General Discussions - 300ZX Related

Hey anyone know where to find the lower bumber spats i`ve seen on a few zeds mainly jap imports as in pic below at the back of the rear wheel lower part of bumper, they also fit behind the front wheel also. Jeff TT

F*CK SH*T and B*LLOCKS Are you sitting comfortably, then we'll begin... Driving out of the blackwall tunnel towards Stratford, a Ford 12 tonne tipper truck swerves to avoid the vehicle pulling across in front of it, the back of the truck spins out into my lane I try to brake and pull to the right, the left wing of my Z goes under the rear overhang of the truck and the flatbed of the truck takes out my windscreen piller scaring the life out of my girlfriend(we had the T-tops off and windows down)! The wing is damaged and the windscreen piller has a dent which has smashed the windscreen, oh and the wing mirror is busted! All this and a leaking heater core! T…

Has anyone installed one of these cool devices on a Z? Or indeed know if it possible to do so? Check it out at www.ecotekplc.com

My dear mum and dad went on holiday today. A day late after their Sierra brokedown. Unfortunatly they had no option but to take my car. Actually they did have another option of taking my girlfriends Corsa. Guess which car my dad prefered to take. Hmmm. Twin Turbo Z or a Corsa. Hmmm. So I am stranded at home having to walk 3 miles to work. I can see her when I close my eyes Tell me about your Z'ds I am having withdrawls. Stuart Sniff Sniff

Hi guy's Anybody have a set of original car mats. My car has black inerior carpet, silver car. Cheers dave.

Has anyone else got this problem. When i start up the mean machine, for the first time, the gear change from first to second only happens after about 5000rpm. Then it also immedietely goes from second to third. When its warmed up, it changed smoothly throughout. It's been like that since i got it. Next thing. Do you think its worth getting the car serviced from Nissan. They're charging about £260 and they call that the full service but all they really change is the oil, oil filter, brake fluid and antifreeze. They say they check everything else but it really doesn't seem worth it. The reason i was going to take it to them is that i've got a clicking noise whe…

Don`tknow about you guys but this is really taking the p??s. Last week there was a fatal accident near Nuneaton on the A5 where the A444 crosses.This is a notorious accident spot and all who live and work by it know this.However a police Range Rover answering an emergency call failed to reduce his speed at this junction enough,so when a 73 year old driver (I know,I know ) emerged from the the clear open juction the Range Rover did an impression of an Exocett missile hitting a battleship broadside!! complete carnage the wheels were ripped off the police vehicle and no panel left unbattered.If this was`nt enough my eagle eyed brother noticed the reg. plate on the police fo…

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Morning all, As my car is currently in the garage getting it's radiator rebuilt and a fuel leak fixed, I have some time to think ahead to next projects. I am already well advanced on my ICE planning (all-round Alpine system incl. 10" sub, Amp, head and component speakers). Will start fabricating the housing for the sub and the amp when the car is back. What I'd also like to have done is get window tinting. I have currently got horrible tinting on the hatch window which has an untinted strip right across (former Japanese owner did this). I am trying to find a place that will take this crap off (which seems to be difficult as the glue refuses to be scraped off wit…

Here's a question for all the PC experts. I've built a new computer and it has 2x 75GB IBM ATA100 drives in it. The BIOS sees them fine as 75GB. However, FDISK says that they are 7.5GB and will only format them ilke that. What do i have to do to get around this? Is there a newer FDISK which corects this? I'm using the one from Win98SE. Any help would be appreciated. Andy

Dudes, Where is the best (ie most reasonably priced) place to get some of the old Green Stuff? Ta in advance Glen. No Zed - No Billing - Grrr

I just found this site tonight and was looking through the rides on it.. and I gotta hand it to ya, those airholes are pretty impressive. Did you get a kit or anything to help you do it? Or can you give me some idea of where to start because I really like the way that looks.. Looks real slick and tough.

