General Discussions - 300ZX Related

got a call from the guys at the body shop ......its done !!!! thats the big step over , wide arch conversion done , respray done , all extra bits done ...my only concern is the rear wheels catching the beautifuly crafted inner lip and ruining it but im sure jeff and the body shop guys have thought of this and its a worry too far onmy behalf .....anyway the zed can now be given back to Jeff and Jamie and the crew to refit the built engine and do their hocus pocus on it ....roll on the next few weeks ...Jeff get some piccies posted up mate :)

Have a zed in for some serious welding and upgrade work and one of the reasons we had to recover it from the owners home was due to brake failure. When it arrived we soon established the brake master cylinder was empty and the pedal went to the floor, so a quick top up and bleed at the abs unit just to give us some brakes to safely move the car about went ok except the front o/s calliper was jammed. So look at the picture below to see how bad a caliper can get when its seized solid, a real mess and although rebuilding is possible this zed is in for some big brake upgrade so we just fitted a good used one and bleed it out again and now we have brakes albeit temp…

Some small changes :) Hey all, As most of you probably know my Zed is sorned at the min and has been for a while now, however i have been making some small changes to the look of the Zed while its been off road and just wanted to share the pics and get some feedback, nothing to major almost a spot the diffeerence front and back lol! here is a pic of the front back in 2009... before i went to the haigh hall wigan show This one is from when i first got the car (slightly before the above) although not as good a pic The front now> and from the back, should have moved the fiesta really :/ …

After an enjoyable with my son at the fleet air museum in somerset, i was travelling back to wales, when crossing the severn bridge........ BANG my first reaction was a blowout, doing about 70 mph i braced myself to control a spinout. looking in the mirror to see how soon i could pullover while hitting the hazards all i could see was smoke. managed to get over to the hard shoulder and switched engine off to go inspect the damage. no tyres gone, got back in and started engine, it made a horrible noise and a load of smoke came out of the bonnet, thinking it was gonna catch fire i got us both out as quick as i could and retreated a good 200 yards up the road. lucki…

Seems Mike has left Zworld now..........Mmm......still not happy though :thumbdown: Jeff TT " Re listed due to listing error - apologies" http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Nissan-300-zx-Twin-Turbo-Targa-40k-miles-NO-RESERVE-/230587156264?pt=Automobiles_UK&hash=item35b010c728

Boost and air leaks are a way of life for zed owners and making sure that your engine is not drawing air or loosing boost is vitally important for correct engine performance and acceptable fuel economy. However sometimes the cause of leaks are self inflicted and one such mistake we see many times is pictured below and refers to the balancer bar. The bar has a bracket on the drivers side which sit on top and is secured by the same fixings that hold the balancer bar itself down. A common mistake is for the bracket to be fitted in-between the bar and the plenum rather than on top of the bar, the outcome of this is a substantial air / boot leak. This leak can effec…

Been to B & Q Baz? I was just out for a run and saw you at McDonalds roundabout was gonna run over and knock on ya window :)

The mobile camera vans.....Im pretty sure they cant get a reading on speed if they are mobile, is this true? Many Thanks, Hollings.

Hi, I bought my first zx about 8 months ago and its time for a bit of an overhaul. I have read around the forums and im sure my propshaft centre bearing and rear gearbox mount need doing, plus my gearbox is noisey and not great getting into second. The zed is a 96 NA import manual, ive been looking around for the best price for gearbox mount, prop bearing and redline mt 90 tranny oil, any advice where i can get these for the best prices? also.. is it worth changing the gearbox oil filter? and what engine oil would you recommend? I just noticed a new centre bearing sold for £50 on here a few weeks ago!! cheapest ive seen is £150 :blink: Pic.. cheers!…

Well, ive just failed my MOT... nothing bad really, just need to do some welding on the quarterpanels and sills and stuff, standard affair really... However, since this will push the total bill since i got the car to around £5000 (£3k car, then £400 tyres, £600 clutch, £300 misc bits and bobs, then £700 welding repair) im feeling a little skint and sorry for myself. So... as a bit of a group sympathy session, does anyone have any horror stories about sizeable chunks of wonga consumed by your zeds? Anyone spent a whole lot more than me and still going strong? but then again... if you had 4 grand... which would you buy? This... :no: or this: …

