General Discussions - 300ZX Related

looking to loss a bit of weight from the car anybody know of any links on how2 remove aircon,cruise control,aiv's,egr, or anything else thats not needed or any advise on weight saving tips, cheers:helpsmilie::helpsmilie:

I've acquired a brand new fibreglass 89 spec spoiler from a member. after rubbing down with wet and dry, done 3 coats of primer, wet n dry between each coat, now had 3 coats of KH3 Nissan black, again with wet n dry between. shine looks fantastic. My question is. Is it better to polish to a super shine then lacquer with say 2 coats. or laquer then polish the hell out of it. I want it to last the way it looks now.

Just got a wee bargain off ebay :clap: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=350480496992&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT Jim

Yep been down to Nottigham for the photo shoot with my zed and Luke from the zcenter's zed. Nice day but went overcast and frw dropd of rain but other wise all okay!!! OUT IN October issue!! Cheers guys Paul:thumbup::thumbup:

Driving along the other day with a mate in the car and he said that I had either a noisy wheel bearing or possibly diff. Q1. How do I tell what causing the noise, jack up car and check for movement by rocking wheel? Q2. How easy is it to fit new wheel bearing, do they need 'pressed' in? I don't really want to contemplate a new diff but, if so, how easy/difficult to fit a replacement? Q3. I've seen bearings on 'ebay' circa the £60 mark, would these be ok or should I be looking to spend more for better quality? As ever, all comments welcome from knowledgeable Zedders. Regards

hello :) whilst fitting my new boost gauge tonight i came accross this behind the drivers trim panel just next to the fuse box. the connections look too good to be someone bodging something but I dont have a clue where it goes as it looks to go in to the loom!? Any ideas!?

Hi am lookin for a swb manual but not sure if I should go for turbo or not. Which is better any advice is appreciated.

is anyone going to the above at all? i did post this in the north wales region, but just thought ide post here for a wider audience. any taker?

Could anyone tell me how hard it would be to replace a manual gearbox mainshaft bearing Is it a case of remove speedo drive etc split the box pull the mainshaft bearing off then fit new one and put back together :thumbup1: jim

Anyone used this in a Zed gearbox with good results?

Front and Rear Strut brace's price looks good for both dont ya think ? http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=400221102409&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT

What fluids/oils do I need to make sure I have ready for an impending manual conversion? Thanks in advance for your help guys.

Hi Jim, do you have a decent black leather rear seat , the vertical bit ???. if so drop me a text mate let me know what you want for it and if it matches we might be able to do a deal . cheers Neil

What's the best way to remove lacquer from wheels?

assuming the oil pressure gauge is fine, what else can cause low oil pressure on TT engines.

Following my earlier thread, I had my new wheels fitted on Saturday. I had originally intended to swap the tyres from the old wheels as they had loads of life in them...... .......or so it seemed. The tread on fronts had started to come away on the inner edge, I only noticed it in the tyre shop so I had to buy new tyres whilst the car was there. And the only decent brand they had in stock were Continentals - then one of the rears had a nail in it (although not all the way so it wasn't terminal) and the other had developed a "bulge." Great...:asshole: I need 2 new rears as well - but the 'shop didn't have any decent 265/35/18s in stock. I had the old rears mount…

The zed with the unusual bodykit that was mentioned a few days ago has revealed its clutch horror story today and I thought I would share it. We knew it was never going to be pretty, the complete lack of any drive and the pungent smell from the bellhousing area served only to persuade us to not mess about and just pull the box. The pictures reveal all, with most of the plate lining material deposited around the bellhousing and the cover plate fingers, but the sight of a naked drive plate was enough to make this a serious Kodak moment, enjoy.... Jeff TT

I phoned up Racelogic today to get some info about installing my digital adjuster. Bloke told me that the lead with LED on it used with the manual control isn't needed. So he told me how to make it act as a shift change light! Turns out that using the software you can set a rev limit for the light to come on which tells you when to change gears. Only works with the digital unit but a nice little free feature :cool3:

Is it difficult to replace the actuator hoses, as ive seen they unfortunately have boost jets in them causing boost spikes! unfortunately the boost jets/ mig tips are at the actuator end, so need to replace the entire line. whats needed to do so please.

A mate of mine spotted you pull over near the Audi dealership near Blackbird Road - he thought it was me cos he was waiting for me to pick him up - unfortunately I was broken down a few streets away! :( Stock lip spoiler, multispoke wheels, what looks like a Scarab front bumper and a vented headlight panel. I never saw it myself but he took a crap photo of it. Not Vodkashots, not ArtZtogo, not Boldy, not Peach!! Who else has got a blue Z in the midlands!!!!

I'll start by saying yes I know there is a search function lol... I'm guessing its not the targas, and the A/C has been deleted. Did it twice the other day - once on a spirited take off and once round a corner, yellowy horrible water started pissing into the passenger footwell. Does this sound like it could be the matrix? And how would I check to find out? :whistling: cheers for any input!

right after my paint is slaking off my front bumper and found numerous scratches and parts where the laquer has come off? could this be like buffed out or i think its time to get a respray soon!, i am in derby where is the best place to be heading can pearl white be matched on certain parts? also is there different shades of pearl white i like the colour ive got but i want a little whiter but not like audi white or whatever you call it!, do i also need to strip the car down for them to spray? i am unsure as i have never had this done got abit of cash stashed away just need to know what im getting into and is it worth it?, also i ahve a crack in …

Went to Awesome fest today, was a great day, something there for everybody. Im happy to say 2 zeds were in on the action! 1 was the white one ive seen on here, green front wheels, silver rears. G reg jap TT. That one was going really well, sounded nice, drifted well and looked cool. The other one, was green, had Drift Monkey written on it, and didn't really drift! At the start of the day, i thought it was smoking, hard to tell with all the tyre smoke about. By the end of the day, it was clear to see, smoke pouring out of the exhaust. I'd say dead turbos! Anybody know it?

Has anyone fitted Stillen anti roll bars to the Zed? I tried fitting the Front today but finally realized after messing around for ages that its impossible to bolt the brackets with the poly bush to the chassis. On the chassis leg where you are ment to bolt the bracket there is a lump that i guess is to align the standard mount. On the Stillen poly bush it doesnt alloy for this. What have you guys done? Thanks Dan Ive got pics if needed.

Just to to say a big thanks to Baz :clap: Last Thursday I advertised in the "Items wanted" section for a boot/fuel release cable as mine had snapped. Within a very short period of time Baz replied that he had one and the transaction was carried out. I received the cable next day (Friday), fitted it Saturday and all is well again :D Thank you Baz, for your great service -it was much appreciated :bow: Cheers - Andy