General Discussions - 300ZX Related

Went out this Saturday to pick up my brushed aluminium dial bezel from Maz and he let me drive his shorty N/A. Lovely car to drive, completely different to the TT. I think I'd have a shorty N/A, so long as I had a TT LWB :D Then headed over to Wakey to see JohnnyBoy, who gave me the little plastic clip thingy that I needed to fix Roses drivers door lock and a radiator cap cos mine's buggered, plus also a couple of hours of quality conversation :D Haven't stood and talked to anyone like that for ages, so cheers Johnny. Both Awesome members and if Johnny goes through with selling off his convertible as well, I only hope he stays in touch, would be a real shame to …

getting my auto to manual conversion started on Monday so I thought i'd get started on the centre console bits, found a nice leather set on flee bay and gave a go of fitting it today Also got a new plastic surround for the front bit of the assembly as I managed to break the clips on my last one.

Black zed at approx 21:30 parked on the car park by the coast road. Two people sat inside enjoying the view (or something :sneaky2:)

Hi all, At the last Scottish KFC meet (last Wednesday), I had the opportunity to see the boot area of Ossian's Zed.........nothing untoward there you say. On comparing my boot "boards" it would appear that, what I thought was standard fit - is most definitely not. I have three fairly heavy vinyl covered metal boards instead of the hardboard ones.The same kind of vinyl covered aluminium? is present in the passenger's footwell, protecting the ECU. Then I compared the standard targa covers against mine, again, a custom job. Foam padded , vinyl/leatherette? Lastly, the auto gear knob.....leather stiched? Can anyone shed any light on these items or are th…

Well the old Hilux has gone to a new home and we have a new family member a tidy black 1995 300zx SWB TT manual This shortie' is absolutely mint underneath and is a credit to its former keepers. Quite a contrast to her big brother sat on axle stands in the background feeling sorry for himself. First job on the 'to do' list was to swap over the Nismo steering wheel for the uber' rare, limited edition 'OZ Racing' Personal steering wheel out of the track zed. The feel on this is much better for me, than with its leather predesessor. I was going to change the Momo gear knob over but half way through I figured that I actually quite liked it and …

Hey i have been looking over google and cant find what i need therefore im pretty sure someone on here will be in the trade or know where to get these from. I need to basically put a spacer in between a bracket and the seat im screwing into. There is 10 mm gap to cover so i was either thinking of using something like what you see in the pic which would be best or simply a cylindrical metal spacer. Thread is 8mm and just cant find the threaded pillars in 8mm thread as i only need 8 of them. So to recap the gap to cover is 10mm and the thread on the seat is 8mm and ideal if the pillar is 8mm too. Marty

Seems a popular expression we hear often and I see just as often right here, it is when parts are been requested for and asked if there are any "kicking around" ? Well had me thinking why would we be treating parts like this and if we did would you guys still buy them? I think I have the answer! and by the power of the Internet and some dodgy photo-shop work we have some famous and some less famous sports player`s endorsing our very own Nissan 300zx air flow meters and in the now commonly used term they certainly are "kicking around" :laugh: Jeff TT

When connecting the nuetral switch to Pin 44 on the ECU do you splice into the wire or cut and join the new wire to it? Cheers

Last year I posted some pics of how the lower rad hose can fail internally and gets sucked in, again an example of this is clear to see, I know this is not a new problem but well worth checking, best to check 30 mins or so after a run to see if this is effecting your zed, we all know how serious it can be if cooling issues are left unchecked. Original thread http://www.300zx.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=141967&highlight=lower+rad+pipe Jeff TT

Hi My Zed TT developed a hissing noise - this started suddenly last night after a trip to Birmingham - no prob on the way down, when I restarted the car I got this sound that is just like air blowing from a vent (like you would hear on a plane from the aircon vents) it's especially noticable when the car is ticking over or you let of the throttle on gear change You can't really hear if from under the bonnet - with the car ticking over it sounds like it is coming from under or around the driver side foot well - you can't really hear it from the passenger side Car running OK but seems rather lumpy on tickover now with revs lower than usual. Turn off the en…

