General Discussions - 300ZX Related

has anyone bought from Z1 recently, and can remember roughly what import duty is? iirc it was about 20% last time i bought from them, im going to be ordering a load of bits in the next couple of weeks so just trying to price it all up.

it's being a bit funny and only coming On every now and then. Not really found a good description of what this warning is for or what to check (think its for abs?) can some kind person point me in the general direction of what to look at please :)

Dont know if am about to say something completly thick here! but i need to let my insurance company know my starting milage , i have got converted clocks on mine by the looks of it ie. So does my mileage read in kms ?? and do i need to just tell the insurers that its kms ?? my limit.per year is 3k , how many kms is this ??

Times from yesterdays drag challenge and Santa Pod and congrats go to two guys setting personal bests and to John for becoming the first non v8 engined 240 to break into the 11s John Palmer...... 11.9287 (Personal best)..at 119.80 mph.improves to 7th in Z club hall of fame Darren Stiles......12.3xxx.......................... at 120.xxx mph. Paul Hopkinson..13.1719 (Personal best).at 108.05 mph.improves to 21st in Z club hall of fame Rob Smith...........14.2806..........................at 107.56 mph. Nick Tandy...........15.5219..........................at91.04 mph Overall Hall of fame and top ten times in each class attached So come on guys come …

Hi there, my new zed has got a 3 " exhaust system, from d-pipe to tips - b&b. Its very very loud outside, and inside its horrible - deep - hurts in the ears. Has anyone the zcentre catback? Is it ok inside the car? Thanks, Pat

What you think to Carbon front lip and carbon side lips? anyone make these for the 300zx ? if not, Car.Mad, do you know how to work wih Carbon? if not do you want me to come show you, and have the first set at cost price for the pleasure of doing so? I dont have moulds here for any skirts and lips, so you have the hardest part of the job done already...... Or if you want to make a weekend of it, we could design a whole new side lip for the Z, that is universal to fit under other skirts..... Here are some Carbon Lip pics on the R35 GT-R:

ive just orderd the sun for the 12th lets hope it turns up on time

Hi all, Not so long ago i had my rear glass replaced in the boot hatch with all new mouldings..But since then ive fitted a carbon boot hatch that i want to swap the glass over too. Is it possible to remove the glass and re-use the main moulding that runs around the glass? I know the L pieces and top moulding can be used again but im getting mixed answers about the long main strip. Has anyone had the rear glass replaced by a company (ie) Auto glass? If so did they replace the moulding? or has anyone re-used it before? Thanks Dan

My Z came off the road last September after the engine was knocking its tats off, I decided enough was enough and my spare TT engine was fitted over the next few months. The car has done 0 miles since then and was SORN over the winter months. Friday just gone and the Z sailed through the MOT, taxed yesterday.. ready to go! I had a football game tonight so thought I'd take the Z... the missus thought I wanted to show off I insisted it just gets me from A to B (in a Bruce Nolan voice!) I forgot how many people stare at it as you drive past, heads turning, people pointing etc... thought I'd try out my number plate hider when I parked my car up and the car got plenty of …

Tried to have a drive today but i seem to now have a massive over fueling problem.. Its bogging down and not reving cleanly it also has lots of black smoke. And it stalls could it be the temp sensor or the o2 sensors the car is decatted but it does have sensors still. I'm loosing the will to live.... maybe i should have got an N/A :no:

Well today I set the wheels in motion to getting my zed back. Popped through to see sandy and collected a new bonnet and a wing, top guy. While there he kindly offered me the front shell of a breaker to help with the rebuild. Next stage is to get the front bumper from jaikai hopefully sometime this week and get it up to the body shop to get it straight again

I have started a separate thread for Bob's day at the Cadwell Park Time attack Round. Jaffa has already posted up his experience on his own thread. In contrast Bob n me had a pretty successful day all round. IMO In the first morning warm up he did a 1.55s lap . This improved to a finals best lap time of 1.45s in 2011 that would have won the club class RWD category. Not this time tho .... as many seasoned competitors had clearly upped their game (and power) over the winter, and the best RWD club driver posted a 1.40.5s lap!!!! the overall pro class winner posted a 1.27s lap in his Evo. (Gareth Lloyd) So... We went. We did warm up seesions.:thumbup1: …

So who here just spent 185 smackeroos on a polished plenum ? I've been trying to sell mine for just 100! Life makes no sense .