Hi, I`ve just noticed today that I`ve only got full beam lights? If i turn the switch to side lights I get nothing and then switch again to the main lights its just the full beam and the blue dash bulb lights up, I pulled the stalk back and fourth and nothing happens, any suggestions? Daz

I seem to remember you being the one with the pictures of the dash warning light lay out for both the S1 and S2. and if so can you post um up please, need to find out what bulb ive unplugged and why its lit lol

Hi, does anyone know if and where I can get my grubby little hands on a haynes workshop manual for my 1990 zed? The only thing I can find online is one covering the older models upto 1989 and also the freebie one to view online. Cheers.

Very fortunate to now own these and wondered if anyone recognised them? Regards Dave

Thanks to Jeff, Lynda and Jamie at Zedworld, my Zed passed it's MOT today requiring only two steering rack gaiters, thanks to Jeff and Jamie. Thanks for the tea too Lynda........................:wheelchair:

As stated, black Zed with black wheels on M62 Leeds bound, where farm is in middle of motorway. Wednesday 16th Feb at around 4:00pm.:rockon:

Have one of these installed on the Zed but is on factory settings. I've been studying up on the user manual but could be doing with some advice from someone who has used one before! http://www.apexi-usa.com/products/?id=5347

I got a mate who has a supra mk v,its an na,anyway its a lovely car built well great engine ,interior etc but he seems to always think his is much better than my 300, says hold price and going up in price 300s going down in price which annoys me,i know toyota stalled on releaseing it cos 300zx shocked them to the core but why are the supras much more expensive than the 300zx or is it me am i bitter?

Insurance companies really do take the biscuit sometimes, dealt with a customers request for a bronze replacement windscreen for an import zed. The owner had through their insurer been directed to the approved windscreen company for a replacement, unfortunately they only had blue glass in stock and wanted to fit that, but the owner rejected the idea in favour of the correct bronze glass. The windscreen company made enquiries about the correct screen from Nissan, best part of £800 and 4 weeks back order to boot!! but no bother a month wait to get the correct part is no biggy. However the windscreen company required authorisation for the more expensive windscre…

Scarey pictures indeed, be careful out there, can not see it going for much money. Jeff TT Auction Sale Date: 23/02/11

Hi All, Just wondered if anyone on here has had any experience with these http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=300517572375&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT They look ok from the pics but before making any choices i'd like to have the opinion of someone that has bought them if possible. I'd be looking for them in white and black. Also, how much do you reakon an upholsterer would charge to fit them?

get a loan though as its not going for small change http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/nissan-300zx-manual-series-4-/170605300764?pt=Automobiles_UK&hash=item27b8de4c1c

Hey guys, as i like the bbs alloys i've got but im not happy with how they look right now im going to refurb them next week in Gold. However i cant seem to find a nice bright gold colour does anyone know a place to get it or a colour code ? I was thinking a gold very similar to the one ultralite make as i dont want a dark gold. cheers guys

Id like to extend a public thank you to Andy Isherwood and Pablito for helping get a replacement front fog light after i lost the front glass in my other one lol Anyway, yes yes i know my car needs a bloody good clean on the out side. its just been way to cold to get out with a bucket of water and a sponge at the moment, but anyway some photos of her. Yes the bumper does need respraying as ive had some scrapes on speed humps around my area. unfortunately unavoidable as they have bread like rabbits. My cam covers came out nice :D Need to redo my pin stripes on the rear lights as they are peeling badly lol And my bodge job that i …

Hi Jeff Just to say that I had the Scorpion exhaust fitted today as part of my MOT and I just wanted to let you know that it sounds FANTASTIC !!!!! The guy who fitted it commented that it was an exceptional system and reckoned it would last the life of the car and then some ! So thanks for spotting my 'wanted' post. I am a very happy chappy :thumbup: To anyone thinking of getting a 2nd hand system I would recommend Scorpion all day.....if you can find one. Mark