General Discussions - 300ZX Related

well kinda lol we decorated my mums house for my nephew at the weekend for the local galaday and we won first prize lol what do you think

I fitted a pair of adjustable front camber arms [think there driftworks ] about 2 years ago ive taken them out 3 times now twice for dry sqeeking bearings .they seem to get covered in crap my car is used all year round .What is the best stuff to protect them from the grim and grit the bearings dont run very smooth probably because they only turn a small amount with the suspension travel what do other people do and use how long do these last thanks taff.:wink:

new engine is here, so thought id get cracking on removing the EGR, anyway noticed that my turbo elbows had studs snapped with not enough on them to get a bolt on when it comes to putting the exhaust on. So decided to remove the elbows while i was there, to replace with the ones of my current engine, the two nuts holding the elbow on at the bottom, came off easy on both sides, the two top bolts on both sides how ever, just snapped with little to no pressure being applied. so now the only way i have of securing the elbows is with the lower bolts. Short of taking the turbos off and changing the housing over for the outlet and as im crap at drilling things out, w…

Trying to get my car back up and runing asap as theres a more then strong chance im going to have to sell her, Ive currently got the dash out and run the wiring for the new guages into the engine bay but need to pick up a good ignition and wiring into the dimmer switch? Anyone got any clue where a good pick up point for both of these is please? thanks Craig

Yep, Jim'll Fix It has made another dream come true! :clap: After many months of being Zedless, I took my first drive in the Zed today. A five hour journey on public transport got me down to Bristol to collect the car from Jimmer's unit. So you can imagine my delight when I clapped eyes on my car looking as shiny as a new pin, engine purring quietly :thumbup: For anyone considering going down the rebuild route, all I can say is - you will not be disappointed! The car was sent off by transporter a little over 5 weeks ago and is now in the rudest of health once again. In a world that seems hell bent on scamming and generally robbing you of your hard-earned, its ex…

In theory would a SWB TT be slightly quicker 0-62 in a straight line, than an identically spec'd LWB TT and would the SWB have a shorter braking distance? **does anybody have any real world experience of a similar comparison (spec for spec) cheers

So my new Z came with these 4 pot rear lights: Which had been blended in, a very good job but unfortunately I prefer the look of the standard lights. They'd been stuck on with this fillery type stuff and were a pain in the arse to remove! not to mention they were holding an awful lot of water with nowhere to go! :no: Once removed I cleaned up all the pesky filler, painted the bits where it was down to bare metal then fitted my '99 style lights, which I feel look loads better. But now I cant decide if it looks weird without a spoiler or not? :wacko: What do you think? Might be time to blow the dust off the dspeed spoiler I have and get it fitted…

Could anybody please direct me on getting these bloody things off?? I have just tried spraying WD40 and whacking a spanner with a hammer and nothing works, just makes a massive metal sound! lol Thanks...

Saw u, drivers window open, u had a red top on...... and it looked like u had no rear bumper.... Alz.

following on from my recent post im still only getting 0.5 bar boost. I got a leak tester off anthonyd (:thumbup:) and i managed to find 1 loose jubile clip which i have now sorted. however im still only getting 0.5 bar?????????? So in short i have no boost leaks, no error codes (with and without turning ignition off), greddy boost gauge and still only have 0.5 bar? could it be weak actuators? or could the turbos been turned down by previous owner??? thanks for your help

Can't bring up the other thread on this on my iPod but I understand that John Dixon did a lot of work on this. Does John supply all that is required to get this up and running or do I get it direct from emerald? Still don't have my PM's enabled so can't PM him!

Well mine has the HICAS locked out, but knowing the other stuff that was done to this car before my time, probably not very well, even though it was only done last year. I got an advisory on my MOT that there was some play in one of the rear track rod ends from memory, would/could that being finally gone, cause a slight knocking and for the car to feel like it's crabbing?

have seen a mines stage 2 ecu for sale from pmf300zx can this be fitted straight on to the standard twin turbo uk spec or are other mods needed to compliment this ecu youll have to excuse my ignorance but am totally new to this 300zx modding

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hi everyone, just took the zed out for a spin, engine running mint but the autobox wont go past 2nd gear, changes from 1st to 2nd no problem but wont go past 2nd. anyone got any ideas?

has anyone got a picture of the bottom of the wheel arch at the back on a swb, the bit where the rear bumper screws on. i need to sort a repair which someone has bodged before pete

Just a quick question, is the genuine Strosek wide arch rear quarters made from metal or FRP? thanks

If your that bored, you can LED my drivers side window switch, the passenger side is LED'ed but the drivers side for some reason isnt :blink: Ooh and you will love my volume control button ive got for my zed, its got a blue LED at the base that dims and brightens depending on what the volume is set at Just need to relocate the lighter socket (think it was Jason farrow who moved his inside his arm rest) and then sort something out with the ashtray so i can mount it properly, ive already routed the cable

Has anyone upgraded to poly bushes? If so, which did you change? Would you recommend it? Where is the best place to buy from? Cheers guys, Dan

How much difference in length and angle/bend is there between a LWB and SWB exhaust rear section (back box)? thanks in advance :thumbup1:

Well i got bored, so put some leds in the map light switch and a little strip to glow through the vent where the little fan would be, except mine has never had the fan so had the space. Not the best pics, need a better camera lol. They come on with the side lights. Then i though i would have a play with led strips and might go with it. I will do the front footwells and it should all tie up nicely with the Stainless EL sills to go in,

Having finally got her through the MOT after 4 and a half years of welding etc' etc' I have been giving her a bit of a spin.:dance: My question is, what is the maximum boost reading I should expect?:confused1: On full throttle she is virtually going off the gauge, close to 14 psi. Is this to high for a stock UK? or is this normal?:sweatdrop: Cheers in advance. Redwine300.

evening everyone!! right i have just carried out a "scientific experiment" and just had a question for your more clued up selves, is my import limited to 120mph? sorry if thats a daft question, but that appears to be the way.. if not i have... problems :huh:

Blue one with a High level spoiler, seen it once before a few weeks ago?

gives me some time to get what it may need :surrender: not up till july 12 th ill let you all know how it gets on :red_indian: