General Discussions - 300ZX Related

Well this is my feeble attempt at painting some parts for myself, just to trim them up a bit nicer and try to stem some rust. First the discs I bought from Liam months ago and still haven't fitted to the car, that is being rectified atm though with the suspension being fitted etc. Then the suspension that Mikey (As in Shrek Mikey) sent me the other week, now finally going to be fitted to the car. These are Tein Type HR coilovers, which I've read are pretty good, if a little old. Eventually I'll replace these with some brand new ones, but I needed to get the crappy ****ed up ones off my car quick. Then finally, the rears of the same set, which ar…

how the hell do thay come off .... all the others i can get off except these as the clip look different need to know as started stripping my engine out

after buying the mani's wanted to fit them myself but coz of work i dont really have the time..anyhoo took them to a exhaust place not gona name them but iv never had this response from them his exact words were wouldnt touch that with a barge pole..i was stunned this is a place thats been featured in mags and built exhausts for colin mcrea and the guy with the fastest skyline in europe i dont know if it was because theyve never done a 300 before or it was because i didnt spend money on them fabricating it themself anyway really dissapionted with them

The Lightsd waning light came on in my car, checked the bulbs, looked OK, so to be sure I swapped them out but nothing from all 4 lights (rear lights come on OK). Searched the forum and the little black box that checks for bulb failure may be the problem, but have a couple of questions: a) I have an LED eye level brake light on my spoiler, some of the LEDs have blown but 5-6 still come on when the brake pedel is pressed. If the box has failed would these not work as well? b) Were is this box, on the drivers side ? and can I get to it from the inspection panel at the back of the lights or do I have to take the boot trim off ? c) If it is this box, does…

You weren't hanging about going past Lauder/Carnegie College. Was in a Sharan so didn't flash. :(

Hi all, Had car off road for the winter. Just started her up today, which she did on the first key turn. However she's a missing!! Checked with Datascan, had no fault codes but found that no. 2 cylinder is not firing. I had a quick prod around but before I get going on it tomorrow i though i'd check for a few pointers where to look 1st. There were no problems before winter break. Still got series 1 PTU but would that show as a fault code? Thank Nick

well since nobody seems to want my carcept front bumper was thinking i could just repair the cracked bit and paint it red and stick it on my new car. how hard is it to paint and look half decent?

... I have no idea what these are called, but basically the gasket type thing that goes between the top of the suspension strut and the suspension mount? I have a second hand set of Teins ready to go on the car (Nearly, need to wait for the anti-rust stuff to dry and then a couple of coats of paint to go on) and I need these I think to do it properly.

Hi I need a set of standard alloys refurbished and have heard that the two main techniques used are either paint or powder coating. Does anyone have any advice as to which is the preferred approach? Lepsons - http://www.lepsons.com - in Swindon is pretty close to me - has anyone any experience to share? Cheers Paul

i was going along the carriage way a24 sussex,when i cought this orange flash drag racing by himself,thought to myself,he/she must have done some work on it and was testing it out?so while i was flashing and watching you i missed my turn off and had to go all the way to the end to the roundabout and turn round,then flashed you on the way back..sounded nice tho.......

Another one! Been building it up. Heres a quick peak.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/nissan-300zx-standard-alloys-/150608828319?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item2310fc579f just seen them on ebay thought they seemed quite cheap?

Hi. I fitted a replacement S2 climate control ECU and display pod today, but when I press the button to direct the air up to the windscreen, the Auto button lights up too. This doesn't seem normal to me. Also, I can't seem to vary the blower speed - the display doesn't change either. If someone could explain how the S2 system should work I'd be grateful. Cheers, Dave

after changing my belts for new ones, i have come to realise its the water pump bearing that makes a slight squeeling sound in the zed, its not loud just that i can hear it on tick over and its annoying, a slight squirt of oil will cure it for a few days maybe but it always comes back, is there a way to get rid of the sound? :taz:

under normal driving its fine, but at higher RPMS for long periods ie 100mph/ hard acceleration, i notice that the temp rises... anyone else had this issue? TT manual also how do i solve this issue?

Anyone know a company that will insure a zed temporary as the ones i have tried are coming out saying that they cant cos it is over 15 year old. I only want to insure for a month or 2 while i take my other zed off the road.

as i had a couple lying around i thought i would make good use for them LOL. started weight training a couple of weeks ago and found i didnt have quite enough soo saw the pulleys and the pics tell the rest :)

can i plank off the 2 pipes that come off the front steering rack for the rear steer??? cus i am ripping all the rear steer stuff off. or do i need a N/A rack????????

I've searched and searched but cannot find anything conclusive. Can someone tell me if a starter motor from a TT will fit onto an NA model Z32? thanks :thumbup1:

Had the MOT today and despite failing, quite pleased overall. It failed on the front brakes being "unbalanced", whatever that means. It's going in next week for an investigation, but to ensure that I'm not ripped off, what could the nature of the problem be? Sticking caliper, worn pads? Any advice most welcome.

few questions relating to my imment lowering of the car, i purchased some lowered and stiffer bilstiens from a club memeber which i will be fitting. firstly with a lwb and a 20mm rear drop and around 30mm on the front whats likly to hit speedbumps? exhaust midsection looks to be the lowest part. obviously the underside of the engine should be pretty safe. secondly. there are some metal plates that sit on top the struts do these sit ontop the strut or ontop the arch? furthermore to this point if i decided the front was a touch too low could a thicker one be used to space it out a little. thirdly.is there a way to switch the shocks without compltly resett…

cheers baz how hard are the japspeed mani's to do yourself and is theyr anything i should watch out for? cheers

Spent months welding and grinding rust of my zed,only removed side skirts to put back to standard look,never realizing what lied beneath. manged to find a guy who supplied most of new panels to repair.arches iner sills outer sills and rebuilt sub frame that was rotted. I found that the steel pip running from the roof gutters was blocked through rust and this coursed most of the on the inner sills and sub frame,so after the rebuild i replaced both pipes with stainless steel onces so they want rust again.

well had the car for two weeks and the engine has just thrown a Conrod at 60pmh ... not good Oil and bits left on the a50 if anyone wants any engine parts ... lol had a few conserns with the Pre-owner about the oil gauge being all over the place has any one had the oil pump fail on them ? i asume the Big end Bearing has spun and then snapped the end clamp on the rod does any one have an Engine and Full conversion to Manual there selling ? what Tips on getting the engine out as i will be doing this with no manual as i carnt find the holy bible book Tools & Engine lift i'm sorted with Mark

my offside xenon has failed so i replaced it wth a normal filament bulb, but when i switched it on it didmt work, the fuse is fine, i took the bulb out to find it had a broken filament so i tried another, same again, it didmt work so i took it out to check and that too now has a broken filament... Whats goin on guys??