General Discussions - 300ZX Related

Hi guys, When I got my z it had a leaking main seal which I noticed after a few days of owning it, but no smoking when cold or hot. Purchased during the warm period we had last april. I must have made around 5 short journey before parking up for the summer as I was away working from May to October. On returning I noticed the car started smoking a little blue smoke on startup from cold, but went away after 10 seconds of starting. After using for a few weeks (car is only driven for domestic use) I noticed it started smoking a little more and rear main leak (assumed) got worse, then developed lifter tick. Assuming a buildup of sludge from sitting to be the cause …

Nice white z botany bay enfield near the ridgeway. Looking good

I'm dropping my rear subframe and have been considering replacing the bushes, I've done a search and it seems the general consensus is that they are a nightmare to replace. What makes the job such a pita and does anyone have any advice to make it easier? Also, various old threads suggest several different options of bushes that need spacers, some the just fit no probs. What are your experiences with different types of these as far as the final product is concerned? I'd rather not fit solid ones or spacers but any advice welcomed. CheerZ

my new exhuast turned up today, really happy, japspeed silenced dewnpipes and cat back, cat back fits perfect, however the drivers side pipe is hitting the bulkhead, and can't be tighted up, any one ever had this problem? its a '95 NA manual, the passanger side fits perfect.

Hi guys, got another question for anybody who can help....been trying to find a fix to a minor fault I've got with my speedo (1992 JDM 2+2 TT). When I power on the ignition (but not firing it up) the speedo rises to just under 10mph. It then seems to read this distance higher at all speeds as I am driving....downloaded GPS speedo app for my iPhone and checked with TomTom. Does anybody know what might cause the needle to rise like this before I even start moving/fire it up? I'm ruling out the speed sensor (maybe wrongly) on the grounds that the cogs aren't even turning when this happens. The clocks are obvs not JDM because they show mph to about 110 with kmh inlaid also (…

Can someone tell me what I should be looking out for when applying 12v dirrectly to my VTC selenoids please? I am trying to determine if they are actually working or not. I imagined that I would hear a positive click each time I connected/disconnected the live, would this be correct?

Hi guys, had my 1992 Z32 JDM 2+2 TT Auto for about 2 months. Bought from a car lot as a non-warranteed part-x clearance car. Had a couple of issues but nothing that was a deal-breaker and bartered what I felt was a fair price at £1700 with 6mths tax & 12mths MOT. Body work is very tidy and leather trim is in good nick.....Managed to cure a few issues so far without much mither (faulty MAF and dodgy rear shocks). Motor seems fine and starts, runs, pulls well without smoking etc. Got a bit Got a question regarding correct keys......was given 2 for it, a red one and a black one. The black one will open the doors but not do the ignition. The red will do the ignition but n…

Hi the x4 501 capless bulbs in the rear infill panel, can i put red coloured bulbs in there or just plain clear thanks .

Been using car for ages with clutch booster linked out pedal is quite hard will this be ok or will it damage something eventually .I would of replaced it but there hard to find second hand thanks taff.

Now im pretty sure about this but wanted to make certain. I have someone interested in my manual conversion kit, they have a N/A my gearbox is a TT with all TT parts. Am i right in thinking that the only issue comes from fitting a N/A gearbox to a TT and not TT gearbox to N/A.

Hello everybody... I´m trying to find a BBS LM replicas in 19". 8,5x19" and 9,5 or 10x19" with correct ET for our 300ZX and 5x114,3 I can´t find them from Spain, I have searched in ebay.es, ebay.com, ebay.uk....but nothing I see to many Z with these rims at google but where did they buy them????? thanks for your hep and sorry for my poor english Aitor

Hello everybody... I´m trying to find a BBS LM replicas in 19". 8,5x19" and 9,5 or 10x19" with correct ET for our 300ZX and 5x114,3 I can´t find them from Spain, I have searched in ebay.es, ebay.com, ebay.uk....but nothing I see to many Z with these rims at google but where did they buy them????? thanks for your hep and sorry for my poor english Aitor

Hey Guys, Didn't find anything by searching maybe i was not searching right anyways. Wanted to ask what are the common things that you can get rid of to make the engine bay a lot more cleaner and the car a less pain in the rear end to work on. I am talking about any systems or pipes etc that can be removed and that it doesn't effect the car severely or in its safety features! Cheers!

