General Discussions - 300ZX Related

The delivery guys came at 9 this morning so stuffed it in the garage and went to work................ Boldy came round after for the first look-over and up to now it's pretty much as described. Not looked into the cooling issue yet but there certainly has been some money thrown at it! We both couldn't get over the condition of the rear arches/sills-like brand new! really!-even feeling up into the arch there isn't a bubble,scab or anything bad! Usual sill flanges bent thanks to incorrect jacking, couple of scabs on the T/gate etc, so at least the shell is good!-Engine condition will decide which way I'll take the car..................... ODO is showing 5…

I actually really like this.....maybe not the different color vent area.. but overall i think it looks pretty cool! Different at least! a new route around rusty rear arches!! :D http://vimeo.com/60853363

As you all know im in 2 minds weather or not to break my zed. its finally finished all been remapped and the clutch has started to go. I only had a clutch fitted 3 weeks ago in the bmw which cost £600 :( So we have been saving for ages for a deposit to buy a house and we have another little baby on the way so im not going to blow the money for a house on the car. and where almost very nealy there, If i break the zed the house will be bought but with a £850 morgage per month i will never be able to own or build a car like this again I know its being cheaky but im really stuck as work is also quite as you all can imagen so with all the hand ive given on the forum…

As i understand this you can buy a lock out bar or a eliminator kit i beleave whats the difference and do i need to buy other stuff as well , and do or then can i take of the pipe work as well or do you just cape it off?

It says this on the descripton of this forum section..... and I always did want to ask (though no doubt it was asked many years before I owned my first one) So, in actual fact.... Do we own a supercar? Rich

Hi guys, quick question! I'm after a HID conversion kit for my zx and I am finding it difficult to get a straight answer!! What size do I need, H1, H2, H3 etc. and what's the best colour temp to go for 5000k, 6000k etc. for main beam and high beam?? Thanks in advance!!

I'm sure you've probably all seen this before but I found it interesting- [video=youtube;fpm-gkC5_B0]

A bit of a daft one Guys, Ive not been out in the car on a night for a while, went out tonight and the main beams are locked on.. Ill have to fault find it at the weekend but any thoughts on what might cause it? the main beam light is on in the dash unit, but the dash lights dont come on.. im thinking short or bit of damp behind the dash unit?

Travelling up the M1 today round the Nottingham area at about 6pm saw a nice white jdm zed on a trailer looks like it had just been painted Nice alloy on osf and a spare wheel on the back

Apart from the Z Centre where else can these be purchased? For a full set it's £382. Does that sound about right??? Neil

Getting my new zed delivered tomorrow but just found out that the brakes have seized due to lack of use. The delivery guy said we'll be lucky to push it on the drive. It's quite a small drive so can't tow it on so will have to try & release the brakes. Anyone know the best way to do this?

Stumbled across this picture. If you look carefully, you can see three rows of brand spanking new Z32s ready for loading. "A worker leads a Nissan 300ZX to enter a freighter at the Japanese auto manufacturers pier in Yokosuka, southwest of Tokyo, May 19, 1995. Some 2,800 models were loaded to the vessel for exportation to the United States while three models of the Nissan’s luxury cars were included in the preliminary sanction list. (AP Photo/Hideyuki Yamamoto)" http://www.apimages.com/metadata/Index/Watchf-AP-I-JPN-APHS406519-Japan-Auto-Exports/74672cc44c404bd9bc53c2e2eb9c3823/2/0

Have had some real fun putting these together but they have become a little fragmented now on here and other forums, whilst we get these all into one place is there anything in particular we have not done that any members would like us to do? get your thinking caps on and when the collating is done I may put together as a pdf download file on our website, I will add more info as its done. Jeff TT

Pending the outcome of the fist thread about hicas. if its knackered then is there a thread on here on just how much pipe work i can get rid of. cas im thinking now if i have to replace brake pipe down my car then i might as well get rid of that as well. anyone got any pics. oh and if it is cream knakered is there a temp fix to lookout before i can save for the lock out bar ect ect.?

in the nearside wheel arch there is a black box which has two ,what look liketwo brake pipes comming out of it .the box is the size of a cigeret box i guess. there is three pipes that come up form the bottom two go into the box and the third goes to the the bulkhead away. What is this please.

