General Discussions - 300ZX Related

im having problems locating the 2 radiator drain plugs on the bottom of the car - and the online manual diagram thing is not helping. also , when i do find them eventually, it says i have to loosen air relaease plug to allow water to help drain and then apply sealant to the drain lug threaD! what is that about? come on. z dude in need of help here? cheersZ

Anyone here heard of Toyo tyres? I never hear them talked about on the OZ or UK forums but they are popular in NZ. I have Toyo T1-S tyres 225/50/16 all around. Noticed one of the cars in The Fast And The Furious Was running Toyo's

Noticed all the nice pics of your cars in the rides section. My 91 NA Z is losing paint fast off the lower front spoiler, from low drive way scraping to stone chips, how do you guys keep you Z fronts so fine? Also my Z is aztec red, and I have noticed that as the paint chips and flakes from the front spoiler underneath is yellow! why is this, anyone else the same?

ok quick questions for all ya. im gonna change the radiator water, anythink special i need to know. its real rusty water so can i like flush loasds of water through to clean it out a bit b4 i put the coolent in? and secondly does anyone know if the HALFORDS ! champion oil filter will actually fit on my import turbo's current thing????? cheeeeeeerZ [This message has been edited by Veilside (edited 08-12-2001).]

Hi All Im looking to purchase a full set of standard tyres for a UK Spec ZX. Dont wanna buy new ones as im upgrading to bigger wheels soon. I have excessive wear on both inner front tyres....Any ideas? CheerZ [This message has been edited by 300zxTT (edited 08-12-2001).]

Hi All Im looking to purchase a full set of standard tyres for a UK Spec ZX. Dont wanna buy new ones as im upgrading to bigger wheels soon. Front: 225/50Z16 Rear: 245/50/16 (I Think) Excessive wear on both inner fronts, any ideas? S [This message has been edited by 300zxTT (edited 08-12-2001).]

Can a company charge you VAT if they cant give you a VAT reciept????? Cause way to often i get charged VAT on what i buy through people on the forum. (lets call a spade a spade)Only to ask for a vat reciept and they cant supply me one??? Is that not fraud???? or something to the likes. Please explain.

Evening all, I've just seen a Zed that had a very different ventilation system to mine. With my system you can't tell the climate control through which ducts the air should come out, i.e., top, middle or along the footwell. The one I've just seen has a similar display unit but with the addition that by pressing the "high speed fan" button it allows you to determine which vents to use. I'm now wondering whether it is as simple as getting a second hand control assembly (seen loads at breakers) or whether the two systems are incompatible. Incedentally, the car was a UK spec J-reg. Any thoughts? Cheers Danny PS - I know this is a crap description bu…

Any ideas, received a summons for not having tax on my last car - was about 6 weeks out of date. This happened in July as I was moving house and the first thing I have heard about it is a letter telling me to be in court in February and that the max fine is £1000 Has anyone managed to squirm their way out of this one or are you all good boys and girls..... for good, read sensible, cheaper to buy it than pay the fines ! A very sad person who would rather spend the money on go fast goodies

i managed to fix the car - i sprayed some electrical cleaner on the injector socket fot the failing cylinder ....and, hey presto the car is purring like ,.....well, like a ferrari type deal. i think that an occasional dribble of petrol from the fuel line above the injector has corroded the conncetions! i cant believe the POWER its mad. i cam out of a junction in my village , put the pedal down about half way, and the back end just went shooting past me, when i finished shitting my kecks, i realised i need to do some serious 'steering in' to stop myself hitting the central reservation thingy. it was almost a case of ' 2months in the garage, 2mins on the road and back…

Ok weird one, Has anyone travelled on the stretch of the A1 at Peterborough? It goes from a 2 lane mickey-mouse bendy twot of a road into a lurrvlee 4 lane highway, and I think no Gatso (if it has like Andy in the other thread im going to jail!) I usually blow the coke out of the Zed up this stretch of road and noticed a surreal thing: There are gantries over the road every half mile or so, and these things are not usually illuminated with anything at all, I floor the car upto 140mph-odd and a very, very spooky red cross "X" appears above on the next gantry in my lane only (there are four dot-matrixy signs above each lane) - I slow down to about 100mph and the nex…

