General Discussions - 300ZX Related

yesterday after driving for about 10mins, i pulled up at my destination to find that all of my coolant was escaping from the car. from underneath it looked like it was coming from the back of the engine. haven't had chance to look under it yet, but its going on a lift tomorrow. hopping its just a split hose. was well and truly gutted. Anyone no of any prone places to split in the engine bay?

hi everyone, i took the zed out for a ride to llangollen today, and was taking it real easy all the way. i decided to open her out on a nice straight, but it wont rev past about 5k???? if you kepe your foot down its as if all power has died untill the revs drop back down to about 4 the it picks up for a little bit up to about 5 again and stalls again! the only thing i should mention is that its bloody wet everywhere today! could all this water have anytihg to do with it???? any advice would be greatly appreciated :-)

Just thought i'd post a couple of pics of the interim install on my Slicktop. I will update the amp and sub at a later date as and when funds permit. The amp is running the sub and also the Hertz co axials up-front. I also have JL components in the rear Bose boxes. The amp cover and false floor are still to be carpeted, and i'll probably cover the sub as well, most likely in acoustic cloth. When i do upgrade i shall build a box (maybe 2) out of 18mm MDF that'll be scribed to fit in the corners taking a 10" sub. This will do for now though and if the spare is needed its a case of unscrewing the two wires from the sub then just lifting that o…

Ta for the help last w/end mate with the fitting of the air ducts , will get some pics up soon got them of Carmad and they fitted well and look good

for anyone who is interested here are a few snaps of where im up to on my restoration/customisation. ive mainly focused on the engine bay as that is what im doing at the moment engine bay was taken back to bare metal, this is just about the last of it pas pot has been moved to here to here, hicas has been removed, inner wing deseamed/smoothed. all holes have been welded up (except a few that i still need) same goes for this area too, there will be nothing here except the brake servo/clutch master cylinder Alot of work has gone on in this area, the battery tray has been removed which revealed a few holes where the battery ha…

I've done a few jobs on the zed including; replacing 4 of the old injector connectors (they were just spade ends pushed on the injectors!!) with new Nissan ones, swapped the balance bar for a chrome one, replaced the seals on the BMC and changed the CC unit in the engine bay for a much cleaner one. The problem I'm having is that the engine is vibrating the whole car really badly now and is idling very rough, almost cutting out. I've checked the MAF that was fine, the connectors I changed were soldered on and checked. I've cleaned all the connectors with contact spray. I did have a split pipe on the back of the balance bar, which when I pulled it off the ca…

after suffering a damp carpet for a while and a greasy windscreen the matrix went big time today . gave it a blast down the road overtaking a couple of cars and my daughter shouts "dad theres water squirting all over my feet ". dont you just love zeds . another job on the list for the cold months ahead

Hi, I have a set of fx-r bixenon projectors wich I want to put in my headlights replacing the stock halogen projector. So I've been doing some research and come across the HID light mod in the faq area: http://www.300zx.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=117007 It describes a nissan blue relay, and from the photo in the how-to document it looks just like a regular spst relay with a normally open contact? Like the ones you use to wire up auxiliary lights f.ex. No need to buy a new nissan relay if I can use a relay I alreay have lying about in my garage...

just a quick one.. is the rear spoiler only glued on?

hey up everyone! ive got a real bad vibration under braking, more noticable when im braking down form higher speeds. i was just wondering what i should be looking for when i get the wheels off. will there be any easyily visable signs as to what is causing the shaking? or am i not going to be able to do anything without replacement parts? the lad who i bought the car off said the brakes had just been done, so maybe not done right im guessing?? any advice will be greatly appreciated 8-)

Hi Guys i spoke to Jeff at zedworld yesterday to get a quick progress report ..my zed is in the body shop the wide body kit from luke at zedcentre has arrived and its beeing fitted up ...my coil overs are fitted and poly bushes etc ....i feel like at last the car is being looked after as it should have been ....im not going to post any pics ..other than a before ....one during the time it was at another zed specialists :cursing:.and the after once jeff has worked his magic on it..:tt1: still lots to do and i am so gratefull to those on here and the other site who offered support and words of encouragment when i was ready to give up ...so glad i havnt now .....will …

