General Discussions - 300ZX Related

Any one know of any decent body shops in the northamptonshire region?

Hi Ive just brought a 1990 300zx non turbo and the autobox has started to play ip now just after a week of buying it!! Basically it is staying in 1st or 2nd gear and there is a belt squeel when putting it in drive that goes when reved. am i looking at a new gearbox or can this be fixed? any advice is much appreicated.. cheers Matt

I have an import model, will a uk fog light switch fit into the binacle in place of the blank i have?? If so..........................any body got one i can buy:blushing: Dave

Seeing as they are our pride and joys, have you affectionatley named them? Mine's called Trudolf :)

where can i get pcv valve in bham from? the cars veryy smokey should it if they go?

I was just on here as I have time on my hands and can see the light at the end of the house build so I am interested in getting a zed. Well I saw Pete's post about too good to break and wondered if Audrey was still around, pics would be nice if anyone has some. Scrawni.

Can someone enlighten me as to why the front tyres seem to be a 40 profile and the rears a 35? Aesthetically it would look better with a shallower profile on the front, is there a particular reason the fronts have a deeper profile?

Officially SORNed from tomorrw. Sob! Didn't disappoint, gave it an absolute blast. God I love that car. Whoever buys it is gonna absolutely love it.

can any one help? if i take of my oil cap when the engine is running the car starts misfiring but if i put the cap back on and turn off the engine and start it again its ok??????? i tried this on cov_robs car and his was ok. any ideas???

In my quest to tidy the cluttered engine bay I have a few ideas! so could you lot cast you beady eyes over just to make sure i wont hit any problems doing the things i want? I will be buying a rear engine bay cover from z-centre to hide all the nastys at the rear of the bay so.... 1. I propose to put my power steering pot beside the brake cylinder? I will need to elongate the pipes approx 18"? ok? 2. Under the battery tray there is JUST, enough room to relocate the fuse box, I will need to cut and replace approx 50 wires, thats 100 solder joints!!! will i ruin any resistance in lenthing the wires?? 3. Relocate the fuel filter beside the battery? just e…

Any thoughts on how well these work on a Z. http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/mobile-lift-ramp-tilter-restoration-ramp-jig-car-roller-/330488638014?pt=UK_Lifting_Moving_Equipment&hash=item4cf2a86a3e http://www.cjautos.site90.net/mini.html

hi chaps . ive just changed my matrix over and my query is to do with the bottom pipe with the on/off valve . ive re-clipped the cable in place but the cable / valve is now solid . is the metal part of the cable supposed to slide freely inside the black casing to operate the valve . im wondering whether i may have kinked the cable somehow . cheers guys andy

Hi, I've been trying to to as much mods right now and removal as much as i can when my plenum is off, just being trying to clean up as much of the engine as possable. So, problem is i've removed so much i'm now stuck as to what goes where ! I've removed what i think is the PRVR which is next to the battery, one hose which is still left goes down the passengers side and connects into a y piece. Can this y piece be taken off and a straight joint be put on now ? Pic below show y piece and the thicker black pipe was going to the PRVR. This is the other end which is now cut ! Theres a bunch of other vacuum pipes i've remo…

Fitted some 36 led bulbs to my reversing lights very bright , have to get sussex stu to photo some , Shouldn't read £6 lol ment to read 36 LED

There I was trying to get the Consult working and I noticed this waving about in the breeze. Hopefully one of you experts will know what it is and where it should be plugged into (or should that be "into where it should be plugged" :) ). This is on my 1993 S3 Auto 2+2 NA if it makes any difference. Thanks in advance - Gio

I finally get my car back from respray wednesday and want to keep it under a good car cover over winter, I did see a thread about this earlier but the search feature is down. Ive looked on ebay and found this: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Complete-Car-Cover-NISSAN-280ZX-300ZX-NS3C-/330481824350?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item4cf240725e does anyone use this or have a recomendation for a good cover please many thanks Craig

Hi All. The heaters on my Uk Z32 mirrors are not working. Are they on the same fuse as the rear window, as that works fine? Any other obvious places to look, as I cannot be certain that the mirrors are the originals? The motors are working fine. Cheers

Not mine but worth the money for someone http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/nissan-300zx-front-bumper-99-spec-/190462703174?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item2c58763646 Spoiler http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/nissan-300zx-rear-spoiler-99-spec-/190462701554?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item2c58762ff2

iv got a spare £40 im torn between somthing for the zee or fable3 for xbox wot you think and wot decent things for the zee costs 40 cheers

i have heard that phrase touted around recently on here and elsewhere. I dont subscribe to it all all. So here is an example to discuss..................................... The story. Bobgenie and myself needed some nice interior to finish off his new white Slicktop. And a few more bits n bobs too. I also was short of some odds n ends for my own project so when someone local gave up on his 300ZX due to the headgasket starting to go I bought it. although its a J spec Ser 1 it had been fitted with a mint ser 2 Alcantara interior!! Just what Bob needed. Most of the rest is not needed. Its a 2+2 TT auto with a UK rear bumper fitted??? I wouldnt dream of trying …

Can any1 gimme a ruf estimate of what it should cost for a cam belt change on a 90tt please.

Heres a few pics of the plenum off jobbie, I found it quite easy, but still took a couple of hours, the little pipes are a pain to get off and took me a while to find the hidden bolt by cylinder 1!! I broke a connector and the oil filler cap whilst pulling the plenum :cursing: Had a little polish of the rocker covers and got my stuff ready for chroming and polishing :devil: tommorrows job is hide all the wires and fuse box!!:ph34r:

Filling that is , got the front wing blended and then got the side primed , just doing the door but they,re a pain cos there not flat along it,s length they,re concave , a fair bit more at the bottom and then nearly flat across the top so it,s taking a bit to get them blended nicely :crying:

Hi, really interested in increasing the power of my 91 jap import manual tt but not really to sure how to do it... was thinking of an chipped ecu but don't have a clue about them or even fitting one :huh:. I've seen this on ebay http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Nissan-300ZX-TwinTurbo-400-BHP-Performance-Chip-Tuning-/230534164836?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item35ace83164 but not to sure about it. Does anybody know anything about these things who could help? cheers Jay

just went to take the Mrs and little one up to mcdonald, heading up the A45 doing 50, next thing you know revs shot up out of the blue boost hit and in the blink of an eye the rear went, corrected the first part, but then the snap back got me and the back end spun out, after a brief moment of facing on coming traffic, i see the central reservation barrier approaching, so turned the wheel to get the rear to take the hit. by this point car had slowed to around 30mph when the rear passenger side took the hit. Trying to find the camera memory card. but passenger side exhaust is fooked. and the rear passenger side panel has taken damage to the out side panel only. i know…