Dose anyone now what the legal requirment is for a front side light.ie can i use a running day light.does it have to be 5 watt ect ect.

Car went for mot today and mot put down as adviser cas he wasnt sure. I said ill find out.the rear hicas. Should that be solid and have no movement in it when the car is swtched of and rear wheels off ground.or is that the norm and there is a little play with wheels haning? Cheers

Hey guys, Having trouble with the engine on my 94 Z. The engine is struggling to rev properly. When accelerating it struggles to reach/go above 2500rpm. When in neutral it will reach around 4000rpm and will start to miss/splutter pretty badly anything past that. Unfortunately I had to drive the car like this 100 miles as I was away at the time. During my drive back, the issue got steadily worse to the point where the car was struggling to hit around 1600rpm. Once the engine has cooled down, it's back to trying to get to 2500rpm. Any ideas? I have already tried replacing the MAF, PTU and disconnecting the TPS today with no effect. Cheers lads…

Carrying on from my poor brake thread yesterday http://www.300zx.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?173545-fed-up-with-poor-brakes I came across a thread of mine from last year that shows quiet how bad the rear brake disc can get without you realising....maybe a job for the Winter eh? Jeff TT Bad brakes may not always be what you think. Case in point, a zed having multi jobs done had a reported poor brakes and the owner requested we change the front discs amd pads, this is a very common problem and blaming the front disc set up is not always the way to go, a quick inspection of the rear discs revealed much more. The rear of the discs conditio…

silly thread but i i found out today that the mileage on my car is not in mph but km so that means the chasis has only done 32000 km so thats under 20000 miles its done. how many other zeds is there on the uk roads that are known with lower mileage, surely cant be many

Another job this winter is to install front fog lights from a Japanese car. Has anyone else done this? Where is the best place to get the feed from? Don't suppose there is a how to guide on this any where? Also, how are these switched on and off in a Jap car? Thanks, Dan

Right any ideas on what clutch would be best for me for fast road/ everyday use. The car has 430hp but has 480ft/lb and I don't have a fortune to spend on a clutch, what's all this 4 paddle and 6 paddle etc Seen some on ebay but can only cope with 430 ft/lb. what good it that lol

Was out today at was getting a vibration at 40... assume this is the center prop bearing.. :( I have full work shop facilities, is this something i can do myself or best left to the pro's? Can it be left for a while or does it need sorting straight away? (only doing short runs at the moment, to and from the body shop about 2 miles each way) CheerZ Neil

Brakes or at least poor response is one of the few failings that most zed owners will agree on. I have posted threads before about this topic and with the focus on the rear brakes rather then the fronts but again I have been reminded with two zeds in a row over the past week or so with poor brake problem despite the owners fitting new pads and discs on the front. Yes the fronts take the major parts of the braking job, but with poor rear brakes the fronts will soon be over worked, so the rears need looking at and what the problem is. Seized calipers can and do occur on the fronts but not on the rears maybe seen it a couple of times in 14 years, so that aside…

well it fixed its running problem itself.....:confused1: but still on occasion gets confused and idles at 1600-2000 rpm when warm, then after a while goes back to normal... but thats a problem for another day.... i keep getting intermittent heavy steering. used to be for a couple of turns every week or so. but recently its been a lot more common, originally thought i was cooking the fluid after it did it a few times round brands hatch, but has done it 3 mornings in a row from cold... the steering column has been off twice this year once when the sump was changed (dropped the subframe) and the other was fitting stainless manifolds. so in theory shouldn't be t…