General Discussions - 300ZX Related

Arrived for the weekend at the wife's uncle in Edinburgh and just around the corner is a red Z plate YSG, so who is it?

Ok, got a lock out bar fitted and i am now looking to remove the rest of the gubbins from the inner wing. Now could someone just verify which of the pipes need cut and joined? Here is a picture of my set-up: Seems slighty different from some iv seen. Cheers in advance

Anyone point me in the direction of where to pick up a clutch master - slave hose? Looking to do away with the bleed point on the inner wing. I can get it from zcentre, but no way am i paying almost £9 for delivery of a braided hose!!!!

My car ran fine and boosted fine no problems, it used to boost at 1.2 bar. the person i bought it off said it was 350bhp but had no proof but was about the same speed as an e46 m3. Since my battery died in the cold .this caused my turbo timer to reset meaning i had to put the time back up, my greddy boost controller is now set to 60 percent but i do not know what it was set to before the battery died. My car builds up boost pressure to about 0.5 bar then suddenly none and the car sounds flat and slow through the revs. If i let off before it drops out i get a nice woosh from the dumpys but if rev more i have zero noise.Also the car lets in alot of water on the passeng…

Have an odyssey dry cell battery on the Z. Great in summer, plenty of kick to start and even my monster electric fan didnt faze it and it stays on for ages when i leave the car in the hot weather. But, now its winter and the cars not getting used, it dies in 2 weeks. Thats to be expected. Just wondering if i need a specific charger/conditioner for this type of battery or just a normal one. Could just disconnect it but would rather leave it in the car on charge then the alarm etc is still active and the cars always ready to role if the mood takes me. Any advice welcome. cheers danny

Well, at least thats what id call them The bushes in the rear hubs that the HICAS steering rack connects to have perished and split, and im trying to find either an OE or after market replacement, but im struggling to find them on the usual parts websites. They look like the usual track rod end rubber boots, but jimmer has told me there are infact bushes (assuming that theyre built into the hub that the rod ends feed a shaft through, rather than a boot that attached to the rod end itself) I would post a pic to show what im on about, but the cars with Jimmer... Does any one understand what im whittering on about, if so, can you provide me a link of wher…

Spotted this on ebay - seems a bit excessive!! http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Nissan-Keyring-Real-Genuine-Carbon-Fibre-Z-180Sx-200Sx-240Z-300Zx-350Z-370Z-/370664208078?pt=UK_Car_Parts_Vehicles_Automobila_ET&hash=item564d4ef6ce m8 of mine said I ought to get something with a Z to put on mine, and the missus obviously oveheard and a couple days later this turns up in the post lol..... Of course it had to go on the keyring otherwise it would seem a bit ungrateful and actually I quite like it..... If you don't know what it actually is.... go ask yer dad lol :rockon:

Anyone tried it? Gear Stick / Ignition button http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Manual-Gear-Knob-Stick-Shift-Engine-Start-Button-Fits-Nissan-300-ZX-300ZX-/190780174966?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item2c6b627276 Rich

I think (can't quite recall) my previous Z was the same as this one I have a key fob that enables/disables the aftermarket(?) immobiliser but it does not trigger the central locking/unlocking However If I use the key in the drivers door that also unlocks the passenger side so central locking works in it's own way Is the Z supposed to have central locking working from the key fob? And if not how do I make it do so - as apart from the chance of scratching the paintwork, the key and/or locks on my car feel like they are getting tired and one of these days something is gonna break and having to open the doors with a key looks so naff these days :mad2: I o…

took it for a blast today, two things ive noticed, firstly pulling away from standstill it wont pull away on just the clutch you need a touch of accelerator around 1500rpm to prevent stuttering? would of thought that big old v lump should pull away on just the clutch. Also although at 70 if you drop to 4th and accelerate it wont spin up, if you properly downshift and give it a boot full there is some slip on the rears. also accelerating through 3rd at the top it will spin the rears. it was damp/wet out. im running 265/35/18r perreli pzeros is this normal? ive not had chance to drive it much since the manual conversion, and turbo refurb.

my targa leak is causing the carpet to get damp, and because of the weather snow etc etc ive not driven the car so its not warming up and dying out, tso its causing me real issues. ive done the usual and pulled up the front edge and pumped it full of selant, it didn't really stop it. its coming out the front piece of the targa. just a small drip but constant. the targa itself is saturated.

Hi guys, I have the na rear diff and subframe on my tt, I stripped it all down to clean/paint and the rear toe adjustment bolts broke. (ones with a cut down the bolt and washer that moves toe in and out) Was looking at adjustable rear toe arms if I buy these, would they come with bolts to replace stock or can I use a normal nut and bolt from my breaker from one of the other arms. Or does anyone know if the camber bolts are the same has the toe bolts cause have 2 camber bolts spare on the breaker this has no toe arm bolts has its tt. Thats if they come off without breaking lol. Any help appreciated.

