General Discussions - 300ZX Related

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…

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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.

As some of you know i changed the 4 plugs not under the balance bar last week. Having now got the right o rings etc i plan to change those 2 tomorrow.. However Since i changed the other 4 and pried the balance bar up maybe an inch but not off i have developed a horrific rattle from that area on the drivers side.... Basically this rattle sounds like a metal on metal high speed rattle. It only does it under load, i.e not when you just rev it... also it does NOT do it when you change down and the revs peak or you hold the revs at any point. It literally only does it (and its really loud) when you push the throttle, gets progressively worse the m…

Im soo happy, took zed for its first MOT after all the dramas and it passed :-). So just a case of getting it taxed and woohooooooo.

Well i got home tonight and my car is scratched to buggery. The oil man for the heating has run his pipe across the bumper, bonnet, wing and wingmirror :( Plus im doing the widearch looks like its time for a respray last one only lasted a year :pinch: So does anyone know where i can buy good quality black car paint online?? I want the blackest black possible. I didnt like mine anyway it has a brownish tint to it in the sun. anyone know what the blackest is without laqure needed??

To changing the rear inner rack end on the hicas? Mine just seems to turn and does not come out at all

After a 2+year make over, the zed is nearing completion! I've had an engine stripped and rebuilt, replacing and uprgrading every little bit. The engine is finally finished and has been run - all looks good. Should be good for 500bhp In the meantime, the zed is at the bodyshop. Its been stripped right back to the metal, rot removed and new panels installed. They have just sent a pic with the engine bay now painted in its nice new top secret colour. :drool: And whilst this is all going on, my entire interior is away for a custom make over. All going to plan,the zed should hit the road by June. Sorry, i know i'll be asked for pics but i'm gonna w…

Well I've done some searching and can't find anything that really helps with my current situation All of the rear arms are now off the SWB and the HICAS arm has successfully been seperated from the rear ball joint. The intention was to heat and beat the ball joint/bush out whilst it was on the car, however that is looking very unlikely. So I decided to remove the hub. I bought the 36mm socket that was required but typically it's not possible to undo this whilst the arms are removed, as the hub just turns on the driveshaft So option three is to remove the dive shaft from the diff and heat and beat the ball joint out in a vice...…

Because id love this lol http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Datsun-260z-Classic-arches-leather-seats-17-rotas-MORE-/270914855521?_trksid=p4340.m1374&_trkparms=algo%3DPI.WATCH%26its%3DC%252BS%26itu%3DUCC%26otn%3D5%26ps%3D63%26clkid%3D6510676367666050738#ht_774wt_1396 Dunno what it is, but im loving the 240 and 260 more and more each time i see one thats been done nicely

Ok so its taken me 3 nights trying to get the diff in place using poly mounts. What is the correct way in fitting the diff? I've been locating the rear threads in to the 2 cups first then trying to bolt the 4 bolts and bracket to the front of the diff. But when I try to align the bolt holes up they are about 5mm out. What am I doing wrong? Pic below Thanks Dan.

Looking into roof spoilers for the z32 only found 1 the z centre sell it a zeemax 1 it says 2x2 do you guys think it will fit a swb tail gate cant see it being diffrent at the top near the roof .Any one have one of these roof spoilers fitted thanks taff.

anybody got the above showing wire colours to colours please

I didn't actually see it myself, but I was told that someone came and picked up some hifi from the shop where I work (Creative Audio) on Saturday in a Red convertable Zed!

:scared:i recently Replace o rings under balance bar and re connected all the hoses and when i started the engine all was good until a small amount of smoke came trickling up the back centre of engine with a hint of a oily smell just wondered if any one would know what this was and could point me in the right direction as to fix it.

to do the runners up each side of the windscreen, has anyone got away with just painting them, rather than doing it with plastidip etc? just wondering before i buy the stuff

Is that wierd?

The zed should be going in for the MOT tommorow. Im not expecting a pass but hopefully there shouldnt be too much for it to fail on Very nervous as its taken me over 4yrs to get it ready to be used again and im hoping that 99% of it is all fine. would be a huge bonus if i just receive a few advisories. So fingers crossed. What are the exhaust fumes test allowances for a tt uk zx? As mine is probably a little high as its not been run in yet.

Hi as above does anyone know the weight of an OEM 2+2 hatch is. Thanks Dan

as above. I have had the dreaded notice through. Normally in the past I have just held my hands up and thought yep thats fair enough no point arguing but this time I knew the van was there. The sneaky buggers- hide the otherside of a bridge which has two lanes into one into a 30..which also no longer runs past a school as it used to as the brdige was moved several years ago.... I digress. I know I was watching the speed long beofre I came over the bridge and the car in front was going slowly enough as well and oncoming traffic was warning everyone on my side. So this time I am sowmehat adamant i was not dong 41 in a 30! I fear it may just be easier to go fair enoug…

I really want one of these: - http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Sport-Car-Graphic-DATSUN-380ZX-AUDI-GT-COUPE-BMW-533i-/130648527627?pt=Vintage_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&hash=item1e6b42530b I think the Datsun 380ZX must be as rare as rocking horse s***, can someone point me in the right direction to purchase one please.......lol

------NOW RECOVERED------- see post 16 for more details -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hello all. My zed was stolen on saturday evening from Sheffield. I thought I would post this in the hope that some of those more active in the zed community than me may come across something. It is a entirely stock 'L' reg'93 import NA LWB in silver. There are a few subtle things that would allow me to identify the car as a whole. However, as I imagine the car is now, or will be very soon, in pieces it may be more difficult to identify. perhaps it is a long shot but i just ask that if anyone is offered any suspect…