General Discussions - 300ZX Related

With the move looming up this Friday and 4 weeks left of having a garage to work in I've been pushing on to finish the engine off and get it running before I left. Unfortunately I've had a bit of bombshell which is going to stop the project for the foreseeable future and I can't warrant spending any more money or time on it for at least 6 months. When I originally bought the car and parts I was told the pistons were 30 thou over and that's the figure I've always had in my head. When we found the original block was duff a replacement was found by the previous owner and I was just told to take the piston to check clearance. At no point what i told the block …

What are these for and where do they go?-sure I blanked my last ones off!:wheelchair:

Can anyone give me an idea of how much it would cost to have an OEM replacement spoiler professionally painted. It's been a long time since I had any work done, I'm guessing maybe £80, but could be totally wrong. I've painted and lacquered a spoiler in the past myself with good results, so considering doing it again. Alternatively any idea of the cost of having the original spoiler holes filled then the tail gate sprayed.

Went to replace my scuttle panels at the weekend and found below them was quite muddy with a few leaves mixed in Do you think i could flush it out with a hose,would the drain holes be big enough Jim

any ideas anyone just refitter the full interior put the keys in just to make sure all the lights and everythings working exept i got a check engine light now never had it before could this be i removed the aircon unit.i never got rid of the box just the unit itself also the blower fan isnt working.i know it work as i tested it when the dash was out.

just had my autobox swapped and everything put back together but the car wont start its like an imobiliser fault?? there is power going from the battery to the starter motor but there is nothing to make it start up?? the lights on the dash come on but nothing when trying to start.. help please ???

lmao,wot a waste of time that space saver spare wheel is,i only went 5ft of my drive and the zx stripped the tyre of the the wheel.ok for a fiesta i suppose,but not for the zx,i wouldn't have minded if iwas red lining down the road,i only turned of my drive : (......

just took Z out for a spin to bradford to pick some parts up for a mate down south ,haven`t given car a good blast since 1)had engine rebuilt and 2)had two new t28 turbos fitted on the way back to wakefield i was so enjoying driving her a missed the junction so had to go down to next junction ,on rejoining the M1 i went to the outside lane where there was a porsche carrera 4 07 plate i followed for a bit he was with a mate showing off he had the cheak to give me a wave as he pulled away so i floored it caught him up stayed with him i saw a cap and shot passed him and pulled away from him came to juction i had to turn off and don`t think he was too happy but his passenger …

I've just picked up a set of Japspeed hard pipes to replace the standard rubber intake piping, I spent about an hour trying to fit them yesterday and cannot for the life of me get them on, they seem about 5mm too long. My current thinking is to try and shorten them a fraction, I'm just wondering if there's a reason I shouldn't do this? Or if anyone has another suggestion? Returning them isn't an option as I bought them second-hand (but unused) at a great price.

Quick one as above cheers :)

Hey folks im about to order some clear markers for my rear bumper from CZP if anyone would like me to get them some or any other small bits from CZP and could share the postage. I already have 2 people wanting some from elsewhere. Am only trying to help if the mods feel like deleting this thread not for personal gain. Here are the markers anyway they are $40 and CZP have said postage will be about $40 using USPS priority mail http://www.conceptzperformance.com/Cart/description.php?II=205&Car_Type=300&UID=2011012400205494.195.172.103 Marty

Ok, quick bit of background. My headlights were re-wired by the previous owner, I'm not sure why, but I'm left with no fog lights or interior lights / boot light. I have no permanent (switched) main beam, it obviously isn't wired through the relay which does this. The original headlight wires have been snipped from the loom and 'hard wired' directly to the battery and a switch on the side of the light pod. One main beam is wired up, the other is not, no plug for the bulb, nothing... This is all something I can all sort out later, somehow. Today whilst stripping the centre console I noticed an earth not connected, so I connected it. This fixed the clock, bu…

Thought these might be of use for small to medium jobs if you have no driveway or tools. Jeff TT http://www.autopiaservicecentres.co.uk/index.php http://www.spannerit.com/Prices.html

Anyone else having fun in these icy conditions? had to drive back to my office late when the roads were quiet and very cold - have definitely noticed the lack of grip when summer tyres are really cold! Theres just one corner going onto the estate thats a lot of fun, sharp left turn then give a little bootful in second on the apex to have the back swing out a little, and a nice second gear roundabout - so far ive only had the car a few months and been taking it gingerly, but my first experience of a bit of power oversteer and it was alright, car didnt bite as much as i thought it might with so much torque and the power delivery of a turbo! probably helped by a long wh…

I'm after a better Z to reshell mine into, either black or grey, and found this:- http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1991-NISSAN-300ZX-3-0-V6-Targa-/190492157042?pt=Automobiles_UK&hash=item2c5a37a472 Looks pretty tidy but dont know if its TT or NA?! :wacko: says its 280bhp and got a TT front bumper, but dials look a bit bare? not seen many NAs in detail lol :saddam: Ok its got some chavtastic stickers going on but they can soon come off. :euro:

Find it difficult to comprehend how the seller of the engine below thinks its worth £1k!!! well thats e-bay I suppose? :confused: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/NISSAN-300-ZX-3-0-PETROL-TWIN-TURBO-ENGINE-COMPLETE-/200546710377?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item2eb183f369 Jeff

Hi folks, I've just picked up my new zed and she has some flakey paint damage on the front bumper, can anyone recommend a good respray garage in north Yorkshire please?

Can anyone tell me if these are cats or pre-silencers? I have no cat further up towards the engine, which is why I wondered if these were cats, fitted by someone trying to piece a system together using universal bits. It's very loud, so if these are pre-silencers they're not doing a very good job. Haven't seen any other Zeds with a similar system, I think I'm the only one, they're a pain for catching on things.

Got some 6x9s (Kenwood KFC 6907) and wanted to know whether they would fit ok in the front doors? Is anyone able to help? Just thought I'd ask the question before taking the cards off. also, I assume I won't need an amp to run these? I assumed they would run just fine off the headunit. Thanks

I think this is possibly aimed more at the guys on here who have made custom sub boxes in the past... ...I got a Kenwood KFC WS303 12" small enclosure sub off the forum a while back. Just tested it and it does produce sound (which is good as it was free!). Now...I need a sub box and have googled around and I should be able to get one off the internet but was thinking, it would be much much better to have an enclosure that sat well in the Zed's boot, or even better....if I were to remove the spare wheel...in the area left behind?? http://www.carreview.com/cat/car-audio/subwoofers/kenwood/PRD_50752_1808crx.aspx So my questions: 1. For a sub like this, is…

hi, does anyone know where the main live wire is for the dash/speedo lights are and what colour it is, trying to fit some plazma dial lights in and says to conect to main live for dash lights, also does anyone know how to convert the speedo dial from 120mph to 180mph dial, thanks

Hi all, is it possible to run a 300ZX Z32 NA 1989 model on ordinary unleaded petrol? I have been using premium, and it's no problem for me to keep using the premium, but thought if I could get away with ordinary unleaded might as well save some pennies. Cheers everyone.

Does anybody with a turbo time have this problem: Basically dads 300zx has a hks turbo timer fitted to it. What i would like to know is....is it normal for the car to unlock its doors after the engine switches off? (using its turbo timer) Could it be an alarm problem or turbo timer problem? Car had a Toad alarm fitted. Whole point is to leave the turbos to cool down and locking the car enabling you to leave and not having to wait lol

should there be clamp on this hose?

Hi, I recently took my dash to bits, fitted LED bulbs in my clocks and put everything back together, only thing I never put back was a bulb in my parking brake light in the clocks... When I turn my key to on the Turbo Timer does not light, countdown or anything, I have tried resetting it was the two reset buttons it says in the manual but nothing. Only thing it does do is beep when I turn the ignition off nd pull out the key (like it did when the timer counted down and switched the engine off itself)?? Any ideas?? Is it me, or? Maybe a fuse has gone somewhere? I heard the Turbo Timer has a fuse inside it somewhere. Thanks, Ant