General Discussions - 300ZX Related

Thought i wud start a project thread to be honest iv been a little daunted by a few mechanical jobs needing doing so i put it on ebay out of haste !! but decided today am gona crack on and do it :) heres a few wen she arrived Abit of buffing Black roof bars and trims painted

Well its official Datsun is coming back but maybe not to the UK just yet http://www.showerks.com/site/2012/03/21/datsun-coming/

May need some bits can we can share cost on postage and customs:thumbup:

Just had a call from houghtons to say that the normal underwriter will no longer cover my n/a, they approach footman james but they wont cover it however, they have another underwrite who will cover me for £1200! Spoke to footman james direct they say because the car is only 17 years old it cant be insured as a classic.....HELP Thanks Steve

wonding if someone can help.... i should be getting zx-tts turbos, which are better then my current ones, now my zeds running a zedworld chip, boost jets @ around 12psi, now i know from the dyno day it ran very slightly lean, now surely bigger turbos means more air so it will run more lean...im not after power really, my questions are: can the map compensate fro the greater air flow? can the std injectors flow enough fuel? and can i run a mapped ecu without the jets? (lower the boost) or will it then run rich? ill be taking it to surrey rolling road at some point after its all fixed up, just trying to get an idea first thank…

***FIRST of all excuse any spelling in this text have a condition that i dont wanna get slated on :(***** Hallo all, My manes mojo, im new to this forum and realllllyyy want to buy an n/a 300zx 1991+ But before i do decide to get one i have some awesome news and some really turdish news :( Good news - i seen a 300zx n/a 1992 for 1500 pounds (i thinks thats preety good) Full history with everything this car has done i got insurance quotes for a first time car driver (im 25) under classic insurance with unlimited milage and the best quote i got was 1100 pounds for the year WTFF AWESOME i also been included in the sale (hopefully) 19" alloy…

clutch alignment tool, been looking for 1 and can only seem to find them for sale in the USA any suppliers in the UK that any1 knows ... cheers

been looking at these spacers they are not the full hub centric ones rather ones with a bore size and longer studs which is obvioulsy better than the simple slid eon type but not full on hibcentric. i prefer this idea for the pure reason that the actual bolts that are holding your wheels to the hub are easily inpected. no removing the wheel to check. my only reservation is the strength of the stud itself supplied with this kit. opinions please guys? should i use a differmt set of studs? the 15mm on these is a perfect size for me. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Hubcentric-Wheel-Spacer-Kit-16mm-Nissan-200SX-240SX-S14-S15-5-x-114-PCD-66-1mm-/280838623315?pt=UK_Cars_Parts_…

Hi there all, Right then, I've put a UK cluster into my JDM and the speedo and odometer aren't working. The cluster came from my old UK car and were working fine, its only since connecting up into the Jap car it don't. I've tried the following and now have no idea where to go with it now. 1. Dry solder on the PCB. - There seemed a bit of crap solder there so I re-soldered it. 2. All the screws are in the back 3. Re-glued the EL dials and the needles aren't catching. There seems to be a weird green/yellow wire doing its own thing, pics below. Any help please guys, cheers.

I've bunged some 1mm mig tips in today, till I get some extra pennies for en EBC, engine is recently rebuilt, perfect health, timing spot on, throttle balance etc. all hunky dory, no boost leaks (well, not since I last tested), runs sweet as a nut, but, after putting the jets in, feels a little bit quicker, not a right lot tho, ticks over a little slower, and my boost gauge reads exactly the same (9/9.5psi), jets installed correctly etc... Any ideas? Cheers, Tudor...

Not the kind of video i would really like to post up. but seems if the fuel lines were at fault. Poor zed

i bought a uk 300zx tt auto last year. the car had been standing since 2008. As is obvious from the pictures it had been used in the scumball rally. The car only had 1st and 2nd gear as the autobox wouldn't select 3rd or 4th. i immediately replaced the box and the car has sat untouched until last week [/img] [/img] so in the last 7 days i have removed all stickers, machine polished and removed the front bumper and replaced with stock, also a new set of wheels, looking better already. As you can see i still need aa light cluster, steering wheel and something sorting the rear spoiler out. and obv needs the front end painting [/img] [/img] [/img] [/img…

Aup M8 can you give me a call Plz 07794015646 Mark

Trying to get some dump/blow off valves. My first Zed had a set of HKS valves which sounded awesome. I'm looking at getting some baileys Dv 26 or possibly dv36, but not sure how they sound on a Zed? Had them on others turbo'd cars and sometimes they sounded sometimes, sometimes bad. Anyone running baileys valvesand can offer some input?

