General Discussions - 300ZX Related

anyone any pointers on replacing the rear speakers without too much hassle links would be helpfull please

Who do people use in the east mids to bore out there blocks? And at what cost? Paul

Hi guys, as nobody bit on my post about a dual LC-1 install I'll take what info I can get ;) I need a 12V (5A max) x 2 power supply to power up when the ignition is switched on to drive the heating elements in two LC-1 wideband sensors. Where would be the easiest to tap this from? Can be in the engine bay or (I guess) the loom behind the dash. Any problems likely from connecting both sensors to the same supply? TIA for an advice.. H

I would like to say a massive thank you to Johnyboy for the great club spirit and sending me some parts he noticed that were missing from my car :) eagle eye :) I received them today and I`m really happy with them ;) THANKS MATE :flowers:

i have had my k sport big brake conversion fitted but the grooves on the discs are facing the way of the rotation of the wheel , i.e the groove ( which is an arc from the centre to the outside edge of the disc ) looking at the disc through the wheel go from centre and curve to the right , wouldnt this wear the pads more agressively or am i being paranoid ?? it was Mario who spoted it when he was up at mine for a weekend ....top top bloke by the way sorted my stereo and faulty central locking....cheers Paul :)....do i need to get my discs swapped around as all the wheels are the same ??:sad:

hi im new here just done 240 mls and pickup my 1st z well happy got 10 mls from home the engine light came on still ran fine got me home ok still got a big smile any one help what it can be ie ecu?ted

well got the dreaded fuel leaks back again this time my hose finishers (2) decided to let go huge leak so want to replace them and the braided hose can anybody tell me how much braided hose i need and the pressure it needs to be (and diameter please) , and somewhere i can buy decent annodised hose finishers not the cheapy ebay ones with crap jubilee clips

Has anyone rolled their arches? is it easy? is it worth it? do you know where to get the tool? Cheerz

My car wouldnt start today just the clicking of starter motor, it did this on the last occasion last week but started up now it doesnt. Could it be the battery draining due to lack of use although the battery does look small for the size of car? Any help thanks

My Z has deteriorated overnight. To follow on from my previous thread - basically from the start of this week she's been driving like sometimes she's on 5 cylinders. Once the engine warms up, she misfires a little and holds back a bit when I accelerate from low revs. She boosts ok, although now sometimes she'll judder a bit as the revs go above 4k. Don't appear to be symptoms of wet MAF as I've had that loads of times before (revs just cut under boost). Anyways yesterday afternoon on the way back from work she started to buzz loudly whenever I took my foot off the throttle. The sound seemed to be coming from behind the dash, but I confirmed this morning that it's fro…

Hi! This is my first post on the forum... I picked up (what I *think* was a bargain) 1992 UK 300ZX twin turbo a couple of weeks ago, from reading some threads I believe pics are 'the law' so will put some up :) She's got a few mods, Japanese front bumper, 99 spec rear lights and aftermarket spoiler, Apexi air filter, larger exhaust and EPROM +70 bhp chip. There's a few rusty bits and the red paintwork is terribly faded on a few panels, but already had a quick go with t-cut (or rather Turtle Wax's 'safe cut'!) and it's coming back nicely already - will put some more pics up when she's all sorted! First, some pics of her now... Secondly... some q…

Got 2 decent Turbos off my auto breaker, are these ok to fit onto my Manual? Any problems with the installation, as I am going to try this without removing the engine:whistling: Any Pluses or negatives? Dave

well i thought i was going to have my windscreen repaired tuesday, well polished to remove the wiper marks in the glass, but when the engineer turned up he also picked up loads of small stonechips in the glass, so reccomended i had a new screen fitted. so with that being done yesterday i can now actually see when the sun hits the screen, only one slight problem while fitting, the top trim sent out was different to the original not allowing it to clip in to the 2nd part on the bodt correctly so i had to have the 'universal trim' fitted instead, slightly wider than the stock one but looks ok on the car, but thank god for screen cover on the insurance the engineer told me re…

What the hell is this buzzing noise that's just started up this afternoon!??! Earlier this week she started to run like she drops a cylinder every now and then (misfiring, occasional puff of dark grey smoke, light judder under accelleration), and now on the way home, when my foot is off the throttle, this constant vibrator/electric shaver noise comes from the dash cluster!! No change to the way she drives (other than the misfiring that started a few days ago) albeit the 'LIGHTS' warning light was constantly on, which was new as well. Headlights, sidelights, high beam, brake lights, rear lights and dash lights all worked normally. I have reverse indiglo dials so …

Bird told me about his hatch struts from Z1 in the USA. I want some like yesterday :cool3: auto opening yes please have some of that right up my street. The stronger ones are $73.00, can live with that no problem but not the postage for just one item at another $70 :mad2: so anybody else where my order can be tagged on pleeeease :cool3: [YOUTUBE]2NN9eO6aI88[/YOUTUBE]

1st im thinking yokahoma advan ad008 they look the tits 2nd im thinking michelin pilot super sport thirdy pirelli p zero or hancock s1 evo 2 and lastly if im painting the car black should i go for satin or gloss black wheels . cheers

Will suspension struts from a TT fit onto a SWB? what`s the difference if they don't? Many thanks Daz

hey guys, ive spent everyday for a month fluffing about trying to make my z run right still got the same issue. The motor i got it with had suspected done head gaskets. misfired at idled spluttering etc. i had another motor around and dropped that in it suprise suprise same issue with the idle. (old motor is toast now) The symptoms were missing at idle and just general gutlessness. I have replaced... Motor and gearbox. ECU, TPS, PTU, AFM/MAF, All injector plugs, idle air control yellow plug changed. water pipe sensor and plug changed. Checked everything its all working does what it is supposed to for the most part. It will not idle unde…

Wat should be oil pressure on full temp when idling on z ?

Now my Gold Ultralites are not gold anymore its time to get the second set of 18"s I have refurbed. They are Fox RS according to the centre caps and are a proper staggered size( 8" + 9"). they fitted the 300Zx they came off without resorting to spacers. I quite like them but not 100% sure. anyway I thought I would do them in a similar style to the ultralites. IE .. Polished outer lip/dish and custom metallic anthracite centres... Ive started... so Ill finish...

i made these specially for you.:winkiss: Used them loading a car today also. wot u reckon??:cool2::cool2:

Keep meaning to ask this as I've seen it there loads of times. At the Kwik Fit that used to be, IIRC, Charlie's Tyres and just up the road from the pub that used to be called the Gurkha (Chef & Brewer, Red Lion or something now).

...has just been delivered :hyper: You may recognise it ;) Just popping off to the DVLA then i'll take some decent pics. The best part was ringing footman james to change the policy over and keep the blue car on there until it sells which they did for £38(!) so all in all fully comp on both cars for £340 a year on 5000 miles at 31 years old. Thanks Footman James! :D Back soon!

As the above mentions, Im looking at some point in January/Feb to have my Zed sprayed and kit fitted but was wondering how much roughly would this cost and is there anyone in the northwest who will do a good enough job? The kit is Scareb front bumper-Vented front wings and rear zenon wide arch and bumper kit with lower tailgate spoiler. The colour I am after is white. I know there will be add ons etc... but a rough base on each would help me. Many thanks

Bud i just saved a couple of pics of my car from your thread and like last year, the pic looks stretched, any ideas? I upload to here and they are fine, but when i view them in say windows gallery, they look stretched/squashed