General Discussions - 300ZX Related

I'm not stopping at just spraying the inner dial surround :D These will get the full treatment - silver and gunmetal grey with a ridiculous amount of lacquer and smooth strokeable finish ;p .... yes, it's going to take a while lol ::rolleyes1: The OCD bit. Because It is NOT an automatic and the rear wiper CAN'T go on because of the spoiler that's going on the car, I really hate seeing functional switches and displays that are not used so I have to 'delete' those too :) Where the cruise control switch was, there is a nice bright 8mm wide beam blue LED behind it so I'd appreciate ideas on lighting that up eg with a 'NISSAN' logo. The switches are actual…

Does the manual have a smaller foot rest than the auto? I can't get my foot on it now as my foot catches on the clutch peddle :wacko:

i am hoping to plumb in an additional auto box cooler , that is one mounted in the front nose area in addition to the standard one fitted within the radiator, question is , should i , and does anybody know which way round the feed and return pipes are on the rad , in essence im hoping to feed from the box to the rad out of the rad into the cooler then back to box, i am planning on using a cooler from a v12 xjs shaguar any comments , thoughts or advice ????

hi, did you have any joy with a delivery price for the Radiator ???

On my way home tonight the ambient temp dropped from 1 to -21 im guessing is i dont have frostbite its a faulty wire / sensor. Can anyone tell me do i need to remove the front bumber to get to it or can i do it with the bumber in situe?/ Cheers James

The Z hasn't really been started for about a week and not really driven for about 2, I fitted the new painted viscous fan today and after a minute or so of running, some white steam/smoke appears at the back of the engine, around the brake cylinder area. It isn't very thick, but progressively gets more and more as the car continues to run. The logical thing to me of course would be steam, as I did put it away hot last time and it's been bloody freezing since, so I'm thinking condensation in some depression on top of the manifolds or something, but the questions I have are: 1. why does it smell smokey 2. why would it only be on one side of the engine and not …

I hate these kind of threads but I don't know if I'm being sensible pricing my car. Problem is I don't really want to sell it, I could just do with something more practical! So what do we think it's worth? 95 manual slicktop Full respray D2 330mm 8!pots Meister r coilovers Meister r camber arms etc 18 rota gtr's with new tyres. And much more!

Hi, I know a couple of members were working on these transplants (Friday, JohnDixon). After watching a couple of John's videos on YouTube I was curious as to how much one of the afore mentioned engines cost and who imports them? Am interested to see whether it is feasible for me to even consider this (for a future project) or whether the costs would be too much. So, any info/links would be great. Many thanks. John

It was my favourite 300 before i got mine. Saw it at JAE 2006 (i think, although i dont think it was at billing). Anyway, i cant remember his name and its doing my head in and ive searched for ages on here. It had a paint job like tizers blue snake skin effect?? but it was redish at the front and faded to black at the back. Huge wing on the back, maybe 4 or 6 pot rear lights, shark front bumper and it just looked awesome. Anyone know what im talking about and point me in the right direction of some pics? Thanks

Thought i'd post up a pic of my latest build ! - Not a zed but rather a downhill mountain bike. After finally getting the parts for the headset, stem and handlebars, i stripped the old frame for bits. Not decided if i'll cut down the forks steering tube or just use spacers to make up the gap also need to cut down the handlebars as you can see below there a bit extreme Not fitted the bottom bracket, chainset or rear shifter yet as not totally decided what setup to go for. More than likely go for a single ring front wish bash guard and transplant my old shimano xtr back mech to this one. few hundred still to go on it cash wise…

[/img] Can anyone tell me where I can get this bottom spoiler from?

Now that im close to finishing the zx, i've been ringing round for quotes. Ive told them of all mods to car as i want it to be covered properly and all im getting is brick doors. So my question is..... HOW the feck do you all get yours soo cheap????. Am i doing somethingcwrong when being honest about the car?. Im 34 and have nearly 7yrs ncb. The z is a uk manual tt. I valued it at 4k, which i feel in todays market is a fair value. Am i under valueing my car maybe compared to the mods made. Adrian flux want nearly 1k which is just riddiculous. and footman james wont even quote. I know its not as modded as alot of yours on here, so just how do you get these …

have been told that i need new steering arms all round just wondering what would be the best way to go about them either upgrade where possible or the best place to get them from

looking for some advice, i am having a set of 17" wheels refurbed but not sure what to do about colour , my car is a TK3 blue any ideas ??????, the wheels in question look like alfa teledials.and i dont want to look a bigger muppet than i allready do driving down the road, nor do i want to be chavtastic, so sensible ideas and suggestions only

Does anyone know where i can get a pair of poly bushes to replace my tension rod arm bushes or one better does anyone know a part number?? Cheers

Does anyone know exactly where this pipe in red goes after the fuel pressure regulator on a BMW E46 323i? It has perished and the other end has fell off, and I know it goes to the fuel pressure regulator, but then where? I have pretty much stripped everything off apart from the inlet manifold, as the fuel rail is nay on impossible, but still cannot see where it could go.... Thanks in advance if anyone can help, it's really urgent!.....

any one help please put a bulb in the courtesy light got it slightly twisted then the radio went off and the courtesy light indicator on the dash now glows dim even with the door shut if u open the door the clock goes off and the 2 map lights start acting up the courtesey light now not working found this post mine exacty the same any help please It all started when my main interior light blew. When changing it there was a spark.i put a new bulb in and it still doesn't work. I checked the fuse and all was ok. That is not the confusing part..... now when i get in the car the light that warns you the doors are open stays on and the digi clock goes off. When i swit…

Hi Guys, This has probably been asked before. I did do a search but what I was finding was how to.. What I need to know is where I can purchase the headlight bulbs for my JAP IMPORT. The bulb has 2 connection and not 3. Anyone have a complete part number?

hi removing my gearbox and found these pipes on the drivers side photos are off my phone sorry

could use a little help on this ive got the numbers from my turbo tf 0124 j 14411-40p06 466081-4 just need to know if its carbon or dynamic for the seals if ive read the garret codes right it should be carbon but would like a 2nd opinion from some clever person on here before i spend the pennies on the rebuild kits, cheers for help in advance.

and bl*#dy stays down. I have changed the switch but the same intermittant fault remains. Sometimes it works and other times,NoT. Ant help appreciated.:tank:

It's that time of year when you may need to perform some maintenance on your car to keep it safe and give it the best protection through the winter. Engine Oil In a road car, about 90% of the engine’s wear can occur during cold starts and this is only made worse with low winter temperatures. The thicker an oil is when it's cold, the longer it takes to flow around the engine. The longer it takes for the oil to get where it's needed, the less protection the engine gets. That means that an oil that is thin when cold will give the best cold start protection, but it's not always practical to use a 0w or 5w oil. A worn engine can leak oil if it's too thin, whils…

right in the process of removing my engine it says here http://diy.icydesigns.com/article/170/Nissan/300ZX/Z32_(1990-96)/Engine/Engine:_Removal/ that you need a 3ft extension to remove the gearbox is that for the bolts round the top of the gearbox as if it is there not there as some :cowboy: who changed the clutch and didnt put them back :scared: tis car does nearl 200mph with missing bolts

Does anyone have any pics of where the clutch servo vacumn tanks and pipe work work are situated? Cheers

Is anyone running Z1 side-mount intercoolers?, and if so are they a big improvement over stock intercoolers?.