General Discussions - 300ZX Related

Saw you twice up and down the A611, first one i've seen for ages :rockon:

Has any one heard of a ZEE exhaust before? i have one on my SWB TT and need the centre box part as its collapsed so need to buy a new centre box only.. cheers James

Don't u just love it... Rare occurance :) however got home after everything was sweet I opened the bonnet to check everything was ok and..... The brand new battary is leaking?? Bubbling? Pissing out the top?? Lmao!!!! Nothing lasts for long ay!

Well managed to sort out the power steering leak, and for some reason today when reconnecting the belt for the water pump, i bought it up to temperature and no leaking anywhere, very strange even made sure there was coolant in the rad. So thought id decide to take it down to the local for some go go juice. put £20 in it, and started driving home, took it around the local ring road as i wanted to see if she would hold her temp, went to put my foot down to over take a pug 106, the moment i hit boost, there was a very loud pop and no power? it drives, just no power at higher boost levels, it almost feels as if something is trying to drag the car backwards in spurts is t…

The seats I bought from 'Sandy Z' the other week arrived on Wednesday (Cheers Sandy) and I've just finished fitting them. They make a huge difference from the grey tweed interior originally fitted. All to do now is decide which colour trim I'm going to have (not sure if I want the blue or silver/grey?) and get it ordered and fitted. :) I'm well happy :thumbup: :) what do you guys think? Matt

this looks a very clean zed, and also one owner from new if i was looking i would have viewed this http://pistonheads.com/sales/2158685.htm

What do you reckon to this? I love it:thumbup1:

Got my 89spec this morning along with my 99spec front bumper form Car.mad this morning. so thought id go get some spray and have a go at the spoiler, wasn't much prep work to be done on it as the quality is spot on. no bends or twists and very clean already, a testament to the skill in making it. So nipped off down to halfords to see if they had any rattle cans of AH3, well nothing on the shelf so went to there paint department counter and asked if they could mix me up a few rattle cans. having checked the code the dude got to work and made me some 300ml spray cans. with a fan nozzle. anyway, 3 coats of red undercoat and 3 coats of red paint later here are the …

Cant fix my idle problem tried cleaning throttle bodies changed idle valve for new nissan one as well as air reg also new ecu temp sensor .Seens to idle fine around 700rpm then sometimes when i stop it idles around 1500 /1800 rpm but if i switch car off and restart it idles fine again around 700/800 rpm any ideas thanks.

Anybody know of a place that does CLEAR side indicators and not the tacky FROSTED side indicators that are being called clear?? If not, anybody know of any grey tinted or smoked silver ones? ... YEAH I'M FUSSY! :euro:

I saw this drive through the middle of town a couple of weeks ago, and my work collegue who lives in the Bicton area says he's seen a blue one around a few times near him?

White Jap spec, black wheels with red rims. I stopped and stared as you went past! Always nice to see a Zed on the way home from work!

Just in case anybody was wondering, this is the shifter once it`s been dismantled prior to installation. Will add more as i install.

I am really struggling to get someone to have a look at my ZX gearbox. I have a 1993 twin turbo automatic and my gearbox seem buggered. I don't know a lot about cars so I am in desperate need of a decent garage to look at my gearbox and give me sound advice regarding getting the issue fixed or replacement gearbox sourced and fitted. My Questions to you guys: 1. for a replacement used gearbox and fitted - how much should i expect to pay? 2. I live in the North West nr Warrington, does anyone know of a reasonable place to take my car to be looked at - I am desperate as no one seems to want to look at a 300zx. Many Thanks Jeff

My retrimmed seats.

just wired a switch in to the one side of my reverse lights, put an led fog light bulb in and it was very dull- how can i make the light look brighter, do i have to aluminium foil the inside of the reverse lights hole or is there a normal bright red bulb i can buy ?? Thanks :D

is there any point in getting this? http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/NISSAN-300ZX-STAGE-1-ECU-CHIP-Z32-VG30DE-NA-FAIRLADY-Z-/230535203929?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item35acf80c59 my car (is a frankenstine mess) its an NA shell with a TT uk engine and a jap ecu, im trying to run higher boost but suffering from a minor misfire, iv checked for a boost leak, replaced the fuel filter and stuck some redex in and that solved quite alot, the misfire has nearly gone but the boost is weird, so replacing the plugs and doing an oil change tonight.. is there any point in buying this chip? will it help?

I've been told the ECU on my Zed has been modified (not sure how exactly) but I want to change it for a standard one. Is there any differences between ECU's in the newer 300ZX's or can I just simply take one from a series 2 and put it in my 1990? Reason I'm asking is I have a series 2 sitting for spares so wouldn't have to get another ECU :)

So what to do do if you wack your sill on something, well below is someones idea of what to do COVER IT UP! Spotted during a regular MOT test, the cover up was not unsafe in any way but as it was starting to peel away it had the potential to be rotten behind so had to be pulled off to look. The repair had been done with little preperation but was surprisngly convincing and in fact had been in place for a few years before showing out. So the only way was to get the metal work pulled back into shape, then the lightest skim of filler and then underseal and paint, should have been done this way the first time around. …

Especially when I have been driving quite hard the back of my car gets a film of oil/fuel?? over it. I have had the cats removed, would this make a difference? What exactly is this film I am seeing? Thanks guys Dan

why does my air con blow hot air only regaudless of the set temp? i have noticed before that the relay has been removed. but it still blows, it just blows hot air and i cant stop it gently realisng this warm air into the cabin. only starts after a good drive or leadfooting. wouldnt be a problem but now winters here and it rains alot i hav eto whack up teh window and it gets rather toasty.

Want to lower the zed , using the standard tires and wheels and shocks ,how much should i drop it , and how much firmer is the ride going to be ?

Rather sorry looking NA Zed:scared:

As ive recently moved to essex from london i have no contacts here and dont fancy letting any cowboy touching my wheels. Anyone local who has a tyre machine who can change mine for a good deal? Im not paying £15 a tyre, thats day light robbery for something that takes less than 20mins. Just bought a full set of federal semi slicks and i cant wait to try them out on the road.

Any one ever had one? im looking in geting the z done ive been quoted £1260 so far. any thing i should watch out for?