Probably no one on this forum lol.. Seen it the last few times I've been to spalding parked in a drive. Was disappointed when it wasn't there today, but instead saw it driving round the next corner :) anyone on here?

This is not a for sale thread and not quite a wanted thread! I have a CZP rad bracket (the one with holes in from the pic above) that I have just removed to fit the CZP oem style brackets for my Koyo. However, I like the way the 1piece bracket covers the top of the rad and the front of the core so I might fit it back on. Here's the thing though, I'm not a big fan of bling, I prefer a functional stock looking arrangement so will probably paint or brush the bracket before I fit it. I'd rather do this to one without the holes so this thread is to see if anyone wants to swap their bracket for this one? (any brand assuming its similar to the pic above withou…

Ok, I'm halfway through leathering (is that a word?) the interior, due to one of the previous owners deciding that it was a good idea to "paint" all of the vinyled surfaces in the car..... It wasn't. Anyway, when stripping down the door cards I find that where the seatbelt goes through the doorcard there is a cut in the seam to allow the seatbelt to be slid out. As I am unable to check on the car itself, what I would like to know is, is the cut supposed to be there or can I fix it and still thread the seatbelt through afterwards? Cheers

I've been spending time getting things on my car right, reliable and manual. After the usual service items ive refreshed all the water pipes round the back, deleted all the rubbish and all that sensible stuff. Then I've fitted an uprated rad, uprated oil cooler, the auto turbos have been rebuilt with 360 degree trust bearings and step gapped oil seals, divorced down pipes, 2.5" decats, 2.5" catback . The car recently produced 286bhp and 277ftlb @ 5.4k rpm. So here's the question... what's next? obviously a chip and boost increase, id like to see around 370/380 fwhp so what do I need to amass and do to get it to that point. Ultimately I would like around 450bhp but that…

would i be right in saying this is the bleed nipple for the clutch ,as i need to do mine because i found the pot was empty

Well a year has nearly passed and my £500 Zed will be sorted for summer, I purchased a wide arch demon kit and nearly sold it to which I am so glad I didn't because as of this weekend I will be having this fitted. I sold my Zenon front bumper as I felt this didn't suit the rear bumper so I'm on the look out for a front bumper. I'm going to keep her silver and have stuck on a set of 19"s which do require a refurb so hopefully fingers crossed will be in a position to show her to you guys within the next two months. Here's a before pic Wish me luck fellas

i know this sounds lazy but i was curious as to why my cruise control works above 60 km and only to 100? is that the japs restriction?

is there a how to section on the forum please

Hi all, Another post has prompted me to ask this (and steel the photo too! :D) Can I check with your good selves, are these the only bolts I need to remove to drop the rear subframe (in red)? - I realise that I'll need to unbolt the rear struts also. I'm hoping to do this tomorrow, or Monday. I realise It's probably a good time to change the bushes, but from what I've read it's a nightmare removing them, is a press required to insert the new ones? I was going to swap this rear subframe assembly (from my NA, with an NA diff) onto a series one turbo shell. However, the turbo shell I'm getting on Tuesday will have all this intact, so is there a…

So, it's been a car weekend so far, and I thought to myself, of all the cars I've had I always forget to get a picture 'with' them. So here are my cleaned cars :D And although you can't see it, I painted my calipers and disc centres today, as well as touching up the front bumper a tad.... :) Planning on attacking the wheels tomorrow if the weather holds :S

pics as per phone call mate, if you want some more just pm me. stu

Noticed my gauge keeps jumping while driving, ive checked connection and it seems fine. But another thing ive noticed is my heating dont go that hot it sort of works up to 24 degrees but dont go any warmer. and the heater matrix was changed a few months ago so dont know if those faults are linked. Any ideas guys, much appreciated.