General Discussions - 300ZX Related

Hi All.. I know this probably has been asked many times, but can anyone suggest any good insurance companies for dealing with imported 300zx Twin Turbo's I am seriously considering purchasing one but am having major trouble on the insurance front. as a matter of interest i am 27 with Full No Claims, Held a license for 10 years with no claims or convictions and i live in Essex. So far im getting quotes around £1300 Comp. which seems mega. Can anyone get them under a grand? any info would be greatly appreciated. Nick musicman@iname.com

Thanks for the info on speakers could you possibly post some pics on here or e mail them to me. My car was at the installers today and we cant figure out how the hell 6x9`s will fit without loads of hassle CHEERS Jamie

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http://www.seethru.co.uk/games/quiz/bore/car/index.htm 13/30 bit poor

I have a set of 4 wolfies and I recently purchased a centre cap. Does anyone know how the centre caps are supposed to fit on the wheel? I cannot see any sort of way they can stay on. I have considered that maybe you are meant to pass the centre cap from behind the wheel? I have yet to try this but find it hard to believe that this will leave enough room to undo/redo the bolts. Am I missing some other bit which attaches to them? Thanks.

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This is the details from the 200 forum. http://300zx.co.uk/200sx/ubb/Forum1/HTML/002834.html they are looking at running it on the 10th march, Sounds like a great day out, should be somethign interesting. Anyone keen, im well up for this one.

There is a guy who has assembled all the stats for tons of UK cars into an Excel spreadsheet and done some smart calcs and searching stuff etc. It means you can compare power to weight, torque to weight ratios etc etc. Have a look at :- http://www.shaun.sheppard.btinternet.co.uk/durhamcruises/ukreccars.htm This is the readme.txt that comes with it :- The DervMan's DataSheet 3.2 =========================== Introduction ============ These brief notes will help you to understand what the DataSheet contains and how to get the most from it. Firstly, the DataSheet is in M$ Excel 97 format. If you want it in another format, let me know…

Gonna get someone at work to socket my chip, anyone got a pic of which chip needs socketing? Cheers Jay

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HI guys, had the zed on the rollers yesterday for a tune up and to see what power it's pumping out, the results were 326bhp at the flywheel which isn't to bad but i was expecting a bit more. Blitz sus air filter Superchips ecu Bleed valves removed cats First thing is how can superchips claim their ecu gives you an extra 70bhp when clearly it doesn't. Do you think i should change my ecu? Secondly what exhaused do you think i should get,i want something with a good power increase which wouldn't wake the neighbours at 2.30am when i go to work. regards Andy

Hi Guys, what are the best brake pads and where do I get them from? Cheers Mark H

Ijust like to know has anyone used it or recommended it? not the broad band but the surf unlimmited Blueyonder for £10 per month on Telewest(in conjubction with the £25 per month phone unlimited)

Is there any common place where water leaks on these 'zs'.I've noticed my water level going down gradually,and i can smell antifreeze when i sit and let the car tick over when i get back from work,(WITH THE DOOR OPEN).It's to dark to look when i get back, but i'm going to put the car up on the ramps the weekend. cheers KEN ;-) [This message has been edited by SHREK/ZX (edited 10-01-2002).]

hi all, ive been a zed owner now for about 4 months and a damn fine cars they are too... appart from the annoying creak which mine appears to have. it first appeared a few months ago but then disappeared after a while, but now it seems to be almost constant. its hard to describe but its a cross betwen a creak and a rattle and appears to be comming from the engine bay, directly infront, maybe slightly to the right of the driver, maybe near the front strut. is there anything that has been known to work lose in these cars in that area, ive had a quick scan but cant see anything obvious, it could possible be the bonnet stay but the noise seems to be too near the driver fo…

ah ha, my zed is finally operational as of tonight. it has a new prop shaft fitted and hence, no more vibration under the car. sadly just as my car is lookin like the daddy, my finances are turning into a big pile of pooh! i think i'm gonna have to sell it!!!!!, ah arse! well, thats what i say every time i go to a cash machine, but when i get back in the car i'm thinkin 'oooh, i'm the daddy' in true homer simpson wandering brain style. anywho. i need to get to bed......damn winter colds!!

My wheel squeeks when its turned about 30 clockwise and the squeeks again on the way back. Its annoying. I have drowned it in WD-40 but it still does it. I have takes off the rubber surrounding of the steering wheel and WD-40'ed the nut. Now the steering wheel still squeeks but now I cant get the rubber cover back on. Any ideas for that too? Stuart

does anyone know where i can get m3 style door mirrors from cheers mark

as a new z owner and junior forum member i would just like to say a big thanks to everyone who has helped me with advice on bits and pieces owning a car has never been such a laugh thanks mark

Oh man, nice one. Didn't realise you had all that work done to your car. You must have 50 grand's worth of mods on your car. What do you do for a living cos I'm gonna change profession! For those who haven't seen his list of mods, (I can't believe you aren't telling everyone about this list!), here they are: http://www.twinturbo.net/cgi-bin/ttnet_directory.pl?forum=main&user_id=42676 Oh man, thats one hell of a list. I've got a couple of questions though: 1) Is your power figure from a dyno or is it theorhetical (sp?). Got dyno sheets that you can post? 2) Do you have all the mods done at Silvia (I know your car is there quite often and that little lo…

Hello, I have a set of Zed calipers to put on my S13, but before I do I want to recon them. Any one got any idea what I'm supposed to do, replace piston seals etc. Also does anyone know where i can get a decent exploded diagram for them, they are the cast iron ones. Thanks Y'all, Jezz.

WHY WHEN I TRY TO UPLOAD ANY PICS TO MY RIDES SECTION , DO I GET THE WEB SITE NOT RESPONDING PAGE???

here's the deal I'm looking for.no time span. I've got a auto box reconditioned 12 months ago and upgraded(90 spec was weaker)still in use on car, and I want to swap it for a manual box and all the ancilleries to convert to manual(g stick prop pedal box etc) PS,gearbox must be in good nick, i dont need a flywheel cos i got a spare engine with it on.

I've tested a couple of Jap imports in the last week or two (got nicked for speeding in one of 'em, but thats another story ) and both the dealers were saying that the cars didn't come with the logbook and that it was rare to find a car that did. This seems kinda stoopid to me cos every other car I have ever bought in the UK came with some proof of history and therefore proof of mileage etc. Does anyone know what the score is with this? I am paranoid that they are all thrashed and neglected and have had 1/2 the mileage taken off 'em! Cheers, -Stu

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