General Discussions - 300ZX Related

Well today i thought i would pop into work to start work on my rear arches. So first i had to pop into town to get some petrol. So as i came to a roundabout (little on no island) there was a bloke in a corsa wanting to come the other way. so i set off and i noticed a transit tipper comming down the hill and the guy was looking at the Zed. so much his head was following me around then oooooppppsss he went into the back of the corsa:scared: Everyone was ok and there was little damage. he was doing under 10mph, so my zed caused a crash:whistling: Anyway got to the petrol station put £45 in and i got 3/4 of a tank from empty, normally about £75/£80. B…

I want my interior light to come on when I unlock it so I can find it in the dark. It seems it's a novelty that's taken for granted by most people with modern cars. I wanna bring my Zed up to date with a few little trick bits like that. Does anyone know of some kind of aftermarket kit that will do that? Or maybe even one to bring the sidelights on...

Yay! looking forward to this drive home! 30 miles through the welsh countryside, including the nant y garth pass :-) shes dirty i know lol

right here goes just today iv had an ofer that kinda to good to be true a m8 of a m8 binnd his skyline iv got first dibs on a rb26 has anyone here put this engine in a z32 or know anyone that has any pitfalls or things to watch outfor im not gona disclose the price for the offer but..its pennies really for a bog standard rb26dett thanks

OK mates i need some help, i recentley had an accident with my z32 (Yes i know i said sorry to her, and shes nearly fixed...lol), i have these rare Autostrada modena 17" alloys The rim and barrel is damaged, so i want to take out the middle face hub part and bolt to a new barrel. Does any one know what barrel or alloy i can get which has the same amount of bolts (which i think is 40) so i can disassemble and rebuild. if not any one got just ONE they wanna sell lol ....there so dammme rare thanks zzz

Well I finally got round to getting my spare set of front calipers rebuilt and all back together. I striped them down monday and sent them off to be shot blasted and powder coated. I bought 8 new pistons from godspeed and a new seal kit from fleabay (biggred) and done as follows. Insert new seal in the chamber Then I put the new piston seals onto the new pistons Then insert the piston into the cailper chamber Then put the C clip round the the rubber seal of coarse you need to this 4 times then remeber to put the rubber seal that go between the two halfs of the caliper before you bolt them together …

Tried to do a compression test on the engine before it comes out but don't think there is enough life in the battery as result were all over the place 50-125psi and the turnover speed wasn't great. I only wanted to have a quick check to decide whether or not to change the head gaskets while the engine is out. Do I spend time messing about charging the battery or shall I just do the gaskets to be safe?

Anybody seen this before? :) http://z32.wikispaces.com/Production

Hi All, I've search the site and look through FAQs and model history etc but can't see anything about LWB and SWB models, however when looking at the cars for sales I notice that some people list their car as LWB and some as SWB. Whats the deal? whats the different in length? When was each made? Which is regarded as best in terms of handling? Anything else you think I should know!? Thanks in advance. Matt

I need some new intercooler mounting rubbers. Just about to order some..... http://www.z1motorsports.com/product_info.php?products_id=3143 Does anybody know how many there are in total?

very nice looking back zed sitting on a driveway in westmorland rd, langley,maidstone can be seen on street view on google maps under postcode of ME17 3NF

Last week a recovery truck tipped up early evening at the workshop with a broken zed on the back and an owner 150 miles from home, a recent soft spongy feel had been replaced with a sudden loss of clutch and no way of engaging gears with the engine running, a quick look at the clutch fluid, master cylinder and slave cylinder looked all good. However by removing the actuator fork rubber boot where it enters the gearbox revealed the problem a broken pivot bolt, not unheard of but not that common to be fair. Nothing for it but to remove the gearbox, a clearer view of bellhousing and the operating fork pivot bolt. The clutch plate and cover were n…

From doing a search I believe it is located in the drivers foot-well. Is it easily accessible? Thanks chaps.

right the next big money spendis a clutch what the best clutch for an na with full exhuast.induction.chip and lightd u/drive pully sumthing that can withstand clutch dumping and hard reving was thinking ov the f1 clutch n flywheel kit but dunno whats best thanks

How easy it is to get caught out by an everyday zed job that should be a run of the mill cambelt swap , this one was hindered by a rather stubbord lower pulley, this is nothing new and did not phase me, but after 15 minutes with my trusty puller I was thinking something was definately going on. Normally when removing the crank pulley once the centre bolt has been slackend off the puller is attached and a few moment later its off, but not this time, best part of two hours! but this was the only way to go as once I had identified the potential disaster of rushing I went for the slow gradual route of loading the pulley pressure to almost breaking point and waiting 10 m…

hi is changing the fuel filter a straightforeward job or are there any perculiarities to watch out for

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Hi mate. I've sent you a pm re that pipe. Can you let me know ASAP if you have it as I need it sorting asap. Ta

only one more day lying upder the car then im finished with that part things iv done this week cleaned up chassis legs and treated and hamerited cleaned up most of the underside floor plan(no rust what so ever which was a surprise) changed the manifolds to the japspeed ones changed oil n plugs refurbed the started split headlighs cleaned lenses and sprayed the insertes white sprayed the throttle cover. things still do do.. plenum pull and spray black with the throttle bodies n balance bar going white fit braided fuel hoses and strut brace give the engine bay a good degrease n clean tax and a good clean n polish and im done yea

well, order this Tuesday night, got sent out Wednesday morning, and arrived today. was a bit dubious about it working, as my older hid ballasts havent got any lables on other than the make, so had a bit of a guess at what wattage they were. so this morning the new one arrived. slim it said in the advert for it, and slim it certainly is, to the point its virtually non exsitant lol anyway, plugged it in, and switched them on, works perfectly :D now just need to replace the driver side so i have a matching pair. does look nice though and ultra slim so much easier to place where you want it using the exsiting wires i had from the old unit. anyway size comparis…

EastRun Rally Trip 2012 Hello motorsport lovers !!! This is not just a trip - its competition, passion for vehicles, efforts, that is road rally! This is 800 miles trip from East London to West wales and back again to London. You will enjoy own vehicles, amazing roads, views and good time with friends. From the place we start to drive and the first place we stop is East Wales that’s 170 miles race distance! These 170 miles is friendly race between eastrunner. The first, second and third cars which will cross the finish line will be nominated. At the stop line there will be hotel where we stay for night until next morning. 9.00 o’clock in morning we wil…

ok just rebuilding my car back up and fitted some new Down and Front pipes .. i have what to be a bracket missing ? my original exhaust didnt have this before does anyone have one spare ?

As title what would be the pro's and con's of this setup?

I was in a little diesel shopping car for about 6-8 months. No-one paid me any attention. Now I'm back in the 300 people seem more likely to get out for some roadside remonstration. Co-incidence? Also, the police took no interest in the little motor but when I pass them or they pass me in the 300, they always try and look in.