General Discussions - 300ZX Related

Hi guys, Pick up my new blue TT next week and in need of some inspiration. Can you post up some pics of blue cars as I don't know which way to go. Engine and interior please. Oh it has the blue dash and carpet too. Cheers all, Rob

Time for a major scuttle panel refurb. I'm told Plasti-Kote is the way to go. Any advice would be appreciated.

I have recently had new discs and pads fitted and had brake fluid changed. However, my brakes are still rubbish, the car shakes when braking and under very hard braking the pedal goes to the floor. Do I need yet more discs and maybe change master cylinder or somthing? Cheers, Dan

Well.... Its seems like ive been working on the zed for months. (oh wait, it has been months!) This week was meant to be the week it burst into life. After getting it all together, it wouldn't start. Cranking, but no spark! After talking to Jeff and going through everything, nothing got it to work. I read the ECu and it was trying to give me this weeks lotto numbers! As advised, i left the battery off overnight, and got the all clear code in the morning. After trying to start it, got code 34. Im not a mechanic, but ive had my mate with me who is for most of the journey. He's put it down (he thinks anyway) to it being a faulty wire, somewhere be…

As my zed being poorly, and needing new sills doing. i have neglected her for a fair while. but due to the weather being fairly good today. i put on the jump leads and connected her up. Even though the zed has sat still, untouched and unloved for nearly 6 weeks. I thought there might be a few issues. But with less than a full turn, it started instantly, little bit of condensation smoke from the exhausts, but gone after a couple of minutes. purred away quite happily. Everything working and sounds great. Sat and watched all the dials for a time, all in order.everything working as it should. Managed to give a decent wash and polish. still looks great. but just wantin…

Julia saw a nice shiney black ZX (with tinted windows) in the car park adjacent to M&S this afternoon around 3.30-ish..... Anyone here? Richard:cool3:

thanks to kenztwinturbo feel like i have just got off the waltzers he must have used about 10 quids worth of rubber gotta get me a TT . Cheers ken:hurl:

Hi, Can anyone suggest the best place to get a new (or a good used, or refurb even) front off side brake caliper. I'm after a turbo cast iron one. Went to put new discs on today, turns out I have one NA 26mm aluminium caliper and one newer turbo 30mm cast iron caliper! :huh: I'm not looking to get one and refurbish seals etc, as I need to get my Zed back on the road asap. Just want to replace it. The local auto places couldn't help me until Monday as their suppliers aren't open at the weekend. The guy estimated £125 ish for a new one. Any suggestions would be much appreciated, as my Zed is sitting on jacks all alone in the dark without me.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=360349393054&viewitem=&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWAX%3AIT Need some advice guys thinking of buying this for the red swb is the price ok? and has anybody ever got anything from this seller? price is £36.27 and £20.00 postage

anybody decided to go to this event yet? i might be the only zed there :-( and mine shud not represent lol!!! 1. Hollandrob81

i am thinking of putting new down pipes on will be makeing my own but ...... I have noticed that there seems to be two litle pipes on the left and right one seems to go up behind the spry gard or s**t shild and one disapiear up the enj bay do you need them and or what are they for ?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/NISSAN-300zx-TWIN-TURBO-1993-RED-MANUAL-FSH-MODIFIED-/220748470090?pt=Automobiles_UK&hash=item3365a2574a since the departure of my beloved yesterday, and convincing myself i cant afford to run a zed, ive been like a loved up teenage just dumped! spent 4 hrs just looked at em last nite. almost bought a bmw 316, but how boring are they??? seriously thinking bout getting another zed despite the abuse i will get from friends n family

Hi there mateys. Please save me from scratching away the paint. I have an '89 series 1 auto TT import. Is the bonnet Aluminium or Steel?

Turns out it wasn't the cylinder needing bleeding. the clutch release arm isn't sat right. its crucked over on a slight angle instead of being perpendicular to the slave (regret so much not getting a photo while it was up on the lift). so the cylinder is having to come out further than what it should to release the clutch, and when the pedal is right down it still isn't fully releasing. When i first got the car the clutch was really badly worn, when we put the new one in we found the release bearing wasn't fitted right and the arm was really far back. so i'm not sure if the arm is worn or bent in some way, or if its the ball that it sits on. Either way i know it…

Well.. Went to do my bdc drift licence at llandow today and the engine started knocking during practice :( so I failed like a prat.... Basically i was running relitively low boost 11psi with a puck clutch, shimmed diff and couple that with The r888 Tyres I gave the engine too much with no 'give' so the inevitable happened... Now iv got 22 days to get the thing up and running for bdc teeside. So, couple of options, 1 - get another vg30dett and throw that in 2 - get an sr20det convert and tune it to death 3 - rb26dett 4 - rb25dett tbh iv lost all faith in the ca, vg, rb25 gen engines, they seem to have toffie bottom ends I'd like to SR th…

is it the end ? the inner sill is completely detached for as far as I can see !!

has anyone used this on exterior panels and if so what make and spec ?

How the devils do you remove/fit it?? I've found it, near enough broken my back getting down there but can't seem to figure out how to remove it completely! The screw in the top corner which seems to be holding it to the metal mounting bracket is impossible to get to as there's just not enough clearance. I've removed the two screws visible below the ecu box which appeared to be holding the metal mounting bracket to the body but the thing still won't budge. Any ideas?? I've had to remove the plastic piping which direct air to the feet to get at all of this so far....it's all in bits so would like to finish the job today if possible! lol

Ive just changed the left 02 sensor and today i get a code 33 again? why is this.. Jesus it was a bad enough job i wouldnt want to do it again!:confused1:

WOW!! I've just seen a dodge charger drive past my house done out just like the general lee from dukes of hazzard. Now that's the only car in the world I would swap my zed for!

I am looking for some new car wax for my 300, and found this on the bay. I have heard about this product from people i work with saying it is great. Just wondered if anyone on here has used it, before i purchase. http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/HARLY-WAX-car-polish-PURE-NO-1-YELLOW-CARNAUBA-WAX-/370355728382?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item563aebeffe Cheerz guyz.... Alz. :thumbup1:

Well just been sorting out that rear hicas arm, what a ball ache of a job. not one id like to be doing again. and now my rear wheel is in serious need of some tracking. and who's idea was it to give the tracking arm of that hicas thingymabob a 11mm hex for a spanner. rear number plate illumination has now been sorted out, had to swap over a bulb holder over from my breaker in the end as the copper contacts fell out. and just swapped over my led side lights, for some standard ones :( but i think i know why he is saying they where blue. my fog light halogens have a blue coating on them grrrrr. just wait till i take this thing back to the MOT station, im going to b…

just wondered what you guys think , i plan on respraying my new z tt soon ! she is currently grey and completly original , the plan is just to fit a mid level spoiler and change the wheels to some sort of 5 spoke 18" rim (not yet decided) might also fit a front lip spoiler ! i hacve painted that many cars over the years i am running out of ideas lol heres the colours am thinking of ! this was my capri last year , i painted in in ferrari silverstone grey 07 , i know its similar to the cars original colour but in the flesh its a helkl of a lot more vibrants and twisty !! i just love this mazda velocity red colour , it …

hi people what type of oil do we all use in the vg30dett thank

anyone know where i can get a replacement strip on boot as the one on my vert is cracked and masticed on so had to break to get off to get car resprayed ?either perspex or fiberglass.