General Discussions - 300ZX Related

I've fitted a used pair of discs from a breaker on the front. I thinly they're 310mm but at work so can't measure for sure. Ive attached standard calipers with the bracket and put new pads on. The discs and pads sound like they are rubbing badly and it hasn't gone away after a 30min drive. The calipers were working fine 5months ago before I took the zed off the road so a bit miffed why they are rubbing? Could it be the caliper pistons?

Can somebody be so kind as to paint this................... (not my car but its the look i'm after) In Mercedes Palladium Silver........ Thanks

gonna trial fit the wide arch to the vert this weekend will post some pics asap:clown:

Well,the time had come to part company with my zed,tryed to hold it off as i had done for the last 2 years,but this time it finally happened,would loved to have stored her away somewhere,but hopefully she's gone to a good home. Got myself a cute little suzuki swift vvt sport in silver,and have to say its great fun to drive! Will still float about on the forum,never posted much anyway,just like to thank everyone for there help with issues,and the parts ive bought off here. thanks,steve

this is starting to do me head in just fixed all the wee niggles..now today i had a wee civic think it was the 1.5etec anyhoo the bugger cam right up me queen mum and started reving like f00k..thought id teach him a lesson droped into second and low and behold the revs shot up and i went nowhere long story short the wee boys face dropped when i eventually tore by him(fast but upto the motorway speed limit:hang:)looks like my clutch is slipping now..happening in 2nd 3rd 4th and 5th any good clutch suggestions,,must add im keeping her you might have read the post about me swaping for a prelude but i was regretting it before id even seen it. cheers in advance

Got told a good tip today for removing the stone chipping on the sills and wings. Use a heat gun and a metal scraper. Just heat up the stone chipping then scrape away the stonechip with the scraper. When removed sand the little bits left over off with a DA sander. This will take the sills back to bare metal and is much quicker than sanding it off. This WONT work on the front or rear bumpers as they are molded stonechipping and you'll melt them. lol

any one used these ones before and are they ok for the price ? http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=140612942491 Thanks Mark

I will be lowering me zed. So hav i got to hav camber arms???

I have a set of fairlady shagpile mats in my zed but i cant seem to get them clean! I've tried all sorts of interior cleaners and carpet foam cleaners with the old dyson, but nothing seems to get them clean again. I can get most of the dirt out but still have brown patches and what appears to be sand in them. Anybody have any tips on cleaning them? They really let the interior look dirty at the minute :(

seen this on ebay thinking of having a dabble http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/110749811372?ru=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.co.uk%3A80%2Fsch%2Fi.html%3F_nkw%3D110749811372%26_sacat%3D0%26_odkw%3D300zx%26_osacat%3D0%26_trksid%3Dp3286.c0.m270.l1313%26_fvi%3D1&_rdc=1 with this description any idead of what could be up with it before i bid says its been to z world reg num is h987 avo Being sold as spares or repairs - it blew a water hose and the engine temp went up to 3/4 of the way up (didn't hit the red, the needle was half way between centre and the top) and when I put the heaters on hot and full the temp went back to normal. Also made a rattling noise like a diesel at certai…

would UK rear lights fit an import ? What about an exhaust? Is it basically the same or not? Is there a list anywhere that says what fits and what does not? Cheers

Hi There, This is my first post and i have the following issue: I'm having a real problem getting hold of the light switch assembly for my 87 Z31 NA (for under £103.00!) but i found an identical unit from an '84 so got hold of it really cheap. As you probably know, the connector blocks are different. I was wondering, it must be a pretty straightforward job to remove the '84 plastic connectors and re-attach the wires into the '87 block. the stalks have exactly the same functionality right? (off, sides, headlights, flash and indicators) Just wondering if anyone knew why this wouldn't be possible? Cheers Mike

Hi guys, does anyone know the easiest way to drain the water out of a none running block? Just conscious of the fact it's getting colder by the day and the tt lump is still full of water.

