General Discussions - 300ZX Related

Refused to sell to to Jeremy Clarkson! does write a good advert however £800 for the seats what a mug they are cheapos http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Nissan-300zx-3-0-N-A-Manual-jap-import-chipped-/260860099497?pt=Automobiles_UK&hash=item3cbc793ba9

300zx wide body gold colour with viper front wings very nice :cool3:

I'm not a mechanic and I'm obviously learning as I go along but is this normal? Turbo #1 looks pretty normal but Turbo #2 doesn't look quite right with this random bolt going through the housing 'but' from the inside! it's clearly a bolt from somewhere else (it's green for one). Surely this should be threaded from 'outside' the housing and not from inside? or am I way off??

sorry mods if this is in the wrong place could somone resizes my sig pic to make it bigger(max size)please cheers

hooked it up earlier, didnt change anything seeing as i didnt really know wot i was doing. over to the experts for an opinion of how it looks

This may be a simple job but I can not see how to remove the headlight unit. I am having trouble adjusting the low beam spots so would like to remove the whole unit so as to see what the problem might be. Can anyone help explain how this is done please?

with the plenium off, are these difficult to remove and paint? i do mean the two under the plenium not the front cover.. i hope Ive used the correct name.

Could anyone tell me whats the best paint to use when painting my covers would i need a plastic primer or heat resistant paint Jim

Seems to be a great deal of difference in pricing, is there really that much difference in quality now?? Seeing as most of the kits look like they have come out of the same factory in china?? Ive seen them from £60 delivered on fleabay £120 from Japspeed and £200 from driftworks Anyone got any opinions or experience or had problems with certain brands?? Cheers craig

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/NISSAN-300ZX-OIL-FILTER-RELOCATION-KIT-19-ROW-COOLER-/110581189362?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item19bf270af2

ive now got all the bits to do this job I belive New rad Silicone hoses Thermostat Bracket Anything else needed? Gaskets? And how high should I jack the front end to prevent/vent out any air blocks.

i do afair amoubnt of driving and visting places in my job so this week i thought id share with you all alist of some of the things ive seen. 3 z32s not including mine 1 z31 1 z30?(280zx) 1 superchargered z33(too many normal ones to count) 2 gtos 2 r35s 1 1965 mustang 1 ferrari 360 1 ferrari 458 several astons a police helicopter landed and up close an acoustic testing tank in a mod facity a gaggle of white geese and chickens with fluffy feet and.....................er 2 lamas. theres probally more in fairness taht ive forgotten about.

Is it me or generally a guy thing that shiney car bits like this look so lush... such a shame they have to reside in the crap the roads chuck up, of course not from a zed, in fact they are S14, weirdly they even had a nice smell....oh did I say that out loud? :biggrin: Cannot knock the quality of some of the stuff coming out of China these days! Jeff TT

quick couple of questions for you guys, im not too good with the ins and outs of auto's, but when its in park my idle is quite high about 1200, but when in drive but stationary its about 8-900ish. is that normal? and my other question is can the clutch go on an auto might be a stupid question but how would you tell? on a manual you'd feel it but my zeds been acting a bit strange recently so just wondering.

Just to clarify, will LWB TT downpipes fit dierctly onto a SWB TT? thanks

MAP sensor fitting I've done a quick search but can't find too much info on it I understand that you can do away with the MAF if you go down the MAP sensor route but what does fitting a MAP sensor actually entail?

I'm looking to replace all of the stock vacuum hoses in the zeds engine bay with SAMCO vacuum hoses (blue). I'm just wondering, what size inner diameter hose do I require? There are a variety on ebay ranging from 3mm, 4mm, 5mm, 6.3mm, 8mm and 9mm thanks

Hi Z mates, i have just resubscribed after being away from the scene for a few years and have moved from oxford to blackpool, can any tell me if there are any z specialist in the lancashire area. thanks

Need a couple of 265/35/ZR18 tyres looking for something like Pireli PZero's dont need to be new can be part worns just need to get through MOT Anyone know any good suppliers?? Who dont cost the earth?? Cheers Craig

Silver Zed driving past Lee and Turner (Peugeot) on Waterton Lane about 10:30.

Hi Just wondering if anyone else had problems fitting the plastic under the car/engine when installed aftermarket bumber and fenders? I've got a blade front and viper fenders.

Do zeds have an iso plug for the stereo wiring?

after 2 years of ownership i finally got round to getting a Zedworld chip upgrade done today . Truly Awesome is the only way i can describe it . on start up she sounded smoother and a bit quieter . ran her around for a few minutes to get her warm and then gave her the beans on a straight bit of road . the difference was amazing . she absolutely flew , i nearly shit myself and the mrs squeeled like the time i came home from work early and caught her sitting on the washing machine . every zed owner should have one of these fitted . i thought she was quick before but i reckon she must be at least a second quicker to 60 now . go on boys treat yourselves . thanks j…

Boost and air leaks are a way of life for us in the workshop, but occasionally even we see odd ones that merit a photo or two. So to start with the leak was too large to build any pressure in the intake system and this makes it harder to locate as there is no sound, so we insert a smoke bomb into the afm intake and then when we pressurise again the general location of the leak can be seen as the smoke is forced out of the leak point. So having done the smoke test the general location was at the passenger side towards the back, so following a quick battery removal there now was more access to check it out. So with the extra access we again did a…

The old one is knackered and proper rusty underneath, quite amazingly the bootlid is almost completely rust free :sweatdrop: My mate started up his own bodyshop a few months back so did my spoiler for £30 as I wired up his booth for him, its gonna be the shiniest bit on the car, but I think it will prompt me to get my Z resprayed - he's already quoted me £500 for that. Anyway heres my new spoiler, its a D-Speed one, similar to the OEM one just a little longer :cool2: Off to get some tiger seal or equivalent tomorrow and get it fitted, more pics to follow.