General Discussions - 300ZX Related

My car is on its way to zedworld for some finner things like brakes sorted clutch bleed and cam belt set up and other belts ect . Then when back shes in the body shop to fininsh my on going 6 year project. im getting excited now. just wish i could get some pics up.

Looking for Info on this 300z friend of mine has just got it supposed to have forged engine and other stuff but got few problems so just trying to track its history Mark

Just Logged on and found that I have won the first COTM:blush: Thanks to all that voted:thumbup: makes me feel rather humble, as there was stiff competition:sweatdrop: Once again many thanks and look forward to this months entrants. Dave

Hi, I am doing a N/A to TT conversion and have the oil cooler fitted but don't have any of the oil lines.... The engine I got had been hacked from a breaker, so lines were cut at about 10cm long by oil tree.... I have been told there is a flow restrictor in the return line.... ? I take it I need oem oil lines and all these parts? [ATTACH=CONFIG]70843[/ATTACH] Sorry posted in wrong section.... Can someone please move this to gen tech advice section.... Sorry!!

Strange one put i've noticed a loud rattling noise coming from the front left of the car. only happens when engine have warmed up and hitting holes on the road. Its really doing my head in. any ideas? cheers

After selling my black lwb TT to a friend who kept it for about six months then sold it on to a trader who sold it on to someone else who had an accident in it I thought that would be the end of K353XFX:no: But yesterday I had my 300 at a small local car show and a young man came over to me and asked about spare parts for 300zx's so I told him to log on here for all his needs and asked him about his 300. To my amazement he had bought my old 300 and was fixing back to its former glory:clap: So hope he logs on today to get some parts and then I can get him to post up some pics of my old Fairlady. How it used to look.

I've wondered about this for a while, thought I'd ask. Is it normal for the journals, although in order i.e. I1, I2, E3, E4 etc. to have some read 'upside down', as in rotated 180 degrees? And what do the dots mean, they appear to be random. Cheers, just summet that's niggled me for a bit :)

Hi All Having recently been unfortunate to have a broken bolt on tensioner pulley. Have stripped down and replaced bolt, how do I confirm that the crank is on TDC . Have read lots of guides http://www.300zx.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?135139-Align-timing-belt&highlight=cambelt Cambelt is back on but as i know the engine was turned over with the belt loose not sure whether crank is on TDC or not? Is there any simple way of confirming? Thanks Colin

i don`t like them but just to let everybody know it`s on ebay :) http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/300zx-wide-arch-bodykit-/261224088961?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item3cd22b4581#ht_82wt_1170

Im trying to instal photobucket so i can upload some photos you may or may not be intrested in but everytime i try i get a load of lets say other stuff. any got a link so i can upload photos please . cheers.

Had my car on the Dyno today, best run was 407bhp but it started climbing out the rollers so they had to stop as it was affecting the readings. The car had a misfire at higher revs too apparently, as it went on the rolling road it certainly wasn't running on all 6 then seemed to clear. I took a video and I would appreciate it if anyone can advise me on the smoke, what it could be and how to sort it, thankz :) [YOUTUBE][/YOUTUBE] [YOUTUBE] [/YOUTUBE]

thought this would be an appropriate place to post this, gatebil is swedish i think and they have some awesome and insane motors, even old 240 volvos with massive bhp this is my fave so far and i would to own an audi s2, was in one years ago and they are amazingly quick and handle great enjoy [YOUTUBE]73kALf6IMvM[/YOUTUBE]

Anyone who is running their Zed on 19" rims, what profile tyre are you using on them?

Been working today on getting the car prepared to have the floor pan and sills welded. Spent the morning taking out the seats and carpet to reveal the extent of the rot. Then spent an hour with a hot air gun removing the sound deadening and managed to only burn myself a bit once, which is pretty good going for me ! Other than the rust you can see, there was not much else lurking underneath, which is good new. Is it possible to get replacement floor pan panels ? If so does anyone know where I can get one quickly ?

Anyone in/near Croydon with Conzult? I have a long running smoking problem on hard accel. Seems like over fuelling to me but want to run a diagnostic and rule out potential issues. I've never used Conzult before and don't have it so hoping someone on here can help out... Thanks Vig

So I've ended up buying 2. One is genuine from a forum member and the other is from a company called import car parts and is advertised as OE Quality. So I'm curious what the differences are if anyone knows and what's the best of the 2. Here are some pictures, the Nissan one is on the right:

The COTM entry thread for June is now open in the Club Competition section. Get your entries in..:thumbup:

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Hey Have just completed a compression test. These were the results. Bottom Left - 160 Middle left - 150 Top Left - 140 Bottom right - 70 Middle right - 70 Top right - 50 Dosent look good to me!! What results should I be seeing. Any ideas on likely problems with readings like that? Cheers, Nick

My understanding is: Low beam H3c (Jap Spec) Main Beam H1 (All Spec) Why does my car look like H4 in the Main Beam? My Car: (Jap Import)

after indstslling headers and a afpr at the weekend i took my zed out last night, and its developed a misfire/ hesitaion at 4K+ rpm, on throttle, if i back off the throttle a bit it stops and revs fine, i've got to drive it to noel for mapping at the weekend, i dont want to drive too far if its not running right. its a 95'NA, also over the weekend had a carbon canister delete, and duel intakes fitted, (did a test run before chaning headers was fine) base fuel pressure ( which i hope i've stright) is 3.1 kgcm2 with engine running and vacuume disconected, (43psi) one of the 02 sensors is looking a bit slugish, but is working and changin corectly …

ive just had word back from zedworld that my Z went through the MOT with no issues . big thanks to jeff for organising the test and taking care of the car . thats four years running now 1st time passes . to say im happy is an understatement . mind you shes only done about 20 miles since last years test so i wasnt expecting too much to have wore out.

Don`t get some peoples idea of removing and supplying an engine, currently fitting an engine for a customer who bought it not seen. The customer removed the plenum for powder coating and dropped the rest with us for build up cam belt service etc etc and fit into his zed. But why remove the engine by cutting the wiring loom to the alternator, cut the oil cooler rubber pipes, hack the ac pipes, cut the cable to the oil pressure sender etc. So making the job harder by cutting stuff is just bonkers, next to no time saving when removing from the donor zed, just unprofessional and lazy in my view! Jeff TT

Japspeed Steering arms has any one used them as need to replace one side as my inner ball joint has play seen some of the generic ones for 30quid .. each but the japspeed ones are 80 pair anyone use ?

i'm looking to buy a quality set of suspension without paying over the top, ive got eibach adjustable all round at the moment but they have aged and i'm not to keen on them anyway, although they are great for handling and lowering the car i just feel like i'm driving about in a bobsleigh as i feel every bump and with me planning on doing alot of miles i just dont think they are going to be suitable, i have no intention of paying for the name and have seen a couple of sets on the bay from bc, racing logic, daiyama and slide and also seen the meister set available on the forum has anyone got any recommendations from experience please