General Discussions - 300ZX Related

Well i was asked to make a light weight version of the 99 spec bumper for one of our time attack lads He said the original was just over 10kg so i said i would be happy if i could get it half of that or there abouts. so ive just weighed it and its come in at 4.8kg so combined with the headlight panel ive made it has saved a good 6kg off the nose of the car, thats about 6 normal bags of sugar lol!! Which means a sharper turn in and when on the brakes, Every little helps :thumbup:

So most of them are all snuggled up for winter, although mine has to be kept in an open garage so she will be a bit cold.... She has just been Mot'd, had some new suspension parts fitted ready for a full setup, and new wheels will be coming. My list for the winter: - Possible car cover. - Attack some of the underneaths surface rust and Under seal (Hopefully do able?) - If I get rich source 99spec bumper. - If I don't get rich then touch up my current bumper and maybe have the body shop blow over a few areas on the body to cover stone chips. - Have a shot at a retrim to update the interior! - excited about this one. Will source an old interior and re-trim …

Ok Hi Guys new to forum and have fairly limited mechanical knowledge but willing to take a good stab at it. I didn't get to use my car use the car all this year due to ill health been ill for many years so never not ever done much practical mechanics. put her for mot and am told sills need done. I bought the car 3 years ago now and knew when I bought it there would come the point that it would start to need some serious money spending and work done I now believe that time has arrived the car has had lots of owners since import and not been maintained properly needs love and money. I have decided to put the car off the road for as long as it takes as I would like to re…

Been thinking about replacing all the brake lines with braided hoses. Firstly, is there enough room under the car to accommodate the braided hoses. Secondly, does any one know how much hosing is required? and also how many and of what type banjo fittings are required? ( i dont have the car with me at the moment) Thanks Neil

Does anyone on here run there cars without the underbonnet insulation.? At least thats what i think its called.?

anyone know what it is?? :)

Apart from bob and Jaffa who both own slicktops has anyone else got a cage? I know mad Marco has a half cage but again swb. So yeah information on Lwb cages please, where from how much etc. how much do these affect your insurance? The age old story is having one makes your car virtually uninsurable. I've also heard it makes very little difference so that would be helpfull also.

Im thinking about replacing all my fuel lines in the spring can i use a decent braided type all the way through or does they have to be solid most of the route.and will this affect anything.i will be upping the pressure aswell but not sure what to.will be also replacing injectors but the pressure will be down to what noel does with his majic wand

for the people using a under drive pully whats the rite belt size to use and were did you get the rite belt i see all the pullys for sale don't come with the belt i used a underdrive pully on a Porsche boxster i used tio have and it made a huge change in the mid range

just fitted new brake booster brace from z1 in the usa the flex in the brake booster was a lot this has made the pedal a lot firmer now very good mod well worth doing

just a quick question really. do you need the key to remove the glove box lock? if not, how is it done? thanks in advance

what damper and lowring springs are you guys using please state the make and how the ride feels thanks for you help

just a few pics of stuff to go on the car now its fixed. hid lights. rear spoiler low level. mongoose system. some red interior trim parts. 99 spec bumper. 99 indicators .rear illuminated 300zx panel in red. and black panel under the spoiler .there are a few more bits am after and of coarse a full respray in rosso corsa red

I have found these... seem a good price?? http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Nissan-Fairlady-300ZX-Z32-Adjustable-Rear-Upper-Camber-Arm-Arms-Rods-Bars-90-96-/131047944156?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item1e8310efdc Can anyone recommend anywhere else where I can get these from? Thanks, Dan

Hi All, After 5 years on my drive and to be honest not the best care for my zed, then with a great deal of help from members of this site my zed is back on the road today yippee, I would just like to thank all for their help and as I said before please don't scrap your motor. Cheers

Anyone know the paint code for the S2 black (straight black and not the pearl):winkiss:

All just a quick question, does anyone know where the best place to take my zed to have the sill repaired/replaced? I live near petersfield which is about halfway between Portsmouth and Guildford Many thanks Dan

The catch on my boot doesn't hold the boot shut, does anyone know what the problem may be or will it just be a new catch?

I'm going to retrim the interior of my zed over Christmas. Last time I bought a roll of alcantara but have seen this on eBay from America. Has anyone ever used this before & was it any good? http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/281199674356?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649

Z32s are now in the Honest John "Classics" guide! http://classics.honestjohn.co.uk/reviews/nissan/300zx-z32/ Apart from the factual errors (can you spot them?) it is nice to see our cars in the guide. The "buying guide" has a good one on manuals vs autos whilst the "running" section has links to both this club and the Zclub. The HJ site also has a section on Z32 MOT results: http://good-garage-guide.honestjohn.co.uk/mot/nissan/300zx You can drill down for each year ('89 to '94) and see failure rates by item on the test. Gives you something to think about before you have your own Zed MOT'd.

Few more bits arrived today for the winter overhaul of the back end. Big thanks go to Clark Motorsport for speedy delivery and an excellent price.

as many of you guys now my car had a pulling issue that I have tried to sort out was about to give up and today I fitted my 18inch rays wheels for the first time the car has stocl wheels on it in all the time I had it. any how fitted the 18inch wheel went and got a wheel aligment and the car now drives straight and isn't pulling the pulling issue turns out to be the front tyres all along its be a total night mere any how its fixed and the few other issues I has abs issue and clunking are now fix to with the help of a member off here who very kindly gave up a sunday afternoon to help me fix the issue thanks bri that's was very kind

To cut a long story short, in a bizarre set of circumstances I have managed to trash my Ariel with my garage door! My question is, can I just replace the telescopic section or will I have to swap out the whole unit? Whichever option it has to be, can anyone explain how to go about it please?

I've been doing a NA diff conversion over the summer. The diff came without the 2 studs in the rear of the housing. So I got 2 M14x2.0 35mm bolts. I've fitted solid diff mounts but as I tightened one of the bolts up to 100Nm, it stripped. The other one is fine. Has this happened to any one before and if so is it possible to use a threaded insert to repair the thread? Chris :oops:

Twin z design put an advert on face book back in may june time showing of a new bonnet that was still in the production stage and getting finished off. the bonnet itself looked the tits and i cant find it anywere anyone now any more info on this bonnet. the pepole that would have seen it would have rememberd its beauty ?