General Discussions - 300ZX Related

Two Zs ran personal bests at the Pod yesterday at the Z Car Challenge yesterday John Palmer (aka jonnymd) ran a 12.39 with a speed of 115.71 in his 240z with a 1jzg engine and Robert Smith (aka RobZ32) ran a 12.45 with a speed of 118.69 in his Z32 2+2 TT With these times they have entered a hall of fame at 9th and 10th position Congrats guys

A grey Zed at Teesside park and redcar last night, look stunning tried to come and chat but every time I decided to come over you left lol. Mark

I'm quite lucky to have a few abandoned runways near where I live, and a few hugely long private roads (not a joke here, I could even googlemap them!) so like to indulge in the odd bit of high-speed tomfoolery. I've noticed a problem recently though, the car used to feel stable up to 170+mph, now at 145-150mph the cars gets quite unstable, if feels like the front becomes very light, what could be the reason for this? The only changes I've made are switching from FK452 245 front, 275 rear to Nankang (sorry, but money was tight) 235/255 rear. I also changed the front bumper from the pre-facelift to the post-facelift, and removed the rear spoiler. I'm going to assume it's…

Hi. Just wondering where would be the best place to buy a T25 rebuild kit? Also, which kit is best for de-cats? Cheers, Dave

Hi, what fuel do you guys use, my car is 1993 uk TT, only done about 300 miles since buying it and would like to know your views, In my impreza I use v-power and n/f octane booster. Is the uk car ok on 95 ron, I was thinking of using the tesco 99 in it. cheers mark

I'm from Canada and I've got a Japanese imported 1992 300zx twin-turbo fairlady. No local garages want to work on my car because it's a right-hand drive. I have a coolant leak which I believe is coming from one of the coolant hoses going to the firewall to the heater core. Does anyone have any idea how I might get to these hoses to replace them... they're really deep in behind the motor and I'm wondering what I need to do to get to them. Also, I think I have had a small heater core leak that I've been avoiding fixing. If I'm looking to replace these coolant hoses, would it be a good idea for me to attempt to replace the heater core as well (ie. can I reach the h…

has any done a this well? not going to do it just curious how it looks

and its not the weather......big thanks to lee for coming over with the conzult engines heating to 106 deg..still not found out why my temp/window wiper/jets arnt working bar a dodgy pod..but gutted anyway...fuse box is bone dry had a piece of paper behind the fuse box the last coupleof rainy days and results were dry...hopefully jeff reads this and can piont in the right direction

One of the lads picked it up today to get it to work , gonna be masking it up after work through the week then next saturday I,M GONNA PAINT IT :dance::dance::dance: Just ordered new roof and door trims , scuttle trims and the perspex strip for the tailgate , can,t have a shiny car with tatty bits put back on :thumbdown: Can,t wait to get it finished , although there,s still a fair bit to do :blink:

I am guessing ur pm inbox is full. Can u pm me regarding payment for the parts I sent u. Alz.

i want to fit driftworks kit i want all the old hicas stuff of the car and in the bin, this is what i plan on doing, under the bonet its the two pipes with the banjos that need joining isnt it, so im going to cut one banjo off, slide the banjo out the other rubber pipe from pot and slide the cut end into it and jubilee it up. i see the pipes run under the car somewhere and then run alongside the brake lines (im going to rip all this out) and goes to a doinz bolted up near the rack that seems to be bolted to car somehow (unbolting and ripping this off too, then im going to chuck the rack arms and ball joints and fit the driftworks kit., am i right??? …

I've been struggling to fit all the clutch vacuum lines and tanks in place. So I've have had a bit of think and come up with this idea; Connect the clutch booster vac line to the balance bar via a one way valve. My theory is that this will do away with the tanks but essentially provide the same function. Am I right, or have I missed something?