Checked the old girl over under the bonnet and gave it a bit of a tidy up under there ready for a week in yorkshire starting tomorrow and all good to go now :) And a shot of my new brembos

Have been slowly sorting the engine bay over the last few weeks. Loads of chrome and polished bits and painted the cam belt and throttle covers. Powdercoated rocker covers and plenum still to fit. Enjoy

im going to compile a list of things to check on a monthly basis, to help maintain our zeds, then create a sticky to help folks out. Apart from the usual checks we do, water, oil and brakes etc. there are bits that get neglected and over time can cause issues if not looked after. what i want is ideas from members of what to check in addition to normal checks. and a guide of how often to check to give you an idea, some of the top of my head. Item / location issue cause remedy Targa drain tub…

Looked at z1 Motorsport and the shipping to Spain is abusive! anyone knows where I could purchase them in the UK? useful link please??

I am still having idle issue. If I unplug the MAS it idles at 1500 and when I adjust the AAS in (clockwise) it can be dropped to at least 1100 probably lower and idles fine. If I'm in the car with MAS on it will not idle at all and if I hold throttle will not hold smooth till over 1500 if I can get it there. It sound like a miss with the MAS on. With it disconnected its a smooth idle. I measured the voltage of terminal B and it only shows up as .51 and I believe it should be .8v. As I'm unable to easily start the car anymore i checked voltage on crank and it maxes on .99v Anyone near Basingstoke with a spare to test? Or a spare forsale. Thanks

I have got so many bits to do to the zed at the moment, New lower suspension, HiCAS lockout and new arms Rocker covers Boot build Interior swap Proper polish and detail following my silly use of the tailgate as a shelf! I did have this list weeks ago but following a weekend about a month or 2 ago where I stuck near on £100 in the car and she was empty by Tuesday morning she went back in the garage and hasn't moved since. I was genuinely losing my enthusiasm, looking at smaller cheaper toys on ebay and pistonheads to replace her..... HOWEVER, I just pulled her out the garage for a quick clean and a quick once over with the polisher to remov…

You know how you wish you'd never started a job on the Zed, happens all the time eh? Well I have been trying to get the 2 top stud bolts out to the drivers side turbo for bl%0dy ages now. read countless threads. I can't really heat it up as there's feck all room down there and I've disoconnected so many bits and bobs to get better access she ain't going run without me spending a few hours putting vac hoses etc back together, not to mention hte pas side O2 sensor and d/pipe. :gun_bandana: For those who have done it what tool did you use I bought most of the tools in the attached photo. Getting a offset ring on is no problem, turning it in the imited space howeve…

i've decided to get a selin maf translator, (don't want to hear "no need" or "why" ) just want to know where to buy one? or what other options there are? basically bee planning the cry02 system this morning and im going to need to dual intakes to run it correctly, im going to run a the system as fuel rail > intakes 1> intake 2> intercooler ( the intakes can be run in series) other wise i've got to run the a single cryo intake after the maf before the t pipe, and i've no room down there already due to a massive fmic.

Hi, Quick question for you all, When taking my zed to the MOT station i noticed in my rear view mirror that it was putting some blue smoke out the passenger side exhaust under load. Now this only happens when i give it some beans, So is it the turbo on its way out or something more sinister? Cheers in advance

Decided to tackle the dreaded targa drain pipe leak in the drivers side foot well. Managed to get the majority of the connectors etc out of the way and then hit a big problem. How do I detach the piggyback connectors that are attached to the fuse box? Do they slide forward or back wards? the last thing I want to do is break anything!! Also, will I need any special tools? Thanks in advance, lets hope the weather holds as I am stuck on the drive.

Does anyone know how much these cost to buy(original nissan 300zx z32 workshop manual)

Hey everyone, trying to come up with some interesting ideas. Just want to see what has already been done though. So pleas post up pics of your center console / stereo surround bezel and headunit setups. Do you have a neat single din, a fold out single din? a customised fascia for double din, genuine double din fascia setup? single din head unit and single din audio processor? Gustom gauges, all pics modded or not appreciated. Would like to see whats already out there! I would love a double din, with touchscreen and digi gauges like on the R35 GTR, if not, maybe a single din nav fixed nav (not fold out type) with a single din gauge pod setup, for 3 gauges…