General Discussions - 300ZX Related

Hi dont know whether this is right place or not but here goes Have recently joined and am actively looking for a 300zx just wondered if someone could advise me on importing a zx from japan myself eg the benefits and pitfalls and if it is all worth while or is it just as easy to buy a jap import in this country any advice welcome

Ive got my chin up, so im thinking about what colour to paint the car again. I'd decided on white, but im getting cold feet. Im going to have standard bumpers on it, dont not sure if a newer white will look right. Im thinking a nice grey now! Its a big thing for me, the colour makes the car, its costing £1200 and dont want to get it wrong!

I have a tt bearing housing which measures 50mm from the fixing point on the chassis to the centre of the prop shaft. I understand that a non tt is different. Can someone measure me this distance on a non tt bearing housing please ?.

Okay everyone , looking for a bit of general advice, i see lots of members here with overseas locations, this is the reason for my request for help I have an opportunity to take employment with a division of my company in Riyadh, Saudi, has anybody else had first hand experience of the climate, culture etc etc and can offer me sensible comment thanks Neil

just wondering who the guys are up north who know their zeds....might ../ will be needing advice from any friendly enthusiasts up here.cheers jay north east i no macca ..mac1 but he seems busy these days elsewhere.cheers guys jay

Has anybody had any dealings with them? I just bought this http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=330566850694&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT and think I got a bargain :euro:. Okay, I'll probably have to pay some import but it should still come in cheaper than zcentre and hopefully with out the wait.

Can anyone tell me how thick the two spacers are? They go between the prop bearing bolts and the bottom of the tunnel.

:wheelchair: had my zed since 1994 spent bloody thousands until 2004 then stuck her in a garage with blown turbo and never done a thing apart from the twice a year tickover until this week finally got my garage to start getting my turbos out today got me new rear screen in today...yay!!!after bloody act of god tile falling off my roof and putting my screen through dilema 1 now which turbos do i stick in her hmmmm????? as soon as ive decided?? depending on how much i blow im thinking of getting me new injectors?555's??....if possible replacing all the old engine electrics..loom etc decisions decisions....im soooo happy! phase 2 about july e…

After deciding a few weeks ago to bite the bullet and polish my plenum up, I bought one of them halfords alloy polishing kits that someone mentioned. Seems now that I have the bug, polished my inner rocker covers up today (cant really see the outer ones when its all back together so didnt bother with those) Can someone help me throw together a list of potential stuff so I can have a think what else to do whilst the car is in bits? :sweatdrop: Plenum Throttle bodies Rocker covers front water pipes P/S Pot ... ... ...

Anyone in the reading area have a Mk4 Golf Turbo (petrol) as another car?

My 93 jdm had never had any issues with emmisions as my tester would never probe it. Today I had my mot done to be told that next year I would need a cat as the legislation is changing regarding emissions testing. Any testers on here can confirm this? My tester mentioned that some of his customers with newer, decatted cars go to him with an mot map, does any1 on here have to do this?

Any chance you could nip out to your engine store and measure the length of the bolt that goes through the pulley on the PS pump for me please? I sorted the bracket but now can't find the right length bolt for it :blushing: Cheers bud PS. don't go while your bidding on something :lol:

Ok the zed refugees have started arriving victims of the volcano eruption, caught mid engine swap with bonnet left up slightly and disaster .......the windscreen and panels even damaged from the flying pumice! :tongue_smilie: Some cleaning up here to do and thats for sure!! open injector manifold, open inlet fuel lines....open everything, do you think the missus will notice if I use her vacuum? Jeff TT

I take it I can splice into the drivers side loom for power to the passenger seat controls?

I will be looking to buy one of these in the near future. I wanted to know the best one to go for and how much i should pay for one? also ill be looking to get the car remapped and rolling roaded once boost control valve fitted. Is there anything else i should upgrade before doing this? i will be doing boost pipes and rad pipes before doing anything. Thanks

As title, i know i wont be popular for doing this, but are there any decent sized steel rims that fit the ZX TIA Mark

Got up 7am with the intention of having my front discs off by 8 and then get on with the day... Calipers are off, 7:15, looking good for time. Now for the spacers... Wait a min, what are these strange nuts about - shouldn't be too much bother, get the old socket on them. 4hrs later, 2 nuts rounded, a desparate trip to Andys, and a new socket set bought at Halfords... and eventually the spacers & discs are off!! Lesson learned today - if you ever see someone using these odd shaped nuts instead of a standard nut, punch them square in the face.

300 zx twin turbo It’s 1989...you’re a Nissan zed car fan. You have watched as the once great range has ‘evolved’ further and further from the lean, lithe sportscar the 240z, stood by and observed as it has put on weight, its sharp edges became blurred as the 260z, it put on more middle aged spread as the 280zx and ultimately became a car for second division football managers and retired publicans in the z31 300zx of the eighties. It was sad to watch, like a fighter struggling to make the weight and moving up the divisions, becoming slower, less agile, less sharp, and more worryingly, not carrying power up with him until ultimately he becomes a gatekeeper, a fight…

My autobox is not quite what I think it should be. I have gone down the auto-to-manual route once before and am considering doing it again. The question is..... Would it be difficult/expensive to drop in a 350z box ? They're 6 speed and designed to handle about the same power and my old 350z had a lovely change - short and positive. I'm guessing that at the least it would require an adaptor plate but I wouldn't have thought that was too onerous ? Actually taking it a step further - would an engine/gearbox swap work ? Has anyone done this ? Any thoughts ? Mark

lets just say , I was to offer for sale , a silver jdm n/a manual , been off the road for a year so no mot or tax , but does run and is in mint condition , lovely straight through exhaust and more mods (not sure yet ) ! standard exterior , and nice retrimmed white piped z engraved interior ! how much would it be worth ? place bear in mind the economic mess ! but I would need to buy this car and have it gone within a week or 2 , so I will be offering at a bargain price ! if I can pull this of I mi gh t be able to keep mine !

had my mot today, Failed on a few things i knew it would but i'm a bit unsure of couple of the items on the list, can anyone help... 1.Drag link end ball joint (is this the stabaliser links?) 2.Drag link end deformed, is this the same part was on the same side Also, the park brake is only 14% where and how do i sort this, is it just the rear discs pads? as these need replacing anyway Cheers for any help

We all know the Zed is a potent beast - but how many have kept your foot in all the way until it runs out of puff in 5th? Please do not tell me where or when you tried this - I shall assume it was on a private road / airfield / race track - or in Germany. Irrespective of where or when - what's the fastest you have been in your Zed AND what's the fastest you've been in any car?? The fastest I've been in my Zed is 145 (ish). The fastest I've ever been was flat-out, at an indicated 165mph, in my mates R33 GTS.

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Im reading time and time again about people having to sell up due to money worries, i kept thinking, its a shame, and thinking about my own money commitments. I wont bore you with the long story, but im owed around £16000! Some is from here, as ive let people pay weekly/monthly for things. At the time i could afford it, and its with longstanding members on here i trust. Thats all going well so im happy with that. The most of it, is from family. I haven't been paid for 8 weeks due to money waiting to come in from jobs. We've just had the call to say the big job, we had all our hopes on, isn't going to happen:no: I dont know when or if im going to get paid f…

Many thanks to Jimmer for removing my old Hicas and installing my Hicas Elimination Kit this evening, he did an amazing job (my god those ball joints are a nightmare to remove!!!!!)