General Discussions - 300ZX Related

Hey guys and girls when i start and run my zed there is a loudish humming noise comming from the rear of the car, now im thinking fuel pump is going bye bye but i just wanna be sure, Also were the heck can i find a new pump ive check japspeed zcentre etc and none have any listed. Im going to do some work on her this weekend so what ill do is take some pics as an update and film the noise for a better diagnostic

Right, I have a little problem... Yesterday I removed the cracked plastic cam cover as it was really brittle and quite frankly...beyond fooked'. The problem is that as I was removing the left hand half (drivers side) a piece about the size of a 50p piece fell away and landed on top of the cam belt (see attached pic). Typically the little fecker' despite my trying to talk him out of it, decided that he was going to jump off (honestly I didn't poke him with a long handled screw driver)! Now it's down there behind that metal bit of cover hiding behind the crank pulley, knowing full well that I can't get to it. I really don't want to be stripping the engin…

Looking at getting a pair of wheels for the front of my There 17 x 7 et +45 would this offset fit and fill the arches ok. As i dont want to be getting spacer Also how wide of a tyre could i go on this size safel Iam not great with wheels nd tyres haha

Quick question about fitting Recaro front seats. A nice set of Recaro semi bucket seats out of a 2005 Honda accord r came in on a crashed car at the local car dismantlers, I can get these for cheap, question is can I make them fit the 300zx?

How easy to replace them ? thanks

Hi All, Anyone know the paint code for my 300. I am thinking of getting it resprayed and I want the original colour.# Cheers.

anyone had there front calipers refurbed if so how much ?mine are real sticky ,should i buy new or get them repaired?or buy second hand

Can anybody recall the name of the chappy who was selling a refurbed set of heads on here about 2 months or so ago Thanks Sayers

Bent and broke a few are these avalible from nissan has anyone ever brought them any idea on price thanks .

Due to my Zed being in the process of being written off i was wondering if anyone knew a rough valuation for the vehicle or where i could find one? it was a J imported n/a model probly about 95k-96k miles Thanks

Went on a big cruise in victoria over the weekend thought you guys might like to see how the day unfolded First we all gathered at the usual Todd Rd Shell Station with a great turnout for the vic crew with I think about 15 cars before we headed off.

Hello everyone Any idea if these jdm electric fold in mirrors are serviceable? My passenger side seems to not want to open unless I gently push it. But does close ok.

Could do with a little help I changed all my indicator bulbs for led type ones and now they flash like they are on speed, I've done a quick search on here and on the Internet and figured its either a relay or resistors but not sure which relay/resistors to get

ive being having a look through previous threads and cant seem to find much on dash refurbishment unless covering in leather, as this will be a bit 2costly for myself i was thinking off spraying the dash in jet black as my full interior will eventually be all black. is it possible 2get a good finish which wont just peel off

Hi, anyone know where the filler cap-hole is for the auto gearbox? Thinking of draining , flushing. any sugestions on a good gearbox oil? cheers

I think im going mental!!! im sure I saw a thread on here of someone breaking a car which had a veilside steering wheel, has anyone seen the thread or am I losing the plot? I have been working stupid hours lately so may have dreamt it lol.... also does anyone have a veilside spoiler for sale or know where I can get one cheers

stripped out the front drivers caliper this afternoon and the 2 pistons at the top seem real stiff but the bottom ones push back real easy is this normal as i cleaned everything up and filed some paint of the sides of the pads and all seems well now going to do the other side tomorrow ,,would you say the caliper is on its way out ?

Not the yellow/brown coolant temperature sensor but the slightly smaller black one next to it (on the water pipes/front of the engine) *mines brittle as arse and has come apart but figured before I re-solder/replace it, I should ask if it actually does anything important any ideas?

okay I now have my car MOT'd and running sweetish...I am not overly happy with the brakes, they heat up big time real quick if driven hard...I want to try the 350 cars rotors, does anyone know who makes the adaptor bracket for the calipers...am assuming the bigger rotors should enable me to run harder longer with better braking and less heat fdade...i have 19 inch wheels so space not a problem...

Designed and build by myself for Andy (phutumsch) 300zx rear light panel sound to light controller with brake repeater This has various modes: Manual colour select. Blue Red Magenta Green Cyan Yellow White plus one custom programmable colour True sound to light (red = bass, green = mid, blue = treble) - this is my personal favourite Pulse mode - pulses from darkest colour (blue) through to lightest colour (white) on bass beats in this order : blue red magenta green cyan yellow white Step mode - steps colours in sequence on each bass beat, or you can auto step without music and set speed from mega fast to about one step every two seconds. …

im lookin to make a air feed for the scooby im gonna place the pod filter in the wing with a air feed from the induction vent on the bonnet and one from the vent next to the fog light any ideas or tips gona use flexi pipe for the mould not sure on how to merge the two feeds hanks

can someone tell me were to get some lower control arm bushes only found there there expensive though http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Nissan-300ZX-Z32-Front-Lower-Arm-Bush-Kit-SuperPro-Poly-/230936666505?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&fits=Model%3A300+ZX&hash=item35c4e5e189

Took out my z for a 4 hour drive and my oil temperature didn`t get above 28C Why ?

Saw a black convertible in my home village of Milford on the cliff top taking pics of his car. I think it must be the same one I saw before by lymington. Seems like someone might live close to me with a 300. Are you on the forum?

Hi guys im buying bits for my engine Got weisco pistons 88mm. Gt2560r turbos. Labree 5bolt down pipes. Just buying eagle rods, acl bearings etc. Gotta buy injectors... What I wanted to know is do I need an uprated intercooler, if I do get one will it make it laggy, More interested in has little lag has possible. Whats better front mount/side mount i have a brand new 99spec bumper and*don't wanna cut it up lol. Also had a greedy boost controller and got rid of it, I don't want one lol. Can I use boost jets similar to how u do it with stock turbos, cause think im right saying if I had 15psi on stock turbos with boost jets same boost on b…