General Discussions - 300ZX Related

hi, im in two minds as to buy a zx N/A i spotted.... this is the description, any help would be great, and thanks in advance guys... Hi here is my nissan 300zx she has a long mot with no advisories,tee top roof so has two glass panels one above each front seat that come out ,but no tax, drives great ,condition good for age ,no rust only been in the country for 4 years, lovely blue alloys with good potenzers ,after market exhaust,veiwing welcome in worthing sussex,only problem she has a nissfire ,all well untill about a month ago when one day started to missfire still drives though,8 have had a garage look at it and they tested the compression ,coil packs and injector cy…

Due to indicated speeds I was entertaining the idea that possibly my car had a N/A diff. But, seeing as my car has HICAS, surely that confirms it is a TT diff? At 4k rpm my speedo shows just under 100mph - which is what lead me to believe that it was a N/A diff. I'm thinking its more likely to be a speedo discrepency? Which means I'm probably going a little quicker than I actually think? Am I right that only the TT diff has HICAS? Cheers

Hi, My mate bought my old na and has developed a water leak, but dont think its coolant as when the engine is warm this water is still cold and water not dropping in the radiator. Its from the front passenger side any idea? cheers mark

been playinng around with my exhausts today and when fitted correctly they will sit smack on the centre of each opening in my demon rear bumper, however after moving them to one side im wondering if it wouldnt look better with two 4" each side as theres plenty of room, Can anyone photoshop this for me please so i can see if its too much thanks here the pic

Managed to have a play around with my Data Scan software today, (once I had finally got it to work) Would someone be good enough to take a look and pass comment please? 3 out of 4 look OK to me,(but what do I know) Just could not figure out the correct port setting for the 4th. Any ideas? Thanks in advance, Redwine300 Engine at start up Engine Warm Hicas Port Setting

:blink::huh: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/NISSAN-300ZX-FRONT-BUMPER-NEVER-FITTED-BOXED-/320750910917?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item4aae3e7dc5

On the way back from the MOT on Saturday I realised that my mileometer is not working. I looked under the car and I could see some loose wires and I also know my reverse light has never worked since I converted from auto to manual. Does any one know of any decent photos showing which wire are what on the manual box and what the connect to on a auto to manual conversion? Thanks in advance, Andy

Ive finally got my manual conversion done :-) now i got a deeper problem i left the car on tickover for 10 mins or so then it revved missed black smoked then blue smoked and just before it stopped a tapping noise under the bonnet. Now when i try starting it its sounds like a whirring when it turns over and wont start but fires anyone got any ideas what i should be looking at?:helpsmilie:

well have taken the zed away to belgium for the weekend and well what a week end the car did not miss a beat absolutly brilliant and driveing all the way back was just the best feeling ever absoultly fantastic shame about the weather but sunday was dry all day really glad i own a zed cant beat it

my new sticker :) any comments ?

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/3166641.htm yer right :wink:

Im not happy with it, help :( Everything on the car is brand new and on some bends i get a twitchy bum as if it wants to come round. I dont know if my set up is to good and the back is to grippy, you turn in the you feel the bum turn in like 4wd (got no hicas) The car has been on hunter system so it is set up properly. can cambers do this, i have 2.3 degree on the rear and 1.5degree on the fronts. I was wondering about slighly streched tyres. i have 265's on a 10"wide rim. the rear pressures are 34 psi and i was thinking of putting them down to 28/30 where i have always had them. so i can get more tyre on the road Problem i have is i cannot change…

Well, what an afternoon, only 4 of us turned up, but what a giggle and some really nice :biggrin:Zeds and a little red FTO helped make us up to 5. Thanks go to Martin, Steve, and Ian. Thanks also to wifey (in red FTO) for taking some nice pics. Good food, good location and fun............brilliant. I see I cannot post pics as my subscription has not been sent....ooops sorry. I will sort that out today. If anyone wants a pic please email me at barryj_schofield@yahoo.co.uk and I will send them to you!

Looks like it's over, could do with a little internet diagnosis to confirm it! Last week on a quick motorway run I had a nice friendly chap in an Evo come by to tell me there was something wrong with my car. I slowed down and then the temp started to rise, so put the heaters on full and it dropped, a mile or two later I'm on the slip road and drop the window slightly to here a rattle which I figured was the other car - it wasn't! Anyway the rattle (can only describe it as diesel like) would disappear at certain revs. Anyway, got home and popped the bonnet to see some oily residue on the fuse block (pass side above the headlight). Next day I tried to put som…

I have owned two zeds now for just under 2 years and today was the first time i've drove a zed with a normal shifter. When i mean normal i mean a normal manual with a standard oem shifter. My first zed was an NA with a short shifter and my TT was originally an auto but when doing the conversion i put a short shifter on as thats what i was used too. Well i was having some issues changing gears with the one fitted so i decided to hunt out the normal shifter i got from vody as part of a conversion kit and fit that instead. What a differance - simply couldn't believe how smooth the gears now change ! i took me a good hour or so to fit the oe…

I need to get a leaky oil pipe replaced on the z It comes from the diff to the oil cooler, metal pipe, the one under the cooler. Is there a specific name or part number for it? As if i go to my nissan dealership, im going to be there for days trying to explain where it is. Thanks

This could be a good Z for someone. Be great to see more pics http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/NISSAN-300ZX-SWB-TWIN-TURBO-MANUAL-ONLY-1-OWNER-/170688191861?pt=Automobiles_UK&hash=item27bdcf1d75

Took the Z and MOT yesterday after being SORN for ages and my God!! I forgot just how exciting these cars are to drive!! Any way she's back home and up in the air now with a list of jobs to complete before JAE. Just thought I'd share my excitement! :clap:

Where do I find /mm pin stripes to do a '99 spec rear light conversion???

getting code 54 on OBD scantech nissan, i take it my autotransmission ecu is buggered?

jeff have you got any pic's of a mani swap mainly the drivers side..do i need to deattatch the stearing rack completly? thanks

On a scale of 1 to 10 (1 being that a cack handed spanner biff could do it, 10 being professional mechanics only) 1. I've got a 95' spec fuel rail with Nismo 740cc injectors fitted in the LWB and I was wondering, how easy/difficult would it be to do a direct swap (on my driveway) for the stock rail/injectors that are currently in the shortie'? 2. Forged internals and turbo/s swap is an engine out job, no alternative (yes/no)? 3. The AEM EMS that I have, used to be fitted to the same zed that the forged engine came out of, Could I fit the AEM EMS to the shortie' before it's driven up to Protuner for its re-map or should it be swapped once up t…

For anyone interested in the 'nismo' (I'm skeptical as to whether they are a genuine item or not) here's my home made versions using the stock ones, admittedly they're not carbon copies, but this cost £10 the other ones from the US are looking closer to £90 with shipping and probably more after import tax. these can be seen here at CZP: http://www.conceptzperformance.com/Cart/description.php?II=1072&Car_Type=300&UID=2011082711150890.216.226.222 You only need a few bits really, the indicators themselves (tend to come stock :) ) and some tinting spray. In all fairness this is essentially just diluted black spray paint and you can use just standard black pa…

of the fuel kind! :chef: 20 litres of Shell's finest to use in my truck whilst I change the engine :tt2:

Ahhhhh, its my own stupid fault for leaving it so late, but today my car insurance ran out, its bank hols and the office is closed, I have an online reference number and It won't work :((( any ideas how I can get on the road, do insurance company's have a grace period, so I may be still insured, stupid me :((