Just got a set of GTR Brembos as my old discs were warped and thought id go the whole hog. Please can some one tell me which braided hoses to buy as id like to do the full kit. Should i be buying 300 or GTR 33 hoses? Recommended brands please? Thanks

Hey mate if your still interested in the bumper drop me a mail craigbloomfield at hotmail dot co dot uk ill meet in the middle at £425 if your interested. all the best Craig

evening all, Well finally decided to start work on the zed after 12 months of owning. When i purchased it was covered in stickers and had been standing for over 3 years, ive since replaced the gearbox and removed the stickers. at some point it has had a full respray but it hasnt been the best of jobs. there is orange peel in quite a few places. can i just wet and dry and polish or is a respray needed. also the rear spoiler has rotted above the light clusters and there is rust under the spoiler, is this likely to be the tailgate or is there a metal channel running through the spoiler? also in desperate need of an o/s rear light cluster

Hi guys borrowed a friends consult got these readings, how do they look to the experts cmfs/rpm 712rpm mas air/fl 1.28v thrtl pos 0.46v iacv-aac/v 24% coolant temp 81 celcius m/e f/c mnt= lean battery 14.00v vhcl speed 0 mph o2 sensor - 0.22v a/f alpha 99% ign timing 15btdc inj pulse 2.47 msec inj duty 1.67% any help appreciated thank you.

Recently a zed was presented to us on a trailor by the tired owner, a long project spanning over over 3 years and although the body work was now mostly complete in his eyes the mechanics needed a special touch and hence we were tasked with the job. The very worn suspension was changed wholesale and the rear tailgate was replaced with a same colour one ( lucky) we had in stock as the owner had made a bad choice of using a crow bar to open the boot when he locked himself out!!! So on to the engine, a water leak was mentioned by the puzzled owner who said it suddenly developed the leak after not been used for over 1 year, it was quickly established to be quite emp…

Hi all, I just noticed that one of my oil lines coming out of the oil tree is about 25mm (inch) away from the smaller pipe of my split down pipe that i believe is the waste gate side. Will this braided hose be ok do you think? Thanks Dan

I need some help here people...... My 300 is very hard to find 2nd gear, and crunches when coming out from 3rd. No crunch going into any gear. Also, when in 4th only, the gear stick feels and sounds like it is being hit by something, a very random knocking noise, every now and then, but only in 4th. I can only assume the clutch is foobarred, or would it be symtoms of a dry box (no oil) or worse case, a shagged box (hope not). Any advise, as always most welcomed. Cheerz, Alz. Manual TT jap with Z1 premium shortshifter, standard (old) clutch and standard box, btw.

Just an observation,perfectly good zeds are being broke for spares, cars of quite low value are simply worth more broken than complete.Point in case mate cant sell his M reg good condition,good engine,long mot etc etc cant get 900 for it. he is seriously thinking of breaking it .What a waste of a good car.

car wont tick over properly and the belt squeaks then all of a sudden belt stops sqeaking and revs pick up can i remove aircon pump and does any1 know what size belt i would need to use with aircon gone

As per title ..... Whats the score with a koyo type rad and a stock TT cowl??? 1. it doesnt fit. 2. It fits fine 3. You need to mod it. 4 A Fiat Punto one fits.... etc etc Help, advice, facts, pictures... offers of help......:balloon: i need to get something organized on Bobs car while its at my place. Its downright dangerous as it is and more importantly not at all efficient:blink:

hello everyone. i want to try and modify and build a one off front bumper. so my question is, has anyone got a standard front bumper that they don't want? a damaged one will be fine. thing is i don't have alot of wedge to spare. if anyone can help then i would be very grateful!