Just got a bargain IMO!! New Alpine head unit from Halfords for £99 with full speed ipod lead out of the back of the unit which I have routed into the centre armrest :thumbup: Sounds great & have been looking to get a unit with ipod control so well chuffed :thumbup1:

my car is going to see jeff in may to sort the clutch out. I was just wondering if it could be a simple fix that I could do. the clutch started to slip in 3rd 4rd5rd on checking the master cylinder found it to be leaking. so I have replaced it with a new one and it was still slipping till I adjusted it. then I went out for a drive was out for about 4hrs then it started to slip again so it was pked up for the night and the next morn I was driving it to my lock up when I took it out of 2nd it would not go into 3rd or any gear until the engine was turned off and then I could select a gear so I started it up in 2 nd and limped to the lock up I have bleed the system again but …

Right then, a little tribute to another dead zed... I bought it when i saw it on ebay with all the goodies it had on it, i didn't even look at it first, knowing if it was rotten, i'd get my money back breaking it. When i got it, all seemed well, better condition than i was expecting for a car that had been stood for a while. With all the rot i found, i decided to break the car. I planned to use all the good parts for my Zed, but with money being tight, ive ended up selling most of them. To save i haven't made anywhere near as much money as i should have, is an understatment! Somebody wanted a load of bits, including the engi…

Hi guys, Quick question, I want to paint my plenum, rocker covers and a load of brackets etc. Do I have to use high temp paint or is normal hammerite spray cans and lacquer ok? Cheers, Rob

if i told you guys that ive just bought a full front interior thats door cards middle trim front seats for twenty quid im over the chuffin moon at that price yipppeee.:lol::lol::lol:

my zed hops at the rear during heavy acceleration , its actualy quite scary as it feels like the rear wheels have left the ground or are skimming the surface , now I have dun a search on this and it seems to point towards the rear shocks ? is there anything else it cud be ? also my car is uk spec, do I simply need to put the handbrake up a click , iv only just read about the adjustable suspension tonight ! if the shocks do need replacing , wer is the cheapest place to get them and can I I just fit jap ones and do away with the uk ones ? I also have plans of fitting lowering springs , might aswell get them on when shocks are off , wer is the cheape…

http://www.reallymeansounds.com/events/event.php?id=589 My first car show with the red swb tomorow at the Stormount Estate hope the weather stay's good spent today cleaning the zed and it now has the clear front lights, side indicators and rear side markers all got from club members thanks guys you know who you are:thumbup: here's some pre show pics

I have a doubt about the 300ZX Plain Headlight Panel in Z centre; I spoke to Luke this afternoon and mentioned him I actually have in my Z the european panel wich comes with that Nissan logo hamburger; what i don´t understand is; the panel is plain, so this means the Z logo goes on there as adhesive sticker? I recall the US Panel for 99 comes with a hole just to fit plain the Z logo; but according to Luke this Z logo is like a sticker...I am a bit confused on this...

Grey tweed with only small amount of wear on drivers seat, front and rears be quick or going in the bin!

getting a bit annoying now gets through about quater of a litre a month now and causes smoke. when it stick on teh exhaust under the car. anyone got a map of the lines from the pot? the puddle collects under the pot area. think i can see it leaking from one of the joints. anyways any tips guys other than get stck in? i guess im being lazy....need to get it done...

If nissan charge £170 for one what do you reckon the chances of these working correctly for this price ?http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Knock-Sensor-NISSAN-200SX-SE-R-240SX-300ZX-ALTIMA-/280650881392?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item4158189970 If they do we,re all onto a winner !! lol It,d be interesting to open one up and see if there,s owt inside :w00t:

Carrying on from this thread.http://www.300zx.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=148873 I had an idea to make the brackets that the upper arms attach to adjustable instead.So thanks to Ian (Vods) I have 'modified' 2 oe brackets with slots and a shit load of bracing/welding,hopefully to be up to the job!:detective: There not pretty but the theory is sound (I Think!) I got hold of 4 motorbike chain 'snail' cams to use A. for adjustment and B.for a mechanical hold of the bolt so it doesn't solely rely on the 'pinch' to stay put! With bolts and cams fitted, This shows the adjustment range,bottom is least (stock) top is positive,should be plenty! …

very excited to have this now, rushed home logged on expecting to see loads of how to threads after the group buy but cant find one, my 2 questions are, once iv taken the hydraulic hoses of the rack can i just cable tie them up or do i have to block them or join them also do i have to get the bushes out the rear hubs