General Discussions - 300ZX Related

That post about 'some guy came up to me and said' got me thinking about the time I gave a German chap a lift down the A12 from one meeting to another. He turned up to the first meeting in a newish Jag XJ6. When he got into my red jap import, he looked admiringly around - especially at the glass roof (light and airy) and asked what it was that he was sitting in. I, as usual told him an old Datsun. He then asked what I'd paid for it and I told him. The rest of the journey - and all through the subsequent meeting, I could see him having a problem with the £54,000 extra he'd spent on his Jag. I dropped him of at his car later, let him go first them took more delight by pass…

Well, those bastards have done it again. Got this from a good friend of mine today... For those of you who travel up the M6 regularly please note the following: Just to let you all know, M6 Jnc18 Roadwork's. SPECS has been installed and will be live in about a weeks time There are 4 dummy cameras and 2 working pairs so beware. SPECS is the system that monitors the time it takes your car to travel between two fixed points. It's fully digital and can process thousands of tickets an hour. There's no point in slowing down when you see the second camera as you'll already have been nicked! You need to all watch these; not that I think any of you s…

Morning people, Does anyone know of any really good zx specialists in the london area. I need new brake pads. Do you know how much they are gonna cost roughly. Thanks

Driving down the M4 Eastbound in a red Zed wearing a light blue T-shirt and fair/ginger hair at about 6:30ish last night. Also saw another red zed (or possibly same one) driving Eastbound this morning at 6 ish. That anyone here?

Just letting you guys out there that my aircon is sorted THANKS for your advice. All it needed was a belt ,I found a Nissan specialist in Swansea ,So much for the Nissan main dealer that told me i need a new Compressor (Beware guys they are there to get your money). A mobile aircon guy coming tomorrow to fill her up as i am empty so i will put it to the test tomorrow but it all seems to be working fine, To fill her with gas is £50 is that a fair price .

GuyZ I've been seeing loads of 300's recently, especially back home in the valleys and the hillsides(de Wales, aiiii!)...sorry couldn't resist, watched more Ali-G last night...booyakka shaaaa! Anyway, I have made up some fliers which I'm going to print off on my colour printer when I get home this weekend. So, next time I see a Z monster parked up somewhere I can slap it under the wiper for the geeZer/geeZerette to check out when they come back to their ride. Craig, is this OK with you? Just thought it would be a good idea to get even MORE peeps into the best 300 site! Tim ;-) P.S. Why do the yanks always have to go on about killing…

I know it's ages away, but if I ask now I can start planning ahead (yeah right ) Will we need crash helmets for Trax2001? If so, do they have to be type approved? If anyone on here has done track days before what else would they advise i.e. spare brake pads, brake fluid, ATF fluid, oil, HICAS ball joints etc... Thanks lads Trev

When I start my car in the morning sometimes, I see a puff of black/blue smoke. Its only when the car just starts to run and I stop the key. Its only 1 puff and then every thing is fine. No more smoke at all, even when I boot it. The car runs great. What could it be. Are my turbo seals going and I am getting some oil in the exhaust. Help please anyone Stuart (Slightly worried)

Geoff. Got a great price on Turbo`s today. 360`s thrust bearing. Smithy has ordered his. I could do with you getting in touch ASAP. Sorry lost your tel no. RegardZ Johnny ------------------

Sunday morning on the way to car show with Tooley. Manned Camera M6 Southbound Wards Lane Bradwall 94mph Shit. ------------------

Saw this in the demon tweeks database. Anyone know anything about this, surely not legal???!!!??? Morpheous £380 Has a GPS system for and 16,000 max database for the UK. Comes with modem, 12months update subscription (£30 per year)... Yes - has the digial camera locations... ------------------

has anyone got/had a problem with the seals round the door leaking? Mine look pretty new but I noticed when its raining, I get drips of water from the rubber seal round the passenger seat door, is this due to the TTops? is it the same for everyone to get a few drips? or should my car be water tight. Seems to mainly happen after I open the door when its raining, maybe a few drips are falling done or getting trapped any suggestions?

My friend gave me this. It is a clip of Grand Turismo 3. Cool car The Mpeg is 1,343kb http://www.z32.org/unsorted/zglowing2.mpeg

Any you guys had brake vibration? when I bought my zed front pads where jamming up and brakes wre crap dismantled cleaned and fitted new pads all ok for a week or so and had to do it again.the pedal was real hard to push with poor braking ok on an mot brake test though? once cleaned reseated ok all pistons free etc but now 1200 miles later when braking from 60+mph sterring wheel shakes, below this speed ok however when first out in morning ok for first 2 or 3 brake actions me think discs warp.. worse when hot? have measured run out when cold is about 0.05mm plus fair lip on them too is it time to bite the bullet and change the discs ? Jeff TT www.deerpark72.fr…

Hi have you still got the cherry red spoiler for sale? are you any where near Tamworth Staffs. so can come and look? mail me Jeff TT SOME OF MY ZED PICS www.deerpark72.freeserve.co.uk/wizzm.html

Well just had a look at all this talk about insurance and thought how bloody lucky I am, heres my situation: When I purchased my Z heres what needed to be done: Transmission rebuild, rear seal done, Timing valve unit replaced, 2 new tyres, 2 yes 2! new cambelts, and new air con unit and my warranty company paid for the lot, thank god Now, insurance, I will put this into punds so it makes more sense. I purchased my Z for $13,000 NZ, 91, NA, 2+2 with 103K on the clock, this is about 4300pounds. My insurance which covers everything including an elephant sittin on it, is 15pounds per month my excess I have to pay on a claim is $50pounds seems a good deal af…

Went for my lunch at M&S and just inside the car park was a lovely black TT on an L plate. Anyone know who dat was? I might make up some 300zx fliers and keep them in the car, coz I keep seeing them everywhere now...which is not what you need when you've been seperated from your own for so long! SULK! Tim ;-)

Mine has just gone down 30% this year Still twice as much as I would like to pay though! Anders...have you got below £5k yet

Please read it, fool proof, comment..it's a beta version. Tell me what you think about it [ http://www.angelfire.com/geek/vg30dett/Cluster/Fix_Cluster.htm

Dead easy. Did the ECU end last night and the ABS tonight. I'd recommend any of you try it yourself if you have a soldering iron. Mine is a Jap import and the wiring is just as in the UK instructions supplied. I'll test it out tomorrow ;-)

Hi mate, tried emailing you but it bounced back. I was wondering if you are definately going ahead with your purchase of that gorgeous pearl import of not ? I saw you have you NA up forsale (great looking car By the way!). RegardZ Glen

I want to start my own ZX site. I know that there are many of them around. I want to put people rides in to it, and I want info for people who what to buy a Z. A few sound clips of Z's with different exhausts. What else can I put on it? Any suggestions, crazy ones, good ones. Also I would like people to help by sending me pictures of their car for the rides and sound clips of them. BUT NOT YET PLEASE. I want the rides to be special and I want specific pictures for it. Any help would me great. Stuart.

I've looked through previous posts about bodykits and on one it said that Simon H's bodykit is a Strosek. What I wanted to know is about the side skirts, they look like the ones that Luke does for the wide arch kit, but from the rides section it doesn't look as though Simon has the wide arch kit (maybe wrong) cos he still seems to have the normal petrol filler cap. Does anyone know??? Cheers Vijay

Hi, I saw an impressive lime green Z with serious body kit yesterday in Yatton Keynell at the body shop there. Is it someone from on this site? If so where did you get all that work done? Was it round here (Chippenham, Wilts)? I loved the flared rear wheel arches and enourmose wheels! Cheers, Andy

My local Nissan gave (and subsequently rechecked) these complete blade part nos; Front (both) KE28889928AE Length:50cms Rear KE28889927AE Length:48cms (These are boxed as 928 or 927.) My UK's existing three blades are all the same length and the same metalwork design. They are about 56cms long. They look right to me as the end of one front drops into that dent in the windscreen surround. Does anyone know the correct parts or a better source. Sorry if this is a bit too exciting! Pete M