General Discussions - 300ZX Related

.....matter which way round the connections are? Dave

after the car being off the road since 1st June last year, the engine rebuild is finished and we put the engine in this morning, looking very good, just need to spend the next few days plumbing it in and she should be running again, to say im chuffed is an understatement, its taken so long to get to this stage I never thought it would happen lol Ill post some pics up when it stops raining long enough for me get out there. Heres one

Just a thank you to the two members that helped me out with this and a plug to boot. I got the Polished Aftermarket Radiator Bracket from AlanZ and the bespoke 'SLICKTOP' plate from TwinTurboRich, I am going to rivet the plate to the bracket. Both just roughly offered in place currently as my new radiator will be fitted after JAE Thank you boys here is the pic

Hi guys, everytime i drive my car after rainfall or a wash it gives me a huge jolt and almost like a fuel cut or something, stopping me driving into the revs, this got better as the journey went on. I was almost certain that the maf was to blame, but only because water was getting on it, and i thought that the journey dried it out as it went. Today i found this in my filter That was at the end of the run, i dread to think how much was in there at the beginning. Its an apexi power intake, not a cheap one i believe. Can i clean this and are they prone to letting in water, or will that be the paper gasket used to blame. Thanks guys Mark

Hi all just drove down to cornwall and noticed that under accelaration the temp gauge drops quite sharply, it doesnt creep down as if more air throgh the car would be cooling down it moves about the same speed as the rev counter any ideas dont know if its always happend or just started ive never noticed it before. Oh and i dont know if its related but about 3 hours into the jorney i had the cruise control set and we started up hill almost got to the top and it felt like it started running on 5 cylinders so i slowed down and it cleared and was then fine for the rest of the jorney :s im shittin myself the the headgaskets on its way out. Any help would be great and as …

Hi saw this interior pic and wondered if it belongs to anyone on here? if it is , drop me a pm, got some questions about it. Ta

Just returned from St Ives and kept seeing a red zed J plate in Hayle,it was usually parked outside a pub,anybodies on here ?

Just had some paint work done on the front and I have 2 options where to put my plate :) The old position was on the front of the bumper and my new position is underneath on a hinge so I can hide it at shows... but I think its made my car look a little plain at the front and seems like something missing? what do you guys think? where should it go ? CheerZ

Im just wondering are TT clutch MC the same as NA if not what has to be changed to put a TT one on a NA. Im sure from memory the bleed nipples were in different places making me think they could be different.

yeh i know, i should work it out. here are the stats and tyre sizes. i think they will fit pretty well and fill teh arches with minimal spacing. Rear are 9jj e38 with 255/40/17/94y falcon 452 Fronts are 8jj e35 with 215/45/17/87y falcon 452 are teh fronts a little too narrow? and will that difference in profile make much difference to the speedo etc.

didn't even get down my drive this morning and the load stalled it....:blink: now im presuming its an air leak after changing the plenum, but as for where i don't know, here is where it isn't intercooler hoses (lrg ones at front all 4 checked sealed and refitted) plenum to manifold gasket( brand new and sealed with instant gasket both sides.) acc (think that's what its called) at rear of plenum passenger side, new gasket and sealed with sealant) throttle bodies new gaskets and sealant( no sealant went in the tb's) balance bar new lrg rings sealant for smaller one, all vacumme lines i know of have been replaced and tightened wi…

As above, Mine spins with the engine but I can't say that it's going any faster when the engine is up to temp than it did when first started. Is it failing or am I just being paranoid?

Are the stock brakes the same on all 300zx's, regardless of model? Cheers.

another year and another MOT! got her booked in for 2.15pm today!:sweatdrop: dan.:whistling:

Just bought myself a set of these and having some issues! First issue which I eventually resolved after two hours was getting the old recircs out, skinned knuckles and lots of blood I got that done. But, The problem I've now got is the fitting kit doesn't fit ! It comes with two metal stop plugs, two rubber hoses and two metal adapters that change the hose size up from the dump valve to the size of the pipe on the zed, to me it looks like there's two more hoses missing to connect the adaptor to the zed. Also the stop plugs are the same size as the holes to need two more hoses to join them together too. Are you suppose to use any of …

hello there,does anybody know if r33 balljoints fit the 300zx,many thanks john

Was checking a loom I have amongst my spares today and noticed some of the connectors are full of a kind of green gunk, for want of a better word. What is this? And how does it occur?

hi all how hard is it buying bits from z1 do you have to pay shipping fees and what is the normal waiting time

right the pearl white im looking for is really really expencive more than i bugeted for anyhoo a full respray is gonna happen any one got some paint codes iv narrowd it down to bayside blue ..hondas dark emrald pearl/pirates black or a nice orange any help/input would be awsome thanks

You know how it is when a mate has his nose put out of joint and you really struggle to stop yourself from laughing your arse off, well I had one of those moments today A month or so back a mate of mine jumped in the shortie' for a lift, so naturally I let him witness a bit off SWB twin turbo VG power....considering the shortie' is fairly stock, by his own admission, he was impressed! anyway, a mutual Kiwi friend last December fulfilled his mid life crisis dream of owning a big Aussie V8 by shelling out a fortune on a tidy example of its European cousin, the LS3 powered 6.2ltr VXR8. Ever since he parted with his hard earned we've all been ripping him abo…

Can any one tell me where the uk spec zx's were made actually in the uk or elswhere

have been looking for a few to see if i can find my old zed and now i have found it :-( its been smashed up and is now in northern ireland this is what it used to look like :- and now non repareable (middle pic) :- http://www.pistonheads.co.uk/sales/3076784.htm

all the ancilliarys. ie. tubs, plenum cheers guys

Right, after fanny assing about changing the auto gearbox for a working one, ive still got the same problem, the car wants to pull off when in D in 2nd all the time, i can get 1st gear as long as i select it first then move the stick to D, but then it refuses to change to 3rd or 4th. i still get reverse. So if its not the gearbox? what the hell is it? unfortunately the one thing i do not have spare is a Auto gearbox ECU. Before i changed the gearbox and engine i was getting an error from nissan data scan saying ERROR communication to auto box ecu interrupted or something like that.

Right the restore of my barn find Zed is going well, I hope to be on the road by late September but I'm sure something will pop up!!!! I'm planning a full re-spray in the standard UK black so a couple of questions: Is the black on a UK car anything special or just plane old black? What should I expect to pay, I will be stripping everything off for the body shop removing lights ECT. Has anyone any advice and what have you paid for this to be done. Any advice would be very welcome. Daz.