Typically after selling my 360+hp mint 300zx (short of respray needed on wing/bumper) manual with long MOT/TAX for 1k , I was informed I could work from home, meaning I could afford the rediculous petrol costs... I have a raw CRX mk2 vtec modded up but it needs a little bodywork before itd sell for good money, and as we all know that's not cheap! I really miss being able to turn the world with my rear wheels and hear 6 cylinders and 2 turbos ripping up the tarmac :( I've looked around but prices seem to have soared for 300's.. I cant find any twin turbo manuals for near 1k and those that are seem to be rusy or have problems. I've emailed the guy who boug…

Any ideas: http://www.blazt.biz/ had to reinstall windows & went to download the drivers for the cable - website gone?! :huh: Datascan website still up & running & link to Blazt site on there?? Will have to try to find my setup CD now!!

a job im planning on doing over the winter is a brake upgrade . ive searched through old posts and forum comments regarding calipers and discs etc etc . up to now im edging towards evo 8 calipers with 350z discs along with the neccesary relocation brackets but are there any alternatives from other doner vehicles . i read somewhere that jimmytt used porsche calipers . i cannot justify the outlay for a specific taylored set up like the d2 big brake set up so what are you guys using . caliper , disc combinations . any help on this would be much appreciated ie which caliper matches up with which discs and the work involved in making them fit . i have looked at some bigger…

Well I spent an hour or so today swapping my old stock rad for a Koyo upgrade As always it was a straight forward job, with the only real bit of work involving the cutting down of the SAMCO lower rad pipe to accomodate the new hard pipe section. The only question that I have really is regarding the lower hard pipe. At present in doesn't catch and sits nice and snug however there is an abvious lack of bracket to secure it in place and as such it appears to be just swinging freely, not much but still not completely secure. Is it going to be necessary to fabricate a bracket or will it be fine?

Got a week off so I thought I would wash,wax,machine polish,wax again,hoover,re-buff the rims,clean the leather etc,etc.-you get the idea!:hammer: Hope the camera does it justice! None of the engine bay tho' as it's still mingin' LOL! Could fall back in love with it???:death:

I've been given an estimate of £2,220 for my full respray. The bloke came over today and had a good look at the car and took lots of pics. The work they will be carrying out includes; Picking my zed up and dropping it back off (about 20mile roundtrip) 2pak paint, high build primer. Fix a large dent on the pass side rear qtr. Spray and install my 99spec spoiler. A little bit of welding on the sills (not rust related) They will be removing the bonnet, targas, front and rear bumpers, nose panel, doors and tailgate and spraying off car plus they will be doing the shut lines. The colour will be changing from GL1 black to KH3 black. I've done the maj…

Hello mates Imagine that i arrive to mechanic and see if the car is ready and then i am told that it should be but there's a problem that they yet to find why. The service asked was to make the 120k maintenance. Also 5 hydraulic lifters, injector and coil plugs were placed new. Problem is that even they say that timing belt is put right there's no compression on cylinder 5 and 6.... They say that the engine started a little rough and a few seconds after was much better but not 100%. Then they went to check compression and found the issue. Also these are cyl where lifters were swapped. The car was running fine before, just made the noise from lifters. …

Well i have got my zed running again. the trouble im have is that the left bank has a miss. (Can hear the exhaust spluttering) the drivers side is fine and idle seems ok. I had this fault before i removed the plenum as i thought it was the injectors. The connections where all s*** but i have now replaced all the connectors with new and have spent loads of time cleaning and replacing some of the injectors. there is also new seals in all the injectors. Also all my coil pack connectors are good. When i unplug the coils in turn there is a noticable drop in revs on all 6 cylinders which is why im confused as i cant work out which cylinder is at fault. Is there anyw…

Following on from my "Whats it worth thread", I wondered what kinda money people have thrown at a 20yr old car, I know as with any enthusiasts car there instant money pits, And ive come to the conclusion im never buying a project again!!! Without including the cost of the car or general service items ive had a tally up today and im at £14,885 since October 09. I know ive prob missed stuff aswell. Christ you can pick up a complete modded car now for half that. So why do we bother??????? I know its all down to personal circumstances on what people can afford but are we nuts or what??? Just wondering what other peoples thoughts were? Craig

Where do people get the EGR delete plates from? I can only find on the Z1 site Cheers Mark

Having some issues with getting my car running right. Wondered if there is anyone local who knows how to set up the basics like CAS, TPS etc and the erratic idling i'm having. Thought We had it sorted at the weekend, but it still doesn't seem right and wondered if someone could share their expertise before I start to run the engine in after the rebuild. We've got this far and don't want to screw it up right at the end. Thanks in advance. Ant

Went to Dynodaze on sunday with SXOC. They took a pic of my Z :yes: you can see it here http://www.facebook.com/Dynodaze . The chaps seemed pretty cool and was a good day out. I suggested to sxoc that next time they plan on going to give me notice so I can let people know on here. Hope its ok with mods to post link. Oh yeah My dyno sheets are in dyno section. Not bad for pretty much stock Z.