anyone got photos??? Leigh.

Timmy mailed you and no reply STRANGE ! ------------------

While risking being accused of being a miserable / critical old git, can I please make a plea. If you are responding to a question someone has asked (Z technical or otherwise), it is only fair to make it clear how you came up with the knowledge which led to your answer. Two 'caveats' which SHOULD be used far more than they are : 1) In my opinion ... 2) From what I have heard ... And the one which is best and is often implied but less often true : 3) From my own experience ... Over the years there have been a few old wives tales about these cars and I've seen them getting passed on to new owners. I'm not saying what's prompted this post…

After the moaning and whinging from a certain member, the vid of his car pulling out of the pub is finally here - and yes it does have the sound of dump valves and no gay music So here it is:- http://www.300zx.co.uk/rides/andyduff/macca.wmv As usuall if you right click and select "Save target as..." then you won't have to download it every time you want to watch it Enjoy.... CheerZ, Andy

Hi all, I pressed the driver side window button on the Z the other day and I heard a snap!!!! Now my window won't go down unless I push it but the motor works and pushes the window up again, anybody got any ideas how to fix and rough guestimates of how much to fix? Thanks Chaps for any advice Mark Hanley

Hi Guys, I have a tailgate for sale, no spoiler, red in colour, will need painting,glass and HRW fine, only a little bit of rust on the interior bottom lip, £80 a bargain. London Area buyer collects. All the Best, Mark H