General Discussions - 300ZX Related

with a standard clutch? :huh: when my Z has its engine swap soon it'll be about 350bhp, I've been offered a lightweight flywheel at a reasonable price but probably can't afford a brand new paddle clutch until a few months after the transplant. Would this be ok, and would I see the benefits from a lightweight flywheel? p.s. I'm not fussed about taking the gearbox back out later in the year to upgrade the clutch. :red_indian:

This is baffling me (especially with my limited knowledge of mechanics). At all different speeds I am getting quite a severe shudder through the steering wheel. The lowest speed I have experienced it is 29mph and the highest at around 80mph. To give you some background I have already replaced the following with poly bushes... Tension Rod Bushes Steering Rack Bushes (which was fun!) Anti-Roll Bar Bushes I am also running brand new alloys with brand new Falken's all fully balanced. I also think that the tracking is OK as my previous set of tyres had very even wear. Disks and pads look fine and all other bushes (as far as I can tell) look fine. I can not…

I think it,s quite common for the covering to peel off the inside of the targas and mine were terrible so i thought i,d re cover them. I removed the end caps and handle surround , the covering just about fell off !! i used a wire brush in as drill which removed the remains of the foam and glue as well , cut a bit of trimming vinyl to size , sprayed both with contact adhesive and once touch dry put the covering on , trimmed it up , glued the end caps back on and jobs a good un , looks as good as new .

I bought a new trim and took a deep breath and started cutting it about, after doing a trial on an old broken trim to see if it would work ! http://www.300zx.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=148783 Found another light which was longer than the one i did the trial with so it would fit better , removed the outer shell and trimmed it down to size . Cut out most of the original one and carefully removed the red lens inside A bit of trimming and in it went Looks alot more modern when lit and when it,s not it,s now clear instead of having the red lens showing through :hyper:

lol! brings to mind the keyring of the gay cop in pulp fiction lol! i shall use it with pride before Bruce Willis samurai swords me lol

Can anyone advise please?:helpsmilie: After a little over 4 years of restoration,:hammer: my 300zx tt is in a position to go for an MOT test.:taz: I have bit the bullet and booked her in for this coming Tuesday. Can anyone point me in the right direction please as to what to look for myself? so as she does not fail on something silly that I could of put right before the test. I am desperate for her to pass, so any help will be very much appreciated. Big thanks, Redwine300

just got the car back from an autoelectriction friend theyr was two blown relays behind the fuse box in the cabin...all is weel again got window wipers jets and digital temp is working again...the other problem i was having with the temp gauge shooting up then back to normal has dissapeared aswell.. good news is the fuse box and relays are bonedry and no corrosion..happy days..could the faulty relays be the cause of the temp reading being faulty..im gonna change the thermostat anyway to a nismo one just to be on the safe side

does anyone use this and do you recommend any? thinking of buying a bottle to keep in the Z just in case get caught low on the good stuff and need to top up with the standard 97 stuff. dan.:biggrin:

i have a miss fire which i have narrowed down to cylinder 6 i changed coil the other day to cylinder 1 but fault stayed at cylinder 6 so im guessing something on cylinder 6 now the no 6 coil pack plug is pretty crap to be honest. but is just a case of changing the connecter and problem solved or will it be something else i need to look for?

Mad Racing in Warterford. Ive been speaking to a guy that has got a serious build going on and he said he has had nothing but trouble from them so maybe one to miss for you Irish folks. Marty

Hi, I know Halfords is a bit expensive and dont stock much if anything for our cars (could'nt even get a headlight bulb or oil filter) but i needed to do a bit of bodywork touching up and they mixed some paint up for me (Colbalt green pearl metalic) and it was absolutly spot on, came out much better than expected, well pleased.

At least I think so, maybe you have other ideas, post up a link if so :w00t: [YOUTUBE]VJaZzOZZ-Ng[/YOUTUBE]

i have a V8 5.5 ML AMG and one side of the exhaust is blowing in the middle , so i was thinking of getting a dual 3" system but keeping the AMG oval back boxes but doing away with the cats, come MOt time in 10 months i will just switch it over to LPG and was wondering if the emissions woud be ok without the cats on LPG .....i have the option of fitting a spool piece and bolting the cats back in for MOt time if i need to .....are there any other things to consider ...i.e would the cat temp sensors need removing .....would it confuse the ECU etc etc steve

Saw you today heading away from Porthtowan! Nice sunny day for it and you had the roof off given it some stick!

Sorry if its been asked a milllion times before, but being a newbie i dont know what "J spec" means in 300zx lingo. could anyone tell me as i keep hearing "j spec " this and that ect..... Thanks.

this might sound silly but is there any difference in the bodywork on an 89 model to a 95 model more so with the front wings any information would be much appreciated cheers richard

My Z started clicking at the front end when turning left, but now thats developed into both left and right. If the car is still and I turn it doesn't do it, but when the car is moving and turning at the same time it clicks like a bitch. :cursing: I've jacked it up and had a look underneath, no cornflake packets in the wheels lol, only thing I can find that looks like a problem is the right hand inner steering rack gaitor has leaked all its grease out. Could this be the problem and what do you think is causing the clicking?! :crying: thankZ :helpsmilie:

well just home from working in newcastle and been to pick up the zed drove her home for her last journey. i know i know i shouldnt drive it as its sorned but hey ho lol anyway suppose i better get the tools out and start stripping it

How easy to remove?

I have been grinding back the rust in the boot area of the car and basically I need to cut out and reweld. Its not to bad and needs 30mm deep strip with a 10mm lip welded across the back. Anyone able to help or have a contact who can come to Pontypool? If I can't get it welded by the end of next week the car won't make Japfest :cry:

Seen Plenty of MR2 t bars , Porsche convertibles , Mercedes Ferrari 360 conv etc etc but no 300zx apart from my own :rockon:

Looks good !!!

Right fitted some larger IC's a while ago and the standard washer bottle does not fit. I have fitted a smaller one to go in its place but it only has 1 pump for the front screen wash/wipe. Question is as my car still has the rear wiper does the water/washer not working mean it will fail it's MOT? thanks

set up my Apexi AVIC-R. ? Spent to much time reading the instrcutions and now more confused than I was before I started :headvswal Would be good if it was in the South, lol cheerZ

Thought I'd share this site with you http://www.j-garage.com/profile.htm. I was googling to try and find some specific parts and fired off a few emails to places I found in Japan. This guy was very helpful. Haven't bought anything off him yet but can't fault the speed of his responses and his English is way better than my Japanese! Hopefully it will help people looking for stuff in Japan (eg like this thread http://www.300zx.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=149627) Cheers