General Discussions - 300ZX Related

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??

Hey Guys, Wanted to know if anyone's ever done leather repair or restoration for their seats?? How hard is it to do?? My Z's seat's are quite worn and have lost colour a bit. Also does anyone in forums actually do it professionally or know someone who does? Cheers!

still aint had time to jack car up yet,i have coil overs at rear so would you think its subframe bushes?and whats that kit like that takes no time to fit on ebay as dropping frame is a no no time and money

I`m just wandering if anyones had Evo Brembos fitted usung 295mm discs? the reason I ask is that I have had my Brembos and 324mm discs fitted today and whilst talking to my mechanic he reckons the 295mm discs would be too small?? So off i went back to my house and got a 295mm disc and gave it to the mechanic, we found the edges of the pads would only be touching about 3/4 of the disc? and the rest of the pad was in thin air? Obviously we have used the relocation brackets, so I`m just wandering what set up is needed for the 295mm discs Daz :flowers:

was told the auto box learns your driving style the same as mitsubishi cars, is this true? and if so how do you reset it? simple as disconnecting the battery?