General Discussions - 300ZX Related

I knew this wasn't going to be a straight forward out and in job...# The DW HICAS kit was previously fitted to the LWB, and the bushes are still fitted am I likely to be able to get these out intact or do I need to replace them, they haven't been used just fitted also the OEM bushes on the shortie' need to come out but they're still on the car and I dont really want to be removing hubs/knuckles etc, so what's the best way to get them out? I've searched and found loads of tips on how to drill them out, burn them out etc but want to use the simplest and least '****upable' method

i just bought an '88 z31 turbo today. on the way home it was fine from glasgow to dundee on the m'way then going through dundee the temp guage went up to the three quarter warning mark and it started blowing cold air through the vents. then back o the dualler it went back to normal but the oil temp. guage went up a notch. then i got to the country road that takes me home and the water temp. went back up and the cold air started again. and it was doing this on and off when i took it for a run around town. its got a pretty bad misfire that should be fixed with ht leads but has anyone got any idea what the crack is with the temperature lol? and please dont say somethin…

Did these today and noticed the track rod ends are toast.. Then got to the back.. why didnt somebody tell me all the trim had to come out to remove two bolts...!!:taz: Ive left the trim off for now until I am happy with the damping setting.. not doing that again.... definitely looks better that little bit lower...

Tried to take car out for a little run today to try it out for first time. But i have got a really bad wobble on drivers rear wheel. Its moving that much that the brake caliper has tried carvin away the brake disk. its moving about 1-2inch. Wheel is on tight but looks like something major on that side is broken.

Today I painted the Bomex front splitter that I got from car.mad, I was fed up with having a yellow part in the garage so got the autoglym satin black out and did a quick job until the car has its full respray :whistling: Its not mounted properly yet, need to buy some more tiger seal first. Also made a start fitting my D-Speed mirrors (same make as my spoiler) just need to get them wired up now :yes: Cant wait to get the car MOT'd so I can get some decent pictures, I hate driveway pics but I have no choice at the mo lol :hammer:

A massive thank you to Lee Dent for getting my Zed sorted, have had loads done this week and done a bit myself.Also a huge thank you to Mark from MJ Welding in Shrewsbury, christ that man can weld!.Have now got a manual conversion with a stage 3 clutch and lightened flywheel, uprated Toyo intercoolers,carbon canister and aircon deleted (and all the pipework etc), 4 new Falken tyres and a zed with no holes underneath!.Anyway, heres some pics :) Toyo intercooler vs standard! autobox out flywheel and clutch in (new rear seal and spigot bearing) Rot!!!! Rot!!!!!!!!!

ah been a while but today was fine and got the interior dash bits all back together so check all the fluids and air pressures in the tyres and away we go , now thats why we love these cars after a lay up and bang back on it ,,,,,fooking great

how do i safely remove the trims which run up the side of the front windscreen , and again for the ones on the targa and just behind them, thanks Sayers

after deleting stuff in wings and capping off pipes that lead to solenoids? on bulk head. can they be thrown away ? what do you do with wiring if so? any links on how to?

i have a n/a manual that i got off my brother recently. the whole time he has had it the fuel guage has read between 1/2 and 3/4 even when it is empty (we know this as the fuel light still works) if u fill the car up past 3/4 the guage will register how much you have. Any idears? Thanks

Was just playing around with Photobucket and was curious if any of these are still banging about. Mainly the 3 Zeds. between 2003 - 2006 I imported, drove a while and then sold about a dozen cars from Japan... these are the nissans. Do these look familiar to anyone?

Hi, looking for a few peoples opinion and bit of advice really as I really can't decide what to do. I've been debating this for a few weeks now as I've just changed career so things are going to be a bit tight for a little while and as much as I hate to admit it running the zed regularly isn't the most sensible thing atm. I've also had to retrain as part of the change so I have the course fee's to pay which atm I'm paying monthly and it's more than affordable I'm not one who likes owing money so if I we're to sell up and get something a little cheaper for a while then I could just pay it straight off. That said while it all makes perfect sense I really haven't…

does anybody know the correct torque settings for the 4 bolts that hold the two halfs of a brembo front caliper together . also the correct setting for the two bolts that hold the caliper to the hub . ive had a bit of a search around the brembo site but im not getting what i need . they are 350z alluminium calipers cheers in advance

Hi Lee, Empty your pm box buddy ok ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, You have pm Cheerz Chris

I've got a spare UK spec rust free LWB shell on one of my drives and I need to shift it before we move house. I was planning on putting it on the trailor and scrapping it but it would be a shame to scrap what is effectively a decent rust free shell. It's had the boot floor pan cut out in order to fit a fuel cell (now removed) so doesn't have a standard fuel tank. It has both doors, stripped and cut back to a single skin and both targas are still fitted. The carbon boot has been sold and the carbon bonnet is now on the SWB, but it has both front and rear subframe/diff + a spare rear subframe and diff which includes the standard prop. I believe Marty is having the TT…

Seen a Silver zed with a bodykit on it on a low loader transist, was in the outside lane as well :detective: 17/2/12 Around 12:30pm

Geez how long has this been up for sale/ 1 year/2year??? looks like a good project. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/nissan-300-zx-twin-turbo-/280824922977?pt=Automobiles_UK&hash=item4162784361

Got turned away by three places today. My car's maybe 3/4" lower than stock and they all said they couldn't get it on their ramp. Any idea where to go? Thanks in advance.

Hi Guys, As the title really, if anyone has any details on brackets or just general do/don't do comments would be really handy. Cheers, Rob

Trying to get Leo's car to idle and it's having none of it, last thing he changed was the spark plugs we have changed them back for the old ones to see if that would make a difference, we have changed ptu for a known working one and it's still doing it, tested the timing and that's ok just seem to splutter then refuse to run tested the Cas and all injectors were clicking away it's kinda got us stumped

my zeds off to the body shop over the next few weeks, and someones just put the idea in my head to respray the whole car... :whistling: now its currently metallic black, but im thinking dark purple, any one know and codes for purples (and pictures would be great) for and solid/ metallic purples, don't really want a pearl.

I've just secured a nice pair of 356mm discs and 8 pot mounting brackets, so I can stick with my current 8 pot setup on the front of the zed (6 pot/356mm rear) so I've got a spare set of uberly' massive ksport 12 pots with 380mm discs, brand new boxed (never opened) Ferodo DS2500 racing pads and braided brake hoses, that have all been fitted but never driven these are the discs (updated pic these are the 380mm discs) I thought I'd gauge interest on here before listing them on ebay, starting price will be at half of retail price new anyone planning on running ridiculous bhp or building a track monster that th…

help please iv got to the drivers side how the hell do you get the nuts of the underside of the manifold..the steering rackis outs the way.oil filter is off but i can seemto get any tools on properly if id do theyrs not enough room to get a good turn on it any suggestions

Just seen it going past macdonalds and KFC

as much as its fun to get the tail out. theres time when you want to move . like when your fightin to keep it straight and a corsa is pulling away! it might be down to the conditions on the roads at the mo, but its just got me wondering about possible gains with traction improvement. since the diff clutch and gearbox plus all the lighter pulley stuff ,i really feel the z power but alot of its wasted through the poor grip. my tyres are 9and 3/4 inch wide all round at present.