General Discussions - 300ZX Related

I'm doing a clean up and service of my spare engine before it goes into my zed. The engine has been in storage for over a year and I've never done engine work before so I have a few questions 1. Can anyone recommend a good "liquid gasket" for when I fit the inlet outlet pipes, water pump etc? SORTED 2. What type of gear puller will I need to pull the crank pulley off? 3. The sprockets have some surface rust on them (see pic). Are they fubar'd and need replacing or can they be cleaned up? 4. If they can be cleaned; can I take them off without shaggin up the timing, if I do one at a time and ensure the belt hasn't moved, or am I being naive? I will b…

So anyone fancy an older zed?..... How about a 240Z? Only £12,500.00!! But has just been restored :D http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Datsun-240Z-/320595990999?pt=Automobiles_UK&hash=item4aa50299d7 And a little more for this one.... £16,995 :eek: (Don't actually like it either!) http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1973-M-Datsun-240Z-Immaculate-Condition-PETROL-MANUAL-/120625465401?pt=Automobiles_UK&hash=item1c15d68839 Or even 260Z... Starting off quite a bit cheaper here :D A 2+2 ( :hurl: ) currently at £578 http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1978-DATSUN-260Z-2-2-ORANGE-/220684665681?pt=Automobiles_UK&hash=item3361d4c351 Or another 2+2 ( :hurl: ) start…

Anybody have an idea of how much you would pay for a rebuilt engine with forged rods, pistons, uprated inectors and metal headgaskets which is low mileage?

Im looking to buy in the next few weeks a quick release steering wheel, i know i need a wheel that will fit the quick release Boss but do i need to worry about anything else , ie - will most boss's fit the zed , are they universal or do i need a specific boss, also would it affect anything on the car- obv the cruise control buttons i know but im willing to wire that up another way. thanks

hey. ive been looking at an NA manual J plate import with about 70K on the clock which is looking pretty shabby at the moment. but i was wondering roughly how much i could get i could get for the parts, is there any rough guide as to what each is worth? and also which bits will not fit my UK TT? cheers for any info

Been trying to find the post ref/ repairing the speed sensor on the gearbox , any :detective: lend a hand finding it pleaseeeeeeeeee

OK guys best place and price for a new loom, thanks:clap:

T'was driving to my Cousins in South Norwood and saw 2 within 2-3 minutes of each other last night. The Red one with a kit on it was driving through the centre of Croydon. The Green one I let you out of the BP station next to Whitehorse Rd I was in the White Nissan CUBE. OOOH ARRR YEEE???

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Simple question with a simple answer probably :lol: Will a tt ecu work on a na car? Im guessing it will run crap and over fuel everywhere but im asking anyway! My main reason for asking is I see loads of chipped modified ecu for tt cars on ebay and here but none for a na car. Cheers

Something Ive wanted to do for ages and now after a bit of saving up and a few light taps with a lump hammer I've got the new lights in. Love the look, the only slight downside is the peachy-coloured indicators, but I can live with that! :D These are the genuine article too, so my old 89-spec ones will be up for sale soon, once I can be bothered to clear all the liquorice sealant off them!! :online2long:

After I identified a loose pipe following my boost loss and black smoke episode, I noticed there appears to be something missing from the engine bay. The pipe highlighted in green is the outside drivers-side intercooler pipe that goes to the back of the engine, then down (where it's come loose and popped off) - this whole pipe currently moves up and down when pushed and pulled, but it looks like along with the jubilee clip at the back of the engine, there should be something in the red circle that clamps the pipe to side of the plenum. Is this the case?

Hi people, got my zed featured in "Japanese Performance" as car of the month...... Happy days!!!!!! :w00t: :cool3: :thumbup1: Al.

Hope you like guys :-)

Been trying to figure out why my 99spec front wont fit on my new zed, I've tried for the life of me to get a snug fit up at the wings. I've modded the inter-cooler ducts and even removed the polystyrene that was on the nudge bar, and removed the front fog lights, but i just cant seem to get it to sit flush with the wings for some reason? I didn't have this problem with my black zed when i put it on that. and apart from a under tray that its not catching on, that's the only difference. Am i missing something here?

hey guys, i need my OSR wheel bearing replacing, but dont think i can afford to get it done by zedworld his month :-( so i was wondering, is it an easy job? what section of the service manual would it be in? (i cant seem to find any reference to bearings) are they bolt in units or press in, and is it worth going down the second hand route? cheers guys

where I need to connect wires to key ingision? I need to find wires with 12v, ig1 and 2ig can anyone help me?

i cant wait to get the zx cheked out from zed specialist also i know i need fpr will you have them in stock and how much?

mine leaks inside the car from the seal, so i bought a new one from ebay (did not ACTUALLY go through ebay as i needed it for dwyb that was 2 days later).... didnt actually turn up in time :( mines the one on the bottom, the one at the top is the one i got sent.. whats (remember my car is NA the engine is TT so is there a difference in NA & TT master cylinders? or have i been sent some random one for some spurious nissan??????

well the inevitable happened, when i converted from NA to TT there was no clutch or flywheel included in the sale of 'all parts required for conversion' so i just used the NA clutch and flywheel..... it was an exeedy clutch that had only done 500 miles so i thought it was gonna be ok for a tt kicking, just to make sure, i rang a few places and did a bit of research and discovered the NA exeddy clutch was (apparently) capable of coping with in the region of 400bhp :\ anyway..... this is no longer the case.... clutch is now slipping in 5th 4th and a bit in 3rd, iv got a tt flywheel and a tt pressure plate i JUST need a lining..... except no one sells them any mo…

I remember watching Jean claude Van Damme's 'TIME COP ' and seeing the ZED in a scene in the mall where he stops the theid with the purse, it was advetising the Zed as a brand new car :D Just yesterday i watched a film- quite old called TEEN AGENT' and a woman is getting chased by a lotus and she is in a white zed with the targas off. everytime i see a film with a Zed in it no matter how ce@p the film i have one big cheesy grin on my face. any other movies with Zed's in where they have a decent part ??

hi there i bought a zx this weekend, been looking for 1 for a few months and finally found one. can i just say, what a machine!!! after i had driven it over the weekend i went for a blast and afterwards it would stall when it went to idle. any ideas? im gutted ive broken it after 2 days!!!!

hey everyone! with winter on its way, and talk of frosty salty roads. i was wondering what advice people may offer to a first time zedder as to how to keep her in good nick and avoid ending up upside down swearing :-) she is my daily drive, so parking her up is outta the question. any advice would be greatly appreciated, things along the lines of undersealing??? im guessing etc. cheers guys

I went to get a price today for some new tyres. Told the guy i wanted Falken, my rears are Falken, but he reckons the Nexen are far better. Cheaper too, £98 each fitted and balanced. I have booked it in tommorrow anyway to have them changed, just wondered if anyone else has Nexen tyres and what are your views/experience. Cheers Graham

Hi can anyone can help me. I bought Apexi turbo timer and I can find we I need to connect wires under steering wheel (Red 12v, blue ig2,green ig1) I haven't got harness so I need to connect directly to car wires but thats a problem I dont know which one is which one.