Hi, feeling somewhat depressed as I can't drive the car, due to crashing my mountain bike on a neat off road route. Came out of hospital yesterday with 15 staples and nine stitches to head and enough gravel rash and bruises to last a lifetime. Luckily the suspected fractured skull was ruled out, but I have amnesia for saturday which is novel. And to top it all the weather is luvely as I look out the window. Have fun Nexus Now moving an awful lot slower

My car is in at Nissan as we speak for hesitation and brake problems. For the Hesitation they are gonna replace the airflow meter, any idea how much this should cost? also, for the brakes he said the pads were stuffed and the discs needed machining and new pads, what should I be paying for this?

I just spent 40 mins typing out a long message and got an error when I clicked ! LOST THE LOT ! ! ! GRRRRRR This has been the worst day ever ! ! ! Jayen (soon to be Z-less for his maliciously violent crime)

Hi, I am looking to buy a 300 TT or a Toyota Soarer 2.5TT/4.0 V8, and cant decide on which one!! Could do with some help, tell me about performance, reliability and running costs. I have a Alfa 156 V6 just now, but its s*it*, too slow, unreliable and thirsty, so I need a new toy! Please help me....cheers Charlie

Ajay. Nice to see you have the exhausts on your motor. Please get in touch. 01942-671239 CheerZ Johnny ------------------

Does anyone know a good place to buy new tyres at low prices?????? Also, if youre interested, look in the for sale/wanted section for a couple of tyres I'm selling and am wanting to buy. Thanks AndyZ

I've got two good tyres that I either need to sell OR match up with someone elses. I've got......... One Michilin Pilot MXM 225/50 ZR 16 (almost new) + One Pirreli P6000 225/50 ZR 16 (half worn, still good) I anyone has a close match to these I'd like to buy one OR you can make me an offer on either of these tyres. I also have two other tyres if anyones interested in them............ Goodyear Eagle 205 55 VR 15 (very good) Avon ZV1 205 55 VR 15 (as new) Thanks Andy

Craig/Nico, What time should we be there next w/end. Is a Zed pressesion an idea, perhaps. See my post under jae n/hants. Might be fun watching, let alone being part of it. And do we need entry tickets/passes or anything? By the way how many of us are showing & on which day? list below guys & 'V' harve

I'm after a good Radar Detector, there are alot of mobile camera's popping up in Essex these days. Fiona (the other half) Got caught twice in the same week. Once in her Z31 & once on her R1. So have been looking for a Detector to help spot these things. Meet John the other weekend @ North Weald & had a look at the 1 that he had. A Bell 990, which is now a Bell Euro 550 which seems really good. Can anyone sugest any thing better, apart from sticking to the speed limit. Any idea's would be helpful. Jan...

Hi guy's Electric aerial has given up the ghost. You can hear the motor working, and the mast comes up approx 3in, you can then pull it to fully extend. But does not then retract when radio switched off, again you can here the motor working and if you give it a hand and lower the mast when it gets to the last 3in it will then fully retract. Any ideas, anybody taken one to pieces. Cheers dave.

Hi guy's Have now got engine oil leak from back of Engine. Looked under car and it is coming out of the small drain hole on Gearbox housing. any ideas?? possible rear crank main seal??. Cheers dave. [This message has been edited by martek (edited 23-07-2001).]

I got my Z back yesterday after 7 weeks at the bodyshop, I don't how you guys that are off the road for months go on, it pissed me off big style. I've had a complete respray from white to mystic blue, looks the dogs gonads. I've had a new rear wing from the Z centre, new brakes, water pump, cam belt, new ice, etc etc. I will get some pictures done and post them if the offer to host is still open AndyP? I have noticed a couple of things I wasn't aware of before; 1. First gear seems difficult to select but only when the car has been running for about 20mins, any ideas? 2. I getting a vibration through the steering wheel between 50-60 mph but then it tai…

Yesterday I noticed that I had a leak dripping down on to the passenger side footwell, then it started coming down on the drivers side! And this morning I had what looked like smoke coming out from under the dashboard(hopefully its steam...sh*t my pants at the time cos I havent got a fire extingusher). The stuff thats leaking is green so I assume its coolant. I know some of you guys have had this problem before and was wondering: 1/ If the car can be driven without causing more damage? 2/ How much did it cost and how long to fix ? 3/ Did the dash have to come off(as some tech writeups say no need)? 4/ I do have to add more coolant in the normal place du…