General Discussions - 300ZX Related

Well, the time has finally come.. I'm contemplating a Subaru Legacy Blitzen Estate which I have found + a few other GT-B's.. I need something which is a little more practical in way of transporting items and persons, whilst still maintaining performance.. I narrowed my choices down to, Vr-4 Galant/Legnum, Nissan Stagea.. and decided on 'the Flying Fridge'... apparently it also can achieve 30mpg which is great.. if true.. So at the moment, i'm just speaking to a few importers and trying to find the right one.. I will be trading my car in... The good news is however.. For you guys I will be selling up all of my items which I have accumulated which are no longer go…

Black zed on the a331 towards aldershot on Wednesday at about 11:30

Something I would definitely buy if it were here in the UK...... http://www.classiccarsforsale.co.uk/classic-car-page.php/carno/100791

do any of the traders on here do silicone heater hoses for the zed? just had the one from the rear of the turbo on the passenger side fail last night replaced it today and now the heater hose has failed think i'm just going to do the lot now

A bit different to the usual vented fenders Anybody got info on them?

hi all, My rear wheels fit excellent in the arches in my opinion but the front ones need to be brought out a touch. Does anyone know where I get spacers from and what size is best. Probably only need to come out a cm or 2. Lee

black zed with reg d15*** cant quite get my head around the fact it has D reg plates on a Z32 :shock::confused::confused: was parked in the lay-by just before the roundabout for m26 near wrotham. looked like you was getting targa out of the boot

Can anyone tell me if i can change the pillars if they are damaged or is it easier to cover them with the carbon fibre ones

Slowly but surely , engines just about done and i,ve started sorting the corrosion out on the inner wings , once the engine bay is painted gonna get the engine and box back in and running properly before carrying on with the rest of the car , shouldn,t take long !! lol I,m de-seaming the inner wings for that smoooth look . Other sides ready for filling . I,ve done the PCV upgrade from the top rocker covers and a mate who,s an engineer made these joiners so i could connect the new pipe straight to the PCV,s By fook i wish i had a garage !!! :cry::cry:

Was pootering along in 5th hopping up to 100mph then suddenly the surge reduced - slowed down and went into boost in 4th, only boosting to 5-6spsi :chris: No missfire, engine running smooth, not overheating (according to the gauge) - what's the standard checklist?

I have a leaky split rim that needs re-sealing, problem is my car is booked on a stand at cadwell park on sunday and I'm not going to have time to get it done properly. As a temporary measure, would fix-a-flat style tyre sealant work do you think? or would it just make a mess and make the problem worse? thanks for any input guys! :1eye: :boat: :confused1:

Iv'e come to a bit of a standstill on working on the zed. Am in need of some help if possible. Am needing a lot of welding and fabrication doin to get any further on with the body repairs. If anyone who has a good welder and is good with it, could spare some evenings to help, it would be very much appreciated. Thankyou.

hey all I was checking fault codes after a misfire and see my ecu has mines on it? misfire was sorted but im after some info on the ecu,it has only the standard boost gauge fitted so i cant tell what boost its putting out.

hi all just notcied one of my front rear subframe bushes has a gungy/silicone like slime all over it so guessing i've got one bush gone is it a subframe out job to replace one of the front bushes?

Reet then, is there a way of calibrating the tacho, it reads 500 rpm more than conzult, i know there is potentiometers on the back of the dial mech... I have a slight what feels like a missfire, but cant be sure, seems before it boosts, when you put a bit of a load on it at low revs, it's feels a little bit like it's running on 5, but running on them EXTREMELY well, if that makes sense, but then boost and smooth as silk, as is the tick over, i could be imagining it, could just be because it's a V, but i do get the odd obvious missfire, and strangely, everytime i check the plugs, seem to find a cracked one, and i know for a fact i'm not breaking any fitting them or re…

Hi guys, Many of you may have heard about me zed in the newbies section. But today i will have more than 2 gears YES, Garage had major probs fitting the new box, 2 of the studs on the turbo snapped off, So since 1998 this will be the first time shes been on the road and more than 40 mph.......... Going to take her gentle of course, then im looking for someone who can do a respray for me??? ANYONE!! JJ

My idle tickover on my jam import 1990 TT AUTO is low and lumpy, approx 650to 750 rpm, can it be adjusted? Paul.

Anyone running these? Am thinking of getting a set from the states - any opinions? :)

I'm coming to a bit of a turning point in my zed ownership, at the end of September I'll have had it a year. This isn't a long time to have owned it I realise but I've hand plenty of ups and downs already. For a first car it's been awesome but it's already falling apart a bit and needs at least grand spending on it. So do I go for it and sort the old girl out or do I move on to greener/younger pastures such as an S2000? Do I spend the money on the 300ZX or on getting a fresher car with less miles and years on the clock?

I've posted this question elsewhere so was interested to see what you guys think. JDM 3 spoke rims......dated as fook' or 'old skool' retro? The Super Advan version 2's would appear to be the nicest 3 spokes on offer

right just want to confirm what i think is already wrong with this z the car drives and boost fine but when the car i warmed up and on tickover it burns oil out the exhaust i am guessing this is one of the turbo seals failing is it not? 11 feb 05 it had a 69k tt engine with turbos fitted am i right or could it be a whole host of other things dont know mutch about these motors have worked on celicas before not had on nissans

hi,has anyone had any experince with the e0-1 boost controller?i bought it 2 years ago but it has only just been fitted,i`ve had my car at the rolling road and when they tried to set the boost anything above 8psi it was just serging or spiking upto a bar and spinning the wheels.the people at the rolling road have now said its the boost controller not holding its cycle it varies from 98% down to 2% what ever that means.just woundered if there was something that maybe their missing settings wise or if anyone else has had this problem. confused and gutted is not a good feeling plus i have a bill for £320 and the car is still running standard boost.

Good job I love my Zed or I'd be selling her on right now, she's a bloody naughty handful! Still haven't sorted my headlights - its an electrical fault, some idiot has messed up the wiring of the car, but I digress... Twice now this has happened. Go for a drive out. Its warm, its humid - stick the air con in (well on econ as it needs regassing) - then there's a horrid squeal from under the bonnet and the engine cuts out. It happened again today and I broke down in the middle of the A66 :mad2: It was only when I managed to limp off the road that my boyfriend realised this only happens when the interior cooling is switched on. Common fault? Never heard of it? Pos…

Lost the key to my Zed 1995 300zx SWB no key code that I can find and of course its an import. Nissan local garage say that they cant help......can anyone shed any further light on the situation?:no:

Ok guys, this is a problem I've had since I got the car. The sidelights on the corners in the indicator unit don't come on with the sidelights? They do however come on with the corresponding indicators. Left indicator left sidelight, right indicator, right sidelight? Anyone got any ideas? Is this common to z's or is it just mine? Cheers peter