General Discussions - 300ZX Related

sorry about a what's it worth post I'm pritty happy with my 300 at the moment but have been offered a 300zx turbo targa top full leather in pritty good nick with 136k on the clock runs spot on has no tax and failed the mot on drop links it's grey has a patch welded on the seal and front right wing is rippled I would only buy it to sell on how much would I expect to sell it for ? Thanks

Ok..can't figure the embed bit. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bwhnHEMey5U&feature=youtube_gdata So, although i didn't know it at the time, I was in front of someone who was video'ing. ignore the erratic/twitchy driving style... it was my first time out in the Zed on the track and was testing it a bit and also looking to find some sideways action when I could. ;) shame he didn't keep up... the next couple laps I really let loose ;) **Anyway... any thoughts on the Black puffs that come on heavy boost?? coming from the Left bank... Places you can see it the most: seconds in - 1:30, 2:29, 3:12... and then the pass I make at 3:25... …

me in my vert thought some of you would like to see it :rockon:

I`m sure some of you have seen this video a fair few times, but I thought i would start another thread to see how many videos we could get together with all the old top gears and other car shows which the 300zx starred in, please post away as I`m eager to find plenty, One particular one I`ve seen but cant find is one with Steve Berry testing a 300zx vert sometime in the 90`s http://video.google.ca/videoplay?docid=2170880578449028520&q#

is there anyway i can just get brighter bulbs?, or do i have to get a HID conversion?, i live in the sticks and nearly about killed myself with the standard lights, my phone torch nearly gives better brightness?

First time ive been able to say that since ive been on this forum! Ive had 5 zeds in this time, and not 1 has properly been on the road. Until now that is! Faster than i expected. I was expecting to be disapointed when i finally got on the road, ive built it up in my head for sooo long. Now im in a zed driving, im a happy man! Should be in the bodyshop this week making it look nicer too. Shall i go white???

dont get to drive 300 much,but noticed rear end very loose when i do get a ride,i have adjustable struts all round and on way to japfest a load of supras came flying up so i fancied annoying them as they wouldnt let me be ahead of them so like a wasp i kept leading them and annoying them it came to a head on flat part of m4 nothing in front but had to ease off as rear end seemed like it was bouncing around which scared jesus out of me,255/40/17 on back not best tyres have to admit on the rims? its like coming off a bend or roundabout alittle beans and back end bouncing

got the coilovers from andy isherwood needed a bit of a clean up so all done ready to go on this week BEFORE AFTER TRYING TO DRY THEM QUICKER LOL

is the na engine forged?

Just a note to say it was nice to meet you again to talk cars and all,car will look even better when you sort your wide arch kit.Oh yeah easy on the chips!

Quickie Can i jack the rear of the car up at the central location just behind the diff, its got fins and a square plug, thinking of putting the trolley jack right under this plug Rich

Been a while since one of these polls were done. As these cars are getting older and petrol prices so high, curious to know if people are shifting more to having them as Weekend/2nd cars, rather than Daily drivers. Daily Driver/Commuter ? Weekend toy/2nd car ?

Just for research purposes, I`m going to attempt a brake test from stock to uprated, only on my vert but it should shed some light on how much better/worse the upgraded set up should be....so at the moment I have good stock brakes on all 4 corners and next week I will have evo8 Brembos with grooved and drilled disc`s on the front and grooved/drilled discs and red stuff pads on the rear stock calipers..Oh, and all new braded hoses too So my test will involve braking hard from 30 and 50 mph and see how long in seconds it takes to stop and the distance travelled, I would like to do some sort of brake fade test aswell, not sure how to do an accurate test on this without doi…

saw white zed m40 towards london this morning 8am'ish think reg was g818?????????

Hi, Just about to buy myself a 300zx TT manual and ideally i want to Drift/Track it ( aswell as have it on the road ). Now iv done a few searches and i know they can have problems with oil starvation and also cooling issues. Now the question is what can be done about it?? Would a baffled sump be enough? Also i plan to ditch as much from the engine bay as possible, As it stands i will be ditching AIV, EGR, A/C, HICAS. Is there anything else that can be ditched? I do plan on still having this taxed and tested. Cheers in advance

I've managed to get myself really confused about the dust plates for my gearbox conversion:bored: I've got two halves that came off with my auto and a full one (with the gasket running in a U shape) and I also have a full one that came with my manual box, which is identical to the one off the autobox. It looks like the two halves go on the engine then the full plate goes over that and then the flywheel? Is this right?

I have one i doubt i will fit. Is it worth selling? Or keep it in the hope i will fit it one day!!?

Right it's really starting to bug me now I have 1 tappet that likes to tap some times on start up then it dissapiers when warm but if I open it up at all it comes back any ideas on how to sort this ? Thanks

i'm thinking temp sensor but correct me if you think otherwise, on cold start i'm getting a tickover of between 1500-2000rpm only problem is when the cars upto temp its still ticksover between 1000-1500rpm with a good blip of the throttle it will sometimes drop to 800ish where it should be but if i drive a short distance tickover is then back at 1000-1500rpm i'm thinking as i said coolnt temp sensor maybe? (tickover is normal if i disconnect it) but open to suggestions

Had to take the plenum off to change another injector so decided to remove 5 more bits from my plenum. I wanted it to look even cleaner than it was before. You have to look close to spot the changes but the overall look is now very uncomplicated and draws your attention to the purpose of that celebrated Nissan designed plenum (this had good press when it was launched). Just putting the whole lot back together now!!! Am I the only one who likes a bit of cleavage!!!! :ninja:

Looks like the next couple of months may be a bit tough. I work for my mates electrical & mechanical company and we did loads of work for a large perfume manufacturer who went into liquidation owing us just over £20k, which is a big knock for a 2 man company :cursing: We've been riding it out but as a result I've been told from start of june my hours will be halved so obviously my wages will be too, and I didnt get that much to start with as I'm still training... lol We're off on holiday in june which was planned a while ago, but also in june the Z will need taxing, MOTing and insuring! :scared: I'm not one of these who gives up at the first hurdle and …

who sells the polished intake/boost hoses these days ? Im after a set with black couplers, but can only find them on Z1 for $200 + shipping + duty. Is that my only option these days ? Im sure there used to be more available. - Smithy/DTA used to sell them, no more. - Ebay ones are still around but they are blue only. - CZP sell them, but blue only. - AMZ only sell the overpriced HKS set in blue.

hate the ashtray on the zeds but the cigarette lighter is very handy and essential for various things ie phone charger ,sat nav etc , so i decided to relocate it in the middle under the centre armrest compartment, any one else done this??

Handbrake adjustment tech. Had the opportunity to take some pics to explain how to correctly set the handbrake and why it often does not work well even when adjusted ok. Ok so first off the particular zed in the pics was having new discs and pads + painted calipers so but I am in the main dealing with the handbrake. There is “cable” adjustment underneath the handbrake via a 10 mm nut, adjusting this will if any adjustment left only take out cable stretch and can be disappointing that although the lever will be well adjusted the handbrake will still not hold well. The real issue is inside the rear discs where the handbrake shoes reside, accessing these…