General Discussions - 300ZX Related

Just had some old wheels I got cheap refurbed and now they only thing letting them down is the centre caps. Where on earth can I find replacement ones? The internet is so far letting me down! I've gone for the "ostentatious" look. Not to everyone's taste I know, but I like them. Shot at 2012-07-31

Hi, Ok, getting blue smoke out of ONE SIDE (only so far) of the exhaust (tt). I know its not a good sign and looking at diagnosing the problem. It’s ok on start up but after a minute or so it starts to smoke, just a bit and then stops, if I rev it a bit (obviously not a lot) it’s quite evident there is blue smoke coming out. When driving it only comes out sometimes, just a slow amble and seems ok but only need to put my foot down a little and puffs of smoke some out. If I put my foot down there doesn’t seem to be much or any but then again when driving normally it comes back. I only recently changed the PCV’s (9 months back) so I don’t think its them.…

Is this a 99 spec spoiler or is this oem ? http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1987-NISSAN-300-ZX-2-2-BLUE-/271022223610?pt=Automobiles_UK&hash=item3f1a2ef0fa

. . . that I finally get to go and collect my baby from the garage and bring her home :)

Hey Guys, What do you guys think of this zed, i know its not perfect but it would be a little bit of a project anyways. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1998-NISSAN-300-ZX-TURBO-BLACK-/251115176065?pt=Automobiles_UK&hash=item3a77a18081#ht_500wt_1413 Cheers!

Has anyone ever tried to remove the rear reflector from the back lights? If so how do you do it?

I need to bite the bullet and replace the majority of my engine bay connectors - they either have the dreaded corroded green pins or broken plastic outter housings / shells. Any advice on where to buy either the connetors or (preferably) the complete loom? thanks ! M

Hi guys, my misses thinks I'm mental and the neighbours are starting to look at me funny lol. I can't leave my car alone, came home from work and decided to take it to pieces, I had a uk car couple years bk Had it resprayed artic white but along the seals started to get couple of rusty parts back, I bought a jap spec shell which from underneath looked like new not a bit of rust, so I reshelled my uk car, painted the shell and put everything on it engine, interior, doors panels etc. A mission and only had around a week to do it that was painting it too. I had a workshop and was closing down. Anyhow today came home and gone mad trying to …

Just wanted to put a quick thread regarding Jimmer ( aka PowerZed) Jimmer has a fantastic reputation as some of you may know, especially when it comes to his engine rebuilds. As my other thread kind of documented, his approach to his engine build is clinical and of that of a master surgeon. I was very specific with what sort of performance level i wanted the engine to be able to provide and how i wanted it to deliver that performance. Together, we worked through a wish list for parts and went through the pros and cons of those parts. I was a fairly extensive consulation process. He also proved to be very accommodating during, keeping me up to date with general p…

Well as in previous post im new to the forum and new to the 300zx, well sort of, i have had a slicktop a SWB manual and one like the above however they were what I sold on. I am now in receipt of this one which I paid £500 for with 12months MOT and want to keep to transform into a wide body model in white by this time next year. I have only had her for 2 week and had the car checked out at the garage who said they did a thorough inspection and would have passed it for an MOT which I was pleased, a few advisories though. Any help would be grateful especially what to look for mechanically wise as i only know the basics. John

frikin na is still overheating anybody got any ideas,before I chop it in cheers

This is what my brothers zed ended up looking like towards the beginning of the year. Every panel bar the drivers door was damaged, these are just the photo's of the worst bits. I'm not going to say how it happened for now, will see if any of you can guess.

.....in the last couple of months or so I've done quite a bit of milage in my Zed and I havent seen a SINGLE other 300ZX ANYWHERE !!! I'm assuming that they have really become sunny Sunday toys.......but even then I never see one being driven. There are three others near me that seem to be glued to their driveways ! Sad :-(

Just stumbled upon this tonight. Not sure if it's been posted before, but it's the first time i've seen it. Could come in handy if you are looking to identify parts. http://www.z32photoguide.com/

Hi, Last week I went to see the same garage that I'm hoping will be carrying out a full respray on the Z before too long about completing the swap from auto to manual. They haven't done one of these before (surprise) but as I'm hoping to hand over some of the more time consuming jobs to them, I think it's a good idea they get familiar with it. So I've emailed the how to document to them, I have a donor vehicle. How long will it take the average garage to complete the task? (Just trying to give them as much info as I can). Cheers

Can't find airbag control module please help airbag light always flashing ,been to two Nissan dealers they said it will not talk to diagnostic ,want to change or get reset

can you read my post and give me some insight to my problem please http://www.300zx.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?162728-urgent-help/page2&highlight= thanks

Spent today sorting out a friends zed. It had a hard knocking sound on the front end so we stripped it down and found this. Where the torsion bar bolts to has cracked all the way around and the black part you see with the two holes in it has been completely cut out by the crack! The other side was on its way also so replaced with a good set painted of cause :) Stripped the whole suspsion down both sides to check for any other damage. Then put back together time for a beer!

Series 2 velour seats for lwb both electric fronts, un marked, completely faultless.....? Wondering wether to sell or just pop them in the loft :) I'd be happy to fit them if that helps the price too! A drive in drive out service :D Cheers Wayne :)

Looking to do a service on the zed and want to check what parts I need before I buy them. It's an na, standard engine. Spark plugs NGK pfr6b 11? Standard oil filter? K&N air filter? Can anyone recommend the best oil to use?

I got funny looks when asking for the price of a 99 spec front bumper...? Odd!

Ok folks, I have my 300zx up for sale at the minute. Now have had the usual time wasters etc ( not on here ) but other than that not much else. Now am i asking to much for it or is the market just not there at the moment? any advise gratefully recieved. Only selling as we are buying a new house and need to free up some funds. Below is a link to my for sale thread: http://www.300zx.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?162114-92-300zx-TT-with-48k Cheers in advance

Im wondering, if after My Z is back to perfect, including respray etc.... and running 100% with no issues, what would it be worth? its done 82,000KM. which is about 51,000 miles (guesstimate) one owner from new prior to me, with all original service books, and a totally original example, bar the stainless exhaust system. I dont want to ruin a perfect example of an OEM JDM car. But I also want more power. hmmmm.... So was hinking if I sold it to someone who would appreciate it for what it is, once its all sorted, how much could I expect? I would like to use the funds from it, plus extra, to get a good condition Z, with mechanical issues, and invest in a comp…

Ok this may be a bit controversial but here goes, tech questions and answers have always and will be a main feature of this and forums alike, it why when present and new members are stuck actually come here to get help. But in the 10 years I have been here I have witnessed many coming and goings of the main players (posters) who answer these, myself included. However over the past decade the accuracy of many of the answers has lessened which is bizzare in as far as they should have become more accurate? Looking daily at the numerous similar enquiries from members it has become clear too many answers are coming from members who read an incorrect answer before …