Jimmer is a man on a mission at the moment, my heads have been pressure tested and re skimmed. They are AOK, had some lovely machine work done on the mike smith manifolds for the exhaust gas sensor. Had an Air temp sensor fitted to the plenham. Also seems that whoever fitted parts of my old suspension put them around the wrong way (not me only few bits that are original). I dont think it should be to long before she is purrrring like a kitten and then I can post some videos of it up. John Dixon is putting an Emerald system in then she should be ready to be run in. Jimmer said that the head work and internals are mind blowing with lovely machine work and oversiz…

anyone else unable to go on site?? or just me lol

hi there can enyone shed some light !!! iv got a 300zx non turbo after geting the heads done the car still dosnt fire ! timing is ok i got the car as a project never had it running yet ! the car had been of the road for 8 month ! plug,d it in on the computer and it come up with the knock sensore ? plus on a 1990 importdose the key have a chip in it ?? thanx

Hey all, Im going to be attempting a manual conversion soon when i replace my engine, Anyone got a good guide to doing it??? I am also going to be relocating fusebox, pass pot etc and hicas elimination at the same time so any advice welcome cheers craig

what software do most people use with the conzult

Hi all, I have the auto 3.0 v6 300zx 2+2 sports. The problem i'm getting is it's not going into gear and i am having to click the hold button to make it change up. Also it revs for no reason and the a/c and radio come on intermittently when going along. Have had gear box recon; brand new internals and auto cooler Throttle sensor done. Been checked by auto electrician's; Ztec uk Consult check, plus setup and crank angle sensor, tp sensor diagnostic Autoelctix's unable to trace fault (tps checked, potentiometer and assorted wiring) Fishbrothers; diagnostics, suspect either ecm or wiring fault can not find prob the gear box not talking to aut…

anybody got any idea how many Z32,s are still running in the uk . ive only spotted about 5 over the last year or so on the road . just wondered how exclusive they are getting nowadays . seem to see loads of supras and gt3000,s but hardly any zeds .

curious to hear what some of you guys are running and it would be nice to have a thread with everyones setup jotted down not only for an idea of what to use but also for peoples feedback. would be great if you can attach the printout. Il have to dig out my printout and post it up as i cant remmeber my toe settings. Im running the following bare in mind i do alot of track days: FRONT: camber -2.45 Caster 10.00 Toed out, REAR: Camber -2.00 Toed in at the moment the front toes in under compression ever so slightly (as much as i can tell), im thinking of making my own bumpsteer gauge with a laser pen attached to one the front wheel…

I tried to replace my number plate light last night but instead just got a load of rust fall out from where the two screws hold it in, I now cant secure my number plate light in. I need the new metal part that has the holes in for the light to screw into... Whats the part number? Thanks, Dan

just wondering how to remove the instument pannel to fit my new dials. i've tried the search section but there doesn't seem to be a straight forward how to. just how to fit the dials themselves, not the actual removal of the pannel. Chears Steve

Can somebody tell me how to access this on a 1990 tt auto please, as I want to replace the brake fluid.

Been let down again by a mate who i was gonna lend me his, Anyone know or have a trailer i could rent of r the day its URGENT!!!! Thanks Craig

do skyline r32 front strut braces fits the 300zx z32.my mates just sent me a pic of his new tien one and it looks kinda similar or can anyone point me in the right direction on makes or models price is an issue under 150

Hmmmm, I wonder. Just been playing with photoshop on the alloy/brake caliper side of things. I'm thinking either white calipers with my silver car colour with the 'nissan' on them painted in red/black; I'm thinking black looks more subtle and less tacky. Or... Red with a black or white 'nissan'... Any ideas???