General Discussions - 300ZX Related

Just wondering if there were any more Z owners in Swindon, have only seen one about so far. There must be some more nutters out there. Jay

I got some clear side repeaters but the bulb holder is not the same,where the holder pushes and twists into the back of the lense,there are two lugs on it and my car has three .Anyone elsehad this problem? CheerZ MAC. ------------------

Almost unknown for some years, GReddy/Trust have a UK dealer. SVS (Special Vehicle Service) 7 Bishopsmead Parade East Horsley, Surrey, KT24 6RT, UK tel: 01483-285657 website: www.specialvehicle.co.uk Tim, the owner, told me he has been trying for some time to get GReddy to update their site with his details. He has only just succeeded, after several years of trying.... So "not alot of people know that". If you contact Tim mention www.300ZX.co.UK, and who knows, we may get offered some deals/discounts. (Fyi, SVS have a monthly 'container' from Japan if not a stock item). [This message has been edited by Geoff (edited 15-12-2001).]

Im sure someone said something about DOT 5 synthetic can damage the rubber seals in the calipers so what is best to use. Is that castrol response Dot 4 any good? Paul

I modded a pic on photoshop a lil what you think? don't kill me if it's a pic of your car

Not sure if this is a common thing, or only related to my Zed... Occasionaly, (usually when the car is cold) whilst accelerating, if i am to take the foot of the accelerator, i get a small judder/vibration from the car. This seems to only happen in 2nd/3rd gear (UK Spec Auto). Any ideas? Anything to worry about? CheerZ

i dont know if any of u chaps have seen a Z that has been given the low treat ment?? there is loads witch have been featured in Low Rider Magazin over the last years they either run juice or air systems.They ditch the trim and run full pimp tuck and pleats velous. wen i was in vegas at the LRM show i saw a couple of Zs they loked sweet as loads of gold and chrome and i saw loads of convertible Zs as well cruiseing LA. any way chec the link out 2 r site theres a z on it a rather sad looking 1. www.unity.i8i.co.uk/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=307&FORUM_ID=3&CAT_ID=4&Topic_Title=Images%2E%2E%2E%2E&Forum_Title=general+chat+and+banter%2E ive got a s…

Yesterday, Thurdsay 13th, grey Z, import I think, on Warrington road in Wigan Any one here? Diane? Stuart

Sorry to post this in the general forum and the tech forum guys but I really need some thoughts or advice on the following. My Zed Has developed a big problem. The car seems to be retarding the ignition and running safety boost. Also when I turn the ignition on the little fan infront of the main fan is on constantly. I have tried to do an ECU diag test but the LED light is just constantly on!!!!!!. I have tried to clean and wiggle the Temp sensor to see if this sort the fan out but no luck. I am really at a loss here and would be very grateful guys for any help or advice as to what I should be looking for to sort this out. Cheerz Simon H

My Zed Has developed a big problem. The car seems to be retarding the ignition and running safety boost. Also when I turn the ignition on the little fan infront of the main fan is on constantly. I have tried to do an ECU diag test but the LED light is just constantly on!!!!!!. I have tried to clean and wiggle the Temp sensor to see if this sort the fan out but no luck. I am really at a loss here and would be very grateful guys for any help or advice as to what I should be looking for to sort this out. Cheerz Simon H

The koni shox have arrived from the group buy It turns out that the rears are actually adjustable rate too - they just have to be removed to adjust them... I think that this is not a problem cos once you have the desired rate, you just adjust the fronts to change the oversteer/understeer characteristics of the car. Any questions??? Ask away.... CheerZ, Andy

Not sure if you've seen this one people...Enjoy!!! http://www.cruiseboard.co.uk/media.html then click on 300zx.

OK. I've had it with these damn things. I disconnected the injectors for cylinders 1-4 yesterday, cleaned them (as best I could) and reconnected. Now it's even rougher that before! Has anyone ever replaced the connectors on their car? Is it possible/wise to directly solder the wires to the injectors? Are new connectors available anywhere? How much is a new wiring harness?! Ta. JC

must have been deleted coz of the title of "n*kkid pics of..." hey?? conspiracy? I think so!

What's going on? Is the General Forum working again or not? I've been posting on the temp. forum! Someone enlighten a confused Turbo please?

Hi, does anyone know if there is supposed to be a bearing between the input shaft on a manual box & the crank because it looks like the input shaft just sits into the crank with no bearing which I find rather strange. My car is making a a squealing noise which I put down to the thrust bearing but now I've found that there is quite a bit of play in the input shaft, is this normal? I'm confused by it all!!!! Any advice would be welcome. Cheers, Shaun

It might be my imagination but I feel my Z is shimmying slightly from side to side as tho there's some lateral movement in the suspension somewhere. My tyres are a bit worn so it might be that. Suspension is newish. Could this also be a bush problem?

Seeing as the other forum is knackered suppose I'll have to post something techy... U joints? Nico mentioned that if they go you have to goto a single prop. Why? Where are the U joints/brackets??? I read on carsurvey.org about a guy who had this problem, he mentioned that he'd been trying to get Nelson to sort and eventually after threatening them with legal action via Nelson UK they sorted his U joint/bracket problem out free of charge! Check out this link to see what I'm on about... He mentions a factory fault aswell, very interesting!!!

I'm trying to get into the threads at work and webmarshal blocks the thread on suspicion of swear words?? I tested it on the test section and its ok there???? Any ideas??? (not that i can read them) (try it with no swearing!!!!)

i am thinking of getting the oem front bumper like the one on erics car if i order 5 i get 15% of the order. it works out to roughly 250 squid plus shipping for the bumper. i just want to guage interest. so please can i only have interested replys not "ohhh i have a thousand !!!!!!!! on my post" or "i have astillen bumper that is much nicer" thanks ------------------

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I think i must be the youngest zed owner here!!!! Not that im saying youre all old bastards or anything but how old is you lot???

Folks, who has driven a Skyline GTR33 Vspec and compared it to their Zed?? I would be most interested in opinions on this... I've been lurking over at gtr.co.uk and frankly cant make head nor tail of any of it LOL... Seems a common complaint on the GTR is tram-lining and insurance!! ive been quoted £1500 to insure a GTR R33 fully-comp with zero NCD, same as the Zed and am trying to talk meself out of buying one! Anyways .. keep it sideways.. ------------------ Glen :)

Folks, It is my theory 'average condition' Zeds are falling rapidly in price and getting affordable to the plebs as Supra mk3's did a few years ago (no dissrespect Tim )...it therefore follows that more and more of these cars are falling into un-appreciating hands and ending up fooked.. Obviously these prices have a knock-on effect on the prices sought by owners of decent cars who are selling (along with the import situation).. but I reckon that as more and more Z32's get wasted the price of well-looked after examples will actually rise as the bad ones die and end up scrapped (they are getting on abit now!) - there will be a point that the resale value will go so low tha…