Check link below for pics of my new brembos, soon to be fitted to me zx. They have done only 1000 miles are from a 1999 R33 VSpec. Should be able to stop soon JeffTT - (ZX Craftsman), Hope ur ready !!! http://www.300zx.co.uk/rides/300zxtt/brembo-1.jpg http://www.300zx.co.uk/rides/300zxtt/brembo-2.jpg http://www.300zx.co.uk/rides/300zxtt/brembo-3.jpg CheerZ Shabir

Ok for the sake of this post, the '$' is actually gonna be a Pound sign, so all these costs are in British Pounds ok: My 91, Auto Z, 2+2 with 103K cost me $3000 Is this Cheap? Insurance costs me $20 a month Too travel on a full tank of 96 octane till empty costs me $20 Lets see your costs

Hello, I am from the 200SX forum, Has anyone got any grooved discs kicking about that they want to sell???

: These are mandrel bent aluminized steel tube that I have polished out. They cost me $16 each. The hose clamps are $3 each, and are hella nice. The 2"->2.5" adapters were $7 at Napa and the 2.5" straight rubber couplings were $1.50 each. : I'm still waiting on the 2" pipes to arrive, however, I already have the hose clamps and couplings waiting for them once they get here. Enjoy! : :

Is it "safe" to change the auto tranny fluid in a 1990 TT which (to my knowledge) has never had a change in it's life? The gear changes are a bit strange (2-3 seconds to change up from 2nd) so I was going to try a fluid change. Any thoughts? Ta. JonnyC

Whatever it was you kindly did for the forum members I thank you sir! Top Man ------------------ Glen :)

This is the passenger side. Notice filter thingy and ugly piping. This is driver side. Again notice different filter the the passenger side??? This is the two filters open. Passengers side on the left drivers on the right. The little filters are on only one side. No one seems to be able to tell me why. This little filter is on both of them except the drivers side one has a little hole in it (purpose) So i again phone crappy techiques. Speak to one of the guys who supposidly made the developed the kit this time. He was pleasent and all except, when i asked him why the difference.. he could not explain. …

N/M Sorry this was meant to be elsewhere ------------------ Glen [This message has been edited by senna (edited 07-12-2001).]

I am painting the balance tube that goes across the top of the engine. I have some paint that is rated up to 150C. Do you reckon the balance tube gets much hotter than that? I can't get high temp paint in the right colour so I'm thinking I might risk it.

Hiya, Just got my brake light to go into the standard rear spoiler. My car has a blank in it at the moment 'cos it's a UK TT, my question is, is there a connection on the boot lid to just plug it in or will I have to re-wire back to the raer light cluster????? cheers Jon.

Does anyone know who has a consult other than Darren? Just interested T

These are the same ones I got a while back (haven't fitted them yet!) When I got mine there were no other bids so I got them for US$275. Shipping was about another $100 because they went surface and I managed to avoid any taxes because it wasn't UPS/FedEx etc. Matey is an importer/distributor and was also up for a group buy for something like $240 (I think). Seemed like a nice bloke. Item #: 598882768 Title: Brembo Cross drilled rotors Nissan 300ZX ZX Price: US $275.00 Bids: 0 Starts: 06-Dec-01 05:45:18 GMT URL: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=598882768

Hello Craig Got the empeg player 2day and Guess what Mr Pc won't talk to it any ideas as to what i'm doing wrong..at the momemt i'm using the USB port but have tried the serial port aswell no joy on either!! Pete.

Oh boy, did a mistake and need your help !! - did not drive my Zed for a couple of weeks... she is paying me back and refuses to move out of the garage ;-( All I get is in the beginning just a couple of secs sound that at least something is happening, but the engine stalls completely when releasing the key. If this would be only one coil/cylinder then it should start but run uneven - or ? Tried with some extra power (electricity) from another car, but all I got was a lot of gasoline smell from exhaust - so I guess the problem is in electronics? Having had my Zed only for a couple of months I really dont know where to start... can you advice how to wake he…