General Discussions - 300ZX Related

Walking out of my local subway back to the car and I watched some dick in a silver Laguna reverse straight into the zed. I watched it shunt backwards. The guy looked like he was guna drive off, but he clocked me coming so he parked up and got out. there didn't look like there was any damage, (as you'll remember I've got a damaged front end anyway so the odd scrape or scratch I wasn't guna be bothered about.) although there was a little bit on his, He said it was already there from another accident earlier, and everything seemed solid on both our cars. He really didn't want to give me his insurance details in case ' I try and get a new bumper out of him'…

got my quote for extensive sill/rot repair issues all around the car at £1k for: -full sill replacement + undersealed -front turret suspension mount and inner wing rebuild -leading edge rear arch/sill replacement and supporting internals. this is for both sides of the car, and we see way too many of these old girls getting broken, and i've decided its about time we saw a few more getting rescued! the cars by no means a rusty hulk but if i'm getting it done, i want all the usual problems dealt with so I never have to worry about them again. cars MOT isnt for a couple of months, and I could probably get it through for far less BUT would just run into…

I know these lights are not to most taste... but if you do like them these ones seem in good condition with bolts to hold them on.. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Aftermarket-Rear-Lights-300zx-/290991421893?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item43c070b9c5 could always be upgraded to leds at later date... current price is worth it...

After sxmas im after some after market gadges and my silly question is, im going to fit three poss four dont know yet gadges on the pillor ready before i do some upgrades like injectors and remap with noz but apart fron the oil pressure with is a must what other two or three would you want up the. I think there is another temp one but cant remember what its called somthing to do with exhaust gas .what would you be going for.cheers.

Where's the best and cheapest place to get them? Will want the cometic ones I think

was looking at this http://www.japspeed.co.uk/Nissan-300ZX/Exhausts-and-Manifolds/Nissan-300ZX-Turbo-Decat-Downpipes/p-18-72-248/ I says wont fit auto ? why is this and how do you get round it

Stumbled across these whilst browsing eBay. Not quite sure about their claims of power increase, especially when I saw the comparison graphs!! http://www.ebay.co.uk/viewitemitemId=310594861948&cmd=VIDESC Anyone got/used/heard of? - - - Updated - - - http://item.mobileweb.ebay.co.uk/viewitem?itemId=310594861948&cmd=VIDESC

Had black alloys was on the driveway by Telford way island I'm the zed spotting god lately :lol:

long story short , fitted bigger intercoolers and had to shave the entire side light bulb fitting off, converted my bumper fog lights to act as side lights to appease mr mot , now I want my sidelights back , im thinking of putting a LED bulb into the aperture , and then connecting to the original wiring , ive never done this before , nor do I know what is really involved , can anyone give me a stoooopids guide from what I need to buy to how I wire it up please , thanks Sayers

Spent a while today fitting a HID kit. It's a 35w 6000k for £25 off eBay . From this To this Gonna have to change the side lights/fogs now as they look way too yellow in comparison. Strangely, fitting the kit has added to a previous gremlin. If I beep the horn, the speedo needle jumps to 80 then back to whatever speed I'm doing (even if stopped). Since fitting the HIDs this now also happens when first turning the lights on. Any ideas?

Im looking now to get an outside wintercover but unless its a realy good one then ill think ill rather take the chances of having the cover freeze to the paintwork like it did last year. And no i cant buld a garage imafraide. If not looks like tonnes of polish and a straped down markie thing.

I did catch you after you gave the old :thumbup: I was zoned out thinking of how shit the day ahead at work was going to be :lol: nice looking zed too sounded naughty!!!

Looking for a new battery for the new Zed as the one on it is a little small. infact its the wrong size completely. So what sort of crank amp-age should i be looking for? and can anyone tell me what is the correct size for the battery please. What sort of prices should i be looking at, and where should i get it from. CheerZ Neil

I want to change the driving lamp bulbs in the front fogs as mine seem really dull and yellow light a smokers fingers. What size bulbs do I need? I also want to add bulbs into the outer chambers of my indicators, where can I get a couple of bulb holders that will fit? Or should I just go down to the scrapyard?

Changed my spark plugs for the first time myself rather than a garage. Bit fiddly as you know all went well strut brace off ballance bar off and replaced again. Quite pleased with myself I fired it up and it ran lovely on all 6. But with a whistle from the ballance bar on the drivers side. I had used some black gungey liquid gasket stuff but it was sucking a bit. I decided to go a bit tighter on the 2 bolts and snap! I did not feel I was tightening particularly hard. Defeat snatched from the jaws of victory! What do people reckon. It's definitely a garage job now. The plugs looked good to me.. Other than the fuely one and the o…

I´m looking for a cover for my Z car sleeps usually in indoor parking so no problem with rain or cold; was wondering if anyone coculd hit me up with some places to buy a good one that doesn´t scratch or damage the paint or produce swirls on the paint? Thanx folks!

Finely she has arrived:-) thanks Andy i will look after her,(not)it will be punished on the track:-),just got to start stripping her ready for all the new upgrades,then the pain staking job of the rebuild. Thanks for all the spares,will take picys of progress.:hyper:

Was there a difference in targa end caps between models? Mine are in pretty bad shape so I was intending to replace them with some I picked up (not sure what model they are from) but they seem to be a different size by quite a bit! My car is a 1990 UK Auto. Not sure what model the donor car was though.....mine are the ones on top.

As above can anyone recommend some sticky stuff to stick down the front edge of the centre dash gauge holder I am fitting , it has 2 tangs that hold the back down I just need something to hold it in place basically Cheers Jim

ive stripped my brakes down and sent them off to bigg reds ,found a strip down pic and seems I don't have the heat insulator shims on both sides ,ive not had them on there since ive owned the car do you think it will be ok with out them I don't race the car or use it much

hi ,whilst finally changing the fuel tank o ring , what a sod of a job whilst i was laying on my back saw a pipe going o/s across the centre at the very rear then looping back on it's self anyone enlighten me to what it is ,please and why it loops back on it's self

Hey everyone, been running my TT Zed for a few days for the work commute whilst looking for something cheap as chips to run, and on a 50m round trip (with a heavy right foot) I have been getting 26mpg!! I thought that was pretty epic. Thing is I was looking for a mk3 golf gti 8v as a daily commuter and that is only 32mpg on a run apparently!! well no point havign two cars for that saving - only thoughts is I would rather not put commuting miles on a Zed with only 65k on the clock. what would people suggest for a cheap commuter which won't kill me with shame - also for a budget of £500 :p Best, William.

Right, got finally got The Dutchess in the garage for the winter ready for her full suspension upgrade & rebuild, subframe & diff replacement. So...... not fazed by the suspension rebuild, however, i'm kinda dreading dropping the subframe & diff & replacing the pair of them. Was going top get Jeff to do it but as I've spent so much on upgraded parts funds are running low...... Can anyone who has changed the subframe & diif before tell me what i'm looking at time wise & the difficulties I may encounter? Cheerz Jamez

Does anyone know who does it and how much roughly does it cost?

Ok i know this has prob been done to death but i cant find anything. Im after a simple alarm, nothing fancy, cat 1 that does the doors and stops people nicking it. who do i speak to, what is there out there and how much is it gonna cost me lol. CheerZ Neil