General Discussions - 300ZX Related

After changing the rubber rear spoiler on my black zed a year ago to the fiberglass one I have now started on the red swb as it was showing signs of blistering. It took an hour to get it of and its still in good condition but it had to go before it started to act like a sponge. Another hour later and the glue and dirt cleaned of and polished ready for the fiberglass spoiler (thanks Chris) which is at the paint shop getting painted ultra red.

I am looking to do an engine oil and tranny oil change on my TTZX and wondered what your thoughts are on the oils below my zed has covered 68k, which would be best suited to my car, Im not looking to race (maybe the odd spurt) I got the list from OPIE oils Engine Oil Silkolene PRO S 5W-30 Ester Synthetic Oil For High Performance Engines REDLINE High Performance Synthetic Motor Oil 5w-30 Amsoil Synthetic Engine Oil (ASL) 5w-30 Castrol EDGE 5W-30 fully synthetic engine oil Tranny Oil Amsoil Synthetic Automatic Transmission Fluid ATF REDLINE D4 Synthetic Automatic Transmission Fluid Fuchs TITAN ATF 5000 SL Fully Synthetic, H…

These pics are one of my GT5 zeds but I really like the front bumper. Is there a real one like it? If not then, Car.Mad... You know what to do :tongue_smilie:

Red Z31 moving under its own power! Looked like a facelift but I couldnt be sure, probably around 1 ish this afternoon?

Does anyone over here sell the speed bleeder nipples? just seen them on the Z1 site but would like some for weekend.. thanks..:lol:

As some of you know i have had my zed up for sale for a few months,i had a chap look at it yesterday and he loved the car,we agreed a price,but tonight he phones up because he is concerned about the oil pressure gauge reading.On start up the gauge registers half way up the gauge, when warm it will drop to just above 0, if you kick down it shoots back up to half way. there are no rattles from top or bottom of the engine, i have had the car 4.5 years with no probs what so ever,i have read alot on here about the original gauges being inacurate,what sort of price to change the gauge,and what is the best make. thanks nigel

sorry i couldnt resist but for 20k i would have converted it to a manual first off http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Awesome-Nissan-300-zx-Twin-Turbo-Targa-40k-miles-only-/230586002362?pt=Automobiles_UK&hash=item35afff2bba

Hi all, Has anyone got any pics or diagrams on how the metal hardpipes fit? Ive got the intercooler and throttle body pipes in place but im having trouble figuring out how the air filter pipes fit from the bay to the filter location. Also does anyone have a pic of how the loom sits and fits along the passinger side of the engine? im guessing it attachies along the plenum? Thanks Dan

I need to arrange for a courier to pick up a parcel in Nottingham and deliver it to London. No massive rush but need to know that it will be treated well and delivered as promised. Also nothing too expensive. Does anyone have any recommendations? Had a look at a few (thanks to google) but none seem to offer 'one off' services...

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I spent a couple of hours over the weekend doing the sills and rear arches with Dynax cavity wax. It's really easy to do and well worth it in my opinion, especially as I use my car daily through the winter. I got 2 cans of Dynax off the Bilt Hamber website, each comes with its own length of plastic tubing and nozzle. I removed the rear seat and rear quarter panels and also peeled the carpet back a bit, near the side of the front seats as in the pictures. I joinined the two lengths of tube together and accessed the sills from the holes in rear quarter and half way along the sill. I was able to reach the full length of the sills and the rear arches, as proven by th…

Ok so my old zed again!! I've been helping the chap to get it up & running as it stalls when put in gear! (auto) so we checked the cam belt & found this was a tooth or 2 out so redone it & set timing to 25deg with engine fully warmed up & in N it idles lovely now & no smoke like there was before we redone cam belt & timing ,! So that's all good .. Also base idle set to around 700 then when yellow plug is refitted the revs come up to 900 which I'm told is about right? Now can put in gear but as soon as u touch the throttle it stalls! Even when in neutral and give it a blip it goes to die ! Any ideas? No boost leaks checked! Idle control…

The diff on the old girl is starting to get a bit whiney so gonna change the oil on her! Looking for some advice as to what oil/additives to put in the LSD and how muhc is needed? :helpsmilie: Cheers, Mark.

