General Discussions - 300ZX Related

I need some advice on prop shafts please. I am looking to uprate to a single peice shaft, at the same time as changing the rear subframe to an NA version (complete including NA diff) on my SWB TT Manual (converted from auto) So, a two part question really: a)which material should i choose - Steel, ally, or carbon? I will be uprating the engine power in due course so it needs to take a fair amount of torque. b) Where can i get one?! Thanks guys

someone in somesort of hurry on coryton roundabout bout 4 pm today,

I called a couple of auto shops for paint today. I need Silver Ice Metallic KL0. One said it would have to be mixed but didn't want the code until I ordered. The second said they had KL0, but it was called something else (I forget what now, think it was Star Silver). I said 1992 (its actually 1993 K Reg but my brain wasn't working), he said yeah from 92 onwards! I said I'm going to come by get and can and test the match but then discovered I'd lost by debit card... I'll go by tomorrow and get some, but I started to wonder if its called something else in the UK? Seems to be Silver Ice Met in the US. How can the same Nissan paint code have two different …

can any one help when i hold the brake in and put the car into drive it stall unless i give it some gas

Finding a Nissan 300ZX convertible is not necessarily an amazing eBay occurrence. Finding the 1991 300ZX folding hardtop convertible concept car, however, is quite a big deal. Nissan sold the Z32, or second generation 300ZX, in the United States from 1990 to 1996. In 1993, the automaker launched a convertible version to go along with existing t-top and hardtop variants. This came in response to aftermarket companies offering convertible conversions. Before the 1993 convertible came out, Nissan produced a concept version that was shown at the 1992 Paris, Geneva and Detroit auto shows. And while the production car utilized soft-tops, however this concept featured a pow…

Has anybody fitted a fibreglass tailgate lower skin to a LWB after removing the factory abortion. I need to know that it blends in with the bodywork and does not crack when the boot is slammed down, the colour is met. black. cheers.

When I bought my Zed I was led to believe it had a straight cut box, so I went looking through the receipts and came across this - Now is it me or does this look like the most unconvincing receipt ever :/ Looks made up to me :angry: The box does whine 1st-4th like a straight cut box and then quiet down in 5th tho!

Hi all wide bodied zeders ...looking at the next step for me is chosing wheel and tyres ...:confused1:.it would really really help me if you could post up the trye sizes you went for and any pics fom the back preferebly as to how they sat in the arches...:detective:.the wheels i am going for have to be at least 18" to clear the K sport brakes and calipers .....thanks in advance cheers Steve

Does anyone have these on there Zed?

Busy Saturday, was good to see some zeds outside for a change, lets hope the weather gets better and better as Summer time rolls in. Jeff TT Now this is the way to transport your zed, tilt bed and fully covered, looks tight but with the side openings up it was easy to drive up and in and get out just fine.

My car goes on the dyno tmoz for its base map. Jimmer and John Dixon are going half way across the country with it. Now it is only gonna be the base map without boost nos or racing fuel as the engine is new but take a guess on the bhp and I will post the results up tmoz. I'm thinking around 450 at the wheels

Hey guys, im wondering whats a better option to hold safely 500 + bhp , the z1 clutch special with flywheel or the Rps max clutch with the fidanza flywheel as im ordering this week and im not 100 percent sure whats a better option. Also is the Ams underdrive pulley good? and i know i have to get the water overdrive pulley aswell. Thanks in advance : )

just gonna order some Rota GTR's online and they have two different offsets? 18 x 9.5 ET30 (rear) 18 x 8.5 ET35 or ET20 for the front, i can never remember the offsets and which way is best? please advise... james

My engine temperature is Low on the stock gauge. i know they can be in accurate but, in this case it seems odd.. problem being, the temp sits at the 1/4 mark and rarely goes above this even when taken on a long drive, but weirdly. once the engine is turned off, then on again within (minutes) the temp falls even lower, then rises again to about the 1/4 mark. has, no water leaks, as coolant remains high, and no air locks, the coolant temp sensor also doesnt work as when disconnected the fan doesnt kick in, and yes ive checked the relay and replaced with a working one. car also seems to be using LOTS more fuel than usual, help me sort this cold running. as i…

hi all as some of you may be aware i had a new gearbox ( a working one) put into my car the other day to replace the -what i thought was a nackered one, however i am still getting issues. The car struggles to pull away as if it was a clutch problem (dont know if autos have a clutch?) or as if its in 3rd gear, well now the car wont reverse!!! it only drives forwards which is all good except i dont like pushing my car into parking spaces and off the driveway like fred flintstone. any ideas what this could be ?? i just want my car back to normal ! heeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeelllllp :thumbup1:

hi people looking at getting an Apexi exhaust for the Zed ...will need to get one pretty soon ...any one know of suppliers in the uk or other alternatives ..i love the sound of the Apexi system..in a class of its own i think

Mark comes to the rescue again!! After running on 5 cylinders for way too long due to a duff injector, I managed to get a fuel rail from Munty. Could I get the injectors off the fuel rail? NO!! Popped down to Marks Ferarri Garage and he managed to not only remove he injectors in perfect condition but also removed and replaced mine in about five minutes!!! Sometimes you just got to leave it to the professionals I guess!! Nice work Mate. She's now purring along nicely!! Andy

Hi Guys, been a while since i posted - the zeds been staring at me from the drive for ages, but not been able to get on with any jobs due to various life stuff....happily, i am now able to get started! anyway - i have a question about NA rear subframes - im sure i read somewhere that it was a good mod to fit the NA rear frame / half shafts / hubs etc in place of the TT assy - removes the hicas, comes with the 4.08 ratio diff etc etc Is this a good idea - has anyone done it? Is there anything else thats useful from an NA model when tuning a tt swb manual? cheers guys! m

Just picked up a uk manual box for my jdm slicktop had syncro probs with old box.The new box has pipes for an oil cooler, i take it i can loop these together ,but can i use a diff cooler rad of a s13 200 or uk 300zx is there a pump or any electrics to deal with thanks taff.

Okay, after doing many searches, and reading many FAQ's, I am still slightly confused as to what is the best way to do the plenum water bypass as I have my plenum off at the moment, it seems that many of the pictures in the FAQ's etc. conflict.... If I was to connect this....... To this (drivers side) And this.... To this (passenger side, crap picture)

Hi, I have small problem - my 300Zx TT starts perfect when cold, but after few minutes of driving or engine running it switches engine off and wont star properly anymore (unless it's cold again). Even when i stand on traffic lights and take foot of gas pedal engine shuts..

Can you install one with the engine in or will it be a right bugger? Anyone done it? Better asked before I try..

i expect some of will have seen this? i love it.. :tt2:

Probably a re-post but interesting wheel arch extensions.......oh and the engine of course !!! http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/2254430.htm

Hi I've got some rust around the sills. Front and back. So proberly just a matter of time before more shows up. Had someone weld and fix the rust about 2 years ago, but it seems like it popping up more here and there. So I thought I'd change the complete sill on both sides. Anyone know what I need and where I can get the parts? (It's a 2+2 TT) Thanks