Yep you can iff it passes through my workshop:yes: Machined on the lathe to fit inside the OEM hicas ring and a small adaptation to the self canceling disc. Oh and a sly glance of my S2 interior:cool3: Looking for a nice little piece of carbon fibre to insert the cruise buttons on top of the wheel then its done.

any rough idea of how much & what diameter vacuum hose you need to replace the vacuum hoses on a TT? most deletes are done so that must save a bit LOL!

So I'm in the process of putting in my order at czp,with the full gasket kit I'm having the cosmetic Headgasket when I asked if they recommend having a slight larger bore size to what I'm running they said this shouldn't be done so, I'm running 88mm pistons z1 say they tend to run a slightly larger bore size on the gasket,to quote Z1 We stock Cometic MLS Head Gaskets in a variety of bore sizes as an option below including 88mm, 89mm, & 90mm. We recommend using a size slightly larger (0.5-1.0mm) than the finished cylinder bore. For instance if using 88mm (1 mm or .040") OS pistons we use a 89 mm Cometic gasket. CZP said this shouldn't be done, Now I've never …

Hi Guys, was thinking of getting the above arms as it seems a lot easier for the alignment people to access the adjusting nuts compared to my adjustable upper camber ones which are a ******* to get to with a spanner. So I was looking at the ebay front lower camber arms but I am finding it hard to understand how the adjustment works. Obviously the lock nut/s are loosened but must the part that bolts to the chassis be removed and adjustment made and then refitted or can it be done in situ? Anyone using these and what do you think of them. Thanks

What type of paint did Nissan use on the 300zx. Paul

Well just been down to the paint shop to talk about getting the paint work sorted on the zed as its not the greatest job, thought it would be able to be matched and blended in but......no.......so its a full respray needed! Well not all bad news as going different colour (ish) and getting my other wheels re done at the same time so going to have a fresh coat of paint and fresh wheels ready for JAE, not gonna say what colour its going so don't ask or you will be dissapointed lol.! Yes scubanesh knows but will lose his man plumbs if he says lol. I'm no shrinking violet so you can be assured its going to turn heads hehe

Hi guys does anyone know the layout for JAE I know there will be a club stand, but with regards to camping will it be near the stand, or behind, or do we camp next to the cars or is the a separate camp area, only ask as I can't be the only one who is going to want to be near their car when bedding down?? Just wondering Cheers guys

these will fit a zed wont they? the gtst ones do the gtr ones don't correct? what im wondering is what would be the effect of them as the skyline is obviously weighted differently, so the damping rates wouldn't be optimal? im loking at getting some in a few months time hopefully, and the market for second hand is much healthier and cheaper. my bilstien shocks would also be going up for sale what should I price them at?

Wer down fern down way Sunday saw a nice red 300 going the opposite way

COME ON PEOPLE NEED SOME IDEA OF DATES AS THIS HAS TO BOOKED WELL IN ADVANCE Have had a reply from Powerstation regarding a rolling road day. They cannot do a Sunday but Saturdays are fine...the cost are as follows 15-35 cars £35.00 10-14 cars £40.00 5-9 cars £45.00 They have most of Feb and March Saturdays available, I reckon mid to late March [16th 23rd 30th] would be better as most members can un sorn there cars and attend this venue. Once we have an idea of numbers and suitible dates I will crack on and sort:cool3: So Lets get some idea of numbers! yewcheck Mattysilver Johnwidearse sircharles [only if 30-3-13] hell…

I seem to be running around in circles here....am i right in thinking 3 hole NA pipes will fit a TT with normal S1 elbow,s (without precats)..also are the auto and manwell pipes the same or not. put simply whats out there without going the divorced elbow route for a LWB auto:confused1:

after spending most of the weekend working on it, i booked my new zed to be MOt'd today, really didn't expect it to pass, and given the mechanics tried really hard to fail it, but it PASSSED got a few advisories, need some new tie bars at the front, and some new brake lines at some point. just need to tax it and can take it for a drive.:biggrin: cant wait. they have given it a nickname though, "leviathan" because its green covered in snow and it moved across our frozen car park with all the grace of a mating elephant.... apparently, i thought it looked great. :tt2:

as u know i'm rebuilding my engine and wanting to up the CC Now Bore Wall Thickness i have sized up my External Bore and its coming in at 98.2mm .. now if i re-bore my block to 90mm this will leave me with 4mm thick wall is this 2 thin ? as just wondering as every one makes pistons up to 90mm .. what u think