Hi all, Ive got a brand new loom to connect to the engine but my injector plugs on my loom are the older type pre 93. As ive got the new type injectors installed im going to have to change the connector plugs. Ive been told i can change the connectors over without having to cut and solder the newer type on. Is this true? Has anyone done this before? Cheers Dan

Car was sitting for a while so i left the battery on trickle charge, 6 days ago i took the battery out of storage and put it back on fast charge and once fully charged, put it on the car, went out to it after 2 days and it was dead to the point i had lights on the dash, but my gauges (they do a volt check when you turn the key) were saying just 8 volts, so not enough to crank the engine. sure enough when trying to start the car, not enough juice to start her. so i changed the battery for the one on my breaker, and again after 2 days, the battery was showing 8volts so didn't have enough guts to get her cranking. Never had this problem before, any idea what it could b…

Hi, I have been toying with the idea of going manual. I know that Zed World can do this, but it is a hell of a lot of money and would probably work out at the same price as buying a complete car? Any help/recommendations would be great.:surrender:

Hi everyone, Im a bit stuck ive noticed that the loom has 2 earth straps do both of them connect to the alternator or does 1 go to the chassis or something? Thanks

....Baz! Just picked up my new Mines ECU from Baz as another step toward sorting my Z out and making it run better. Little did I remember from my GTR days, that Mines ECUs compensate for the boost your running as well. Lambda sensors were cut on my car by the guy who owned it before me, so with a standard ECU it's been running lumpy as hell unless you drove it like a total ****, at which point it still was a little disappointing. I got back from my long trek from Doncaster to Lincoln, to North Anston, back to Doncaster in the people carrier, and just had to fit the ECU immediately of course, I let the missus and her mum carry the new bed upstairs :D Wh…

well coming back from the girls bit yesterday and my bloody sunstrip decides it too good to be seen on my windcreen bye-bye sunstrip+hks sign went got another one today and guess what thesunstrip stayed in place but the hks sign is minus the K now..bloody fun n games

Hi,have a white uk rear bumper in excellent condition with fog and reflector free to good home.Not selling it im giving it away.

Disaster struck yesterday. Was driving along when a tyre blew out, thankfully managed to avoid taking anyone else out but ended up in the barriers. Managed to start it and drive it over to the hard shoulder. But the front end has certainly seen better days.... I have neither the time or the enthusiasm to put it back on the road again. Don't get me wrong I absolutely love the car, but after having it off the road for months after the autobox went, and now this, I just don't think I have it in me to go through it all again. My thoughts at the moment are to sell the whole lot for parts or repair, along with the shed full of parts I have for it. At least that …

I got around 370-80 bhp I am just wondering what time on average in 0-60mph Give info of yours 0-60mph in sec.??

What amps would i be looking at and what rods to do a sill repair? checking over the car today before the MOT next week and stuck me bloody finger through the rear sill down near the rear wheel arch, i just need to patch it to get it through the MOT until i can sort out some replacement panels from MJP at some point and get it done properly. I have a 130amp arc welder just need to know what rods id need to use and what setting to put it on so i don't put more holes in it, and i get a good weld.

Are they different?-can't get my head around why the uk one jumps to 1k just with ignition on??? Hoping for an easy fix or the lot comes out again to fit the jap one back in!:wacko: And the 'Bong box' is it the one fitted behind the binnacle on a metal bracket?-going to unplug it as it bongs everytime I slow down!:lol:

Put this into a spare facia weeks ago!-so Today I got it fitted in the car.......... Not happy with the trim tho' need to look into that.........:sweatdrop: