General Discussions - 300ZX Related

wel just had my renewal through for the z and volvo (both on multicar) at at £844.48 (increase of £146 on last years price) so i decided to goto compare the market so sure enough both cars as single policy's again with admiral for £704 bargain i thought rang them up spoke to the girl in the multicar dept, she agreed volvo £329 actually slightly better price, looked at the z looked at it said i've got the wrong vehicle code on this i need to change it them bam £543 for the z when original quote to renew was £485, so loaded another £60 on to original price.So back to compare the market i go called the number to buy the insurance off them guy on the phone looked said yes ve…

Hi people... Im wondering which ball joints/bushes are common fails on the Z? mine has a knocking from the front left.. doesnt seem to be any play anywhere but getting a bit of wheel wobble on braking aswell? any ideas?? Cheers

Hi does anyone know there I can buy Pe1420 turbo need just one not a pair. Does the same type turbo Pe1420 for 200sx fits to 300zx ? I believe is hard to find that type turbo but maybe somebody can help me.

As I didn't realise only the thread starter can post in a journal thread thought I would post this up. Feel free to comment, slate, praise etc as constructive comments are always welcome. Journal thread is here http://www.300zx.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?156190-My-Zed-Project&referrerid=14523 A few pics for those that cant see the thread. Rob Full list of mods and whats going on in my rides section.

as per title I'm liking the rear tints aswell

went out for a blast today with my dodgy radiator :blushing: :crying:(it leaks) ran out of water on the m6 overheated lost power bit of oil and water on the floor turns over wont start £185 to get recovered home have i blown the head gasket or worse seems to have no compresion :crying: just nead to confirm this befor i start to pull it apart

Got my dial surround off rich so put in in my spare clocks today what do you think? Was wondering what the best way to light up the z and twin turbo logos would be?

Been looking at ecu chip for the n/a They say that with a free flowing exhaust and free flowing air filter i should see a 20whp gain... Seems a heck of a gain, so is it just spin or will the new map in the chip really give me a decent gain... Also would they be meaning 20whp gain on top of what ive already got with the filter and exhaust or all up? contemplating getting some headers next year as well. Imagine there isnt really much more i can do beyond that to squeeze more poke out of the n/a?

hiya guys newbie here, just bougt a nismo tuned t top 300zx. whats nismo mean and is it tuned with more bhp etc. not sure its my first one, also whats with the titanium key? anyone tell me.

hi guys ive just gotton the zx bug and got myself a 300zx nismo tuned, whatever that is, not sure. its a sound engine but on first start up i get a smell of petrol, theres no leaks or anything but soon as its warmish it goes away. anyone offer me advice. cheers Paul

Hi, Trying to bleed clutch again to fix the slipping tried bleeding it by the pedal get some sort of pedal then loose it when engine starts:-( any idea? also tried this method but no go:-( any idea, everthing is new clutch flywheel master and slave cheers mark

I'm a bit confused at the moment, I need a new Exedy clutch cover and Z1 have said that they can supply but here's the problem: Pic 1 is the Exedy twin plate clutch that I have for a 300zx TT Pic 2 is the Exedy twin plate clutch cover that Z1 stock and Pic 3 is the Exedy twin plate clutch cover that is available on Ebay any suggestions as to where to get one from; Exedy won't supply spare parts for some reason?

I may be getting a black zx early next year thats running around 450bhp at only 1bar of boost. Seen it run a 12.7 qtr mile at only 0.6bar. This wont be a keeper for me but a car to sell on. Question is.... who will be interested in it if i get it to move it on. would be around the 2k price and would have a full mot put on it. Its a black import with the very rare 1/4 light light up window glazing panels in. Lots of goodies including a AVCR boost controller, huge turbos capable of handling 350bhp each, nismo 555 injectors, lightened flywheel. and has full bodykit(although could do with tidying up). Inside has a one off alcantera/leather finish. Will g…

I reckon that the starter motor is on its way out on the shortie. Over the last few days, everytime I turn the key in the ignition to start her up it sounds similar to if you try turning the ignition on a car when it's already running.... on the second attempt it fires up ok, but only a matter of time before it fails completely. I've got a spare starter motor on my '91 LWB TT; I assume that it will fit a newer '95 SWB TT? The clutch needs replacing as a priority (the new one comes with flywheel already attached), would it make sense to do both at the same time, as I haven't got a clue where the starter motor is on a zed? Is it an easy job, chang…

well i today thought that id give her some more attention and do an oil flush using the wynns stuff so i did a little experement, i bought some cheap halfords oil and droped all the old oil out and put in the new halfords stuff followed by the engine flush just so i could see how much crud came out with the fresh oil anyway i put a dab of fresh oil on a white piece of paper and when i dropped the treated oil i put a dab of that next to it heres a pic of it, quite impressive really bearing in mind this oil was only in the car for the specified 15mins at 2000rpm and it was fresh

First had to replace my alternator - has been getting more & more lazy in the mornings to kick out a charge & put the light out - should have done it ages ago LOL. Got that done today. Next gave the paintwork a coat of Gard X protective sealant that our valeters use - should help in the winter months as will be using my car as always & not sticking it in a garage for the poorer time of the year LOL! Couple of pics just taken out the back of my garage :biggrin:

See you both again in the Spring... :(

Been a shaky month really, car got left untouched for at least 4 weeks, i just wasn't happy with my progress the car is in the final parts of the main build, more plans to come gradually over the next 2-3 years. Has taken about 17 months so far, and i often found myself in the last month thinking about how close i am to completion, really how little there is to do to get it on the road. Usually i just can't seem to turn that desire into actualy working on it. I just think, i'm over it, and really feel like i'm getting nowhere with it. Today was a bit different i looked at her sitting there and decided it was time to get the dash and heater out and start running …

For a newly built engine which oil would you guys recommend to get??. Debating on either some realy good oil, or some middle range oil as its gonna be cha.ged after the first 1000miles of running it in.

Just getting the exhaust on my Z and have gone blank on how the exhaust mounted by where the gearbox crossmember is. There is a big u shape bracket off the back of the gearbox with holes in it, but the rods from the exhaust are at the same height so i cant see how i could put a rubber piece on each one like the rest of the exhaust mounts at the rear of the system. Anybody got a picture of how it mounts up? i suspect i need another bracket or something but would have no idea what i'm looking for. Cheers!

Ello all, Is there a difference in propshafts between the models? Will one off an Auto fit a Manual? Also is it worth getting a one peice prop, I've heard mixed things??? Cheers:tank:

if hitler was wrong why is this so cute

As above really on two stupid items, one was the examiners fault = emissions, i had to prove that the car was 1990 let alone trying to explain that the zed isnt in the database, but he said now that they need proof for a pre cat test. I took it to him last year with no problems, so i wonder why it should be any different this year :thumbdown: Second item, which to be fair i knew about, but after double checking everything was working i totally forgot to sort it = the japspeed drivers manifold touching the steering rod :oops: forgot to hammer it :cursing: Anyway its going back in monday for the retest which it will now pass, so im not too unhappy :phone:

I was wondering how many mm this Z drops beyond floor. at first I thought about 3.5 but then again I would shoot a 4? what do ya´ll guess??

well its been 30mins since i did the block test kit and guess what? it stayed blue this is the kit i got http://www.uktools.com/block-tester-p-12508.html well its still blue... so what on earth is causing my overheating issue. The car has only ever reached 127degrees once. all my testing I've never let the car get higher than 105 as I've shut the engine down once it approaches 100c So im now stumped But im glad its not a blown head gasket.