HI, How much will a decent second hand fly wheel cost me any ideas? cheers Mark

Finally got the thing finished! Took the water temp gauge out and replaced with new 60mm unit - plenty of room behind the facia. A dab or two of tiger seal and it's not going anywhere used the redundant bulb holder hole for cable access - I even adapted the old holder to support the wire (not shown in this picture). Had to cut the wire and put a plug in line which I took from my breakers engine bay.Thanks to Groover for helping me with the wiring in at the ECU and also for supplying some nice 5 way led's. Top bloke! Engine bay all tidied up. New adapted de-annodised and welded in place of old sender, then rounded of and re-polished, cables…

my engine bay caught fire this morning while warming my car up I repaired an oil leak on the front cam seal and changed the timing belt and various gaskets and everything seemed fine took the car to swanage all was fine then blew a coil pack on the way back brought a used one of a lad on hear but the car wasn't running as well as it was drove to good wood exhaust started blowing the this mornin this happened any ideas its the same one I replaced and when I say on fire it was on fire cheers for any help

Looks like my central locking has decided to stop working ! When you lock the drivers side door the passenger side doesn't lock. I've just completed a loom switch for the full front end of inside when i done my aircon conversion but i've match up what i think are the cables and both the old and new loom look identical. Is there any relays anywhere that control the doors?

right got my hks induction kit and full japspeed zorst what would be the next steep for power increase its a n/a btw

Im sure most are aware of TwinZ rear bumper with built in diffuser, available through Z1. They have recently announced the launch of a bolt-on diffuser for the stock rear bumper !! Their complete bumper with diffuser design is nicer, as it sits lower than the stock design...but this would be cheaper option (inc lower shipping presumably) No prices or release date yet, and unfortunatly its currently SWB only but there is bound to be enough demand for a LWB version.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1992-NISSAN-300-ZX-TURBO-MANUAL-BLACK-/120744252962?pt=Automobiles_UK&hash=item1c1ceb1622

Why do they do it :pinch: I dont mind some mods but this is not right.when are they going to stop doing this to our zeds? The only thing I can say about the stickers is it made me miss the rear spoiler till I checked it all out again:no: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Classic-Nissan-300ZX-Z32-targa-roof-custom-sports-car-/280707661098?pt=Automobiles_UK&hash=item415b7afd2a

IVE GOT A BIG FREAKIN TRUCK NOW. People used to move for the zed due to its supercar presence now they move as i will literally drive over them :)

As above was gonna flash you as i went the other way but realised i was in a truck and not my zed :(

Hi, in my eyes this should,nt slip, but what do you guys think, will replace anyway as box is out but let me know? http://s280.photobucket.com/albums/kk200/m_reed2008/?action=view&current=DSC03095.jpg Cheers Mark

Never been a fan of the 89-98 Z spoiler, I believe its a dated design. However TwinZ have come out with their own interpretation of the spoiler, and I would probably consider it as an option for my slicktop. Take a look. As per their rear diffuser bumper, It will be available through Z1 Motorsports. I admit the changes are subtle, but I believe they have done a good job of modernising the overall design. Full details and more pics : http://www.300zxclub.com/showthread.php?t=195802

Saturday morning and after 6 new NGK Iridium IX Spark plugs (old ones were definitely up for renewal) and the tired old oil replaced by some Castrol 10/40 Magnatech, she's feelin' a whole lot fresher! Plus fiited the sandwich plate so now have Plasma Oil Temp and Oil Pressure gauges up and running whoop whoop! :thumbup:

Driving down london street, Reading, this afternoon - with the targa roof off making the other cars around look inferior.

As above how much and were from, might as well repace as the flywheel is? cheers Mark