General Discussions - 300ZX Related

a mate of mine bought a twin turbo z few weeks back,as he never drove one before he didnt realise the turbos werent kicking in at all..the stock boost clock needle dosent move,also theres a pair of dump valves an they dont work. he took it to a mechanic that works a bit with supras and the odd 300zx (not many zx specialists in ireland!)he said the consult diagnostics showed up nothing and the problem is drivers side tub seized.he also stated the other tub was working fine and boosting?i find this hard to believe since bov wasnt making noise and dosnt feel like its boosting? mechanic is trying to get out of fixing car for sum reason,ant taughts?

Hi, I'm trying to improve the low beam, I managed to clean off the projector lenses and set the height, but I can't seem to adjust them left/right which is a problem as they are way too far to the left atm. I read the manual and found this page http://www.300zx.co.uk/cgi-bin/manual.cgi?list=el&dir=&config=&refresh=&direction=forward&scale=0&cycle=off&slide=54&design=default&total=133 Those adjustments don't match up with what I have on the car though, maybe it's some kind of JDM difference, my car is an import. On that diagram there where it says left/right adjust, that actually adjusts the height and works well. There is …

Well, bank 2 turbo decided to eat some oil, and I'm in the hunt for a replacement or recondition. I'm wondering that if I were to get some T25's or T28's would they fit directly, or is there some modification needed? If it's an oil line or something similar, it's not too much of a problem, but if a new section of exhaust is required, I can't really do that right now :( If anyone can get back to me, it would be appreciated, thanks!

Its a black jdm tt auto, has 300zx.co.uk stickers in the rear windows and was registered to a guy in burntwood,staffordshire earlier this year but appears to be from down south (surry area) as have a few receipts for work done down that way soon after it was imported in 2006.reg number is j838sdh :)

hi all right i wonder if anyone can help ive had a clicking/donking noise coming from the front left for a few days so i took the car in to my normal mechanic (not a zed specialist but a great mechanic) he tracked it down to a worn bush/ball joint but we dont know the name for it, its the big bush that goes between the brake caliper and the bottom suspension strut carrier should have taken a pic really but didnt think of it at the time. any ideas? thanks again all, Nick

spent a good few hours cleaning and polishing her today so i thoght id take some pics as this could be one of the last few nice days this year!! she actually polishes up better than i thoght shame she'll get rotten again so quick

as above really and where i can get these parts pretty cheap job if i remember corrcetly. :)

LOL , i wish , it was really nice sunday morning so i popped up to Newstead Abbey to get some pics .

Hello, firstly, please don't kick me too hard for asking in the forums as I'm genuinely in a bit of a conundrum here. I brought my car across when I moved to the UK some years ago. Shortly after arriving, {ahem} I basically had no points left on my license which meant that insurance for the zed was rather high. Alas, I have never registered the car in the UK. It's only had minimal miles here basically from the shipping port to my home and a few little blats here and there on 'private' roads. You may ask, why did I bother to bring it across - well because the engine and (auto) transmission (1995) are mint and fully serviced (new belts, gearbox oil etc) …

Along with a whole raft of other modifications yet to execute on my car, I am also weighing up brake options. I was leaning towards the Akebono kit from Z1 which is 1600 (with my spec of options ticked) before import costs and duty. The advantage of this kit is the availability of off-the-shelf parts (the kit uses Infinity parts available through any Nissan dealer) at reasonable prices. The disadvantage is its only a 2 pot calliper and not a true sports brake kit, so may only be a fast road setup, rather than a track friendly one. I see now Japspeed are offering reasonable prices for D2 356mm 8pot front brake kits and 330mm 4 pot rear kits - 1700 quid all in. Has any…

Just got them:hyper:Hope you like them but they tick all the boxes for me deep dish,chrome, staggered fitment and I like my nuts hidden:lol: Some pic's but no tyres yet but put them on the zed to check fitment with 25mm front spacers and theyfit perfect. Need some help on tyre sizes the alloys are 18" 8 at front and 18" 9.5 rear I was thinking 245x40x18" front and 265x40x18" rear would that be right?

Please tell me can I take engine out together with gearbox? Or should I disconnect from engine? What else I need to know before are starting a job?

[/img] Can't get the image to work, any chance a mod can help out? Came across this during my dinner break, thought it was a pleasant surprise

Hey again people im trying to figure out who are real 300zx or even Nissan Fans? What do people drive on a day to day basis? or is this asking for trouble???? LOL :2guns:

http://www.300zx.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=103890 it`s nice to find a bit of history :)

She's just gone in now, after 5 and a half years of blood, sweat and tears, fingers crossed!

My New Z has been here before! i was just brozing the cars for sale section and i saw an old advert. silver 92 na for sale. and its my new Z i got, i followed the thread links and saw some history, man is it different now. glad i found all this, gives me some past issues, glad to say the guy i got it from rectified most issues im aware of, or so he sez.apparently vodkashots owned it for abit? and to my suprise mid wales zx, who im sure at met at lee dents house? small world dont you think? check it out http://www.300zx.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=142311

Hi, been looking and cant find 15mil hub centric spacers so thought i would have to go with 20 mil,a bit worried it might look like the old Carlos Fandango car.I have the same style wheels as Pablito, Artztogo and Andy Isherwood old wheels ,Wolfrace shark 8.5 front.I have seen yours Andy with 20 mil spacers but are your wheels not completely vertical, pulled in at the top a bit? Help lol.

Anyone had a read of Banzai this month (orange AE86 on the front)? 3-4pages on JAE (no, not the infamous forum thread, surprisingly), every car club looked to get well represented - the honda fan buoys, Evo stalwarts and Scooby club were all treated to nice big pics.. What does the Zed fraternity get? One postage stamped size picture of that tidy yellow Zed (sorry, can't remember who's now) from behind. Typical. However, on the plus side - there was a really tidy Z31 with a VG30ET thing going on, so there was a little to celebrate! Have to say, Banzai is a fantastic mag overall though - keeps me entertained on the long, lonely, dark nights - sniff.

I have decided to put my Zed up for sale but dont know how to put photos up on the cars for sale section. Could anyone give me an idiots guide on adding photos please. I have a digital camera which I guess is the first thing I need but after that I am lost. Please remember it needs to be an idiots guide LOL. Thanks .

Ok any ideas people, the car is off the road at the mo and full of bin bags to protect the seats, changed the T top seals and sealed em on with sickaflex (it stopped leaking for about 4 weeks ) now the serious wet stuff has started falling its pouring in again... also cleared out the front and rear drains when I changed the seals.:helpsmilie:

Just a quick question people............... Is it possible to cook/fry a series II PTU? For example...... The series I gets foo-bared with high temps ( I believe), but can the series II PTU get cooked.... lets say, if in the wrong location, with affect from a high engine temp and in the wrong location? Got some issues with my 300, and just want to eliminate some avenues.... Hope this makes sense...... Alz.

I met RAYF500 when he came round to mine about 6 weeks ago but I forgot to take pics that day, he does come on here but not all that often. He only lives 20 mins away from me and will be good to know should something go wrong when my engine comes out very soon!!! Anyway he brought something round to mine on Sunday and I didn't make the mistake again. He has just had it resprayed and only recently got it back on the road, enjoying it very much again :yes: This is his Mine and his together :wink: Just thought I would share.

Just found my dream garage:w00t:

Cant find the link to fitting a hicas eliminator kit that i only read last week:confused1: Paul