General Discussions - 300ZX Related

Just had a call from my mate to say he'd just driven past a Z that had a little whoopsie in the rain... so I dragged the mrs away from the TV and got her to drive whilst I acted photographer lol :thumbup: anyone recognise it? couldn't make out the plate, but yellow SWB TT import... split rims... :oops:

Some people have put the box at the front of the n/s leg but on the inside , i,m fitting a FMIC which has twin air filters so it would be very difficult to get to it to change a fuse . Having done away with the standard IC,s there was loads of room to the outside of the leg and an easily removable splash shield to gain access . I had a look where the wiring goes through the inner wing and measured the hole , then the fuse box and realised that it might squeeze through , i needed to unclip the wiring from behind the wing which was off as i,ve got some welding to do but this can be done just by removing the slpash shields I bent the bottom edge of the hole down a l…

Hi Guys, Have not been on here in a while because car has generally been running fine apart from one REALLLLY annoying problem that caused an accident today so I really need to get it sorted!!! At low speeds or from standstill after blipping the throttle the engine almost dies or stalls completely. This is a real problem when accelerating onto slow moving roundabouts when I would blip the throttle then coast or brake to match the speed of traffic. This happened today - I was pulling onto a roundabout blipped the throttle and as the revs fell the car died!! A guy had decided to tailgate me onto the roundabout and ended up veering onto the centre of the island to …

Hi anyone tell me if i should keep or sell my 300 zx tt auto been off road 12 years, after living abroad, im back now in uk, put a bat on the car started 1st time, not even a glinch however need sills and a tank, Whats the pros and cons anyone, never owned a manual zx tt before, should i sell or keep, is there a big power difference etc, less bhp blah blah, Thank you JJ

Afternoon Folks, As i'm in a bit of a predicament with my choice of new brake setup it has left me with a few options to consider Go for broke and buy the 330mm setup and flog the 358mm fronts. Sell my wheels and change them or something that fits beneath the arch and accommodates the caliper. Those of you who have this setup what type of wheels and tyres do have to allow you to have the larger brake setup, would really rather not go down the arch rolling malarky if I can help it. At the moment the 18's that are on the car hit the inner linings and catch the arch when going over bumps (had to use 25mm spacers). Cheers for all help and advice! …

If i had a set of alloys, fronts being offset of 30 which is perfect i am lead to believe for them to fill the arches.........rears would be 32 offset though, what spacers would i need to resemble a 35offset, to fill the arches? I have 20mm spacers but would this be to much? also.........if i had 35 offset rears and 32 offset fronts would they stick out to much or what? would spacers be needed and what size?

As you may have seen, my Zed failed its MOT due to excessive blue smoke at idle and under heavy acceleration. I have done a compression test today and the results range from 165 – 171 (done dry if that is important). From other threads this is good isn’t it? Does this mean that it is likely to be the PCV assembly for the idle (only happens once warmed up and left to idle for a few minutes) and the turbo’s for the heavy acceleration? I have the option to buy some replacement turbo’s today, so advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks Mark

i know what the units are but have no idea how they work top one is a boost controller bottom one is turbo timer i think but not sure how they work boost cont i'm not touching but turbo timer cant find detail as everything on unit is in japanese

Hi everyone, anyone on here down at goodwood today for supercar madness? there was about 4 incredible 300zx's in the paddock. couldnt manage to find any owners though.

Sorry it has been a while since my last post,:blink: I have been busy cutting out rusty sills and floors etc'. However, It's been the best part of 2 years now so I thought I would run the engine for the first time. (I have been turning her over periodically) She fired up first time!!:clap: slightly noisy on 1 or 2 tappets but no major issues. My question is, What readings should I be seeing on the boost gauge? I have only revved her a little once warmed up and the needle just sits there just to the right of centre, Is that normal or do I have a problem? Thanks in advance, Redwine300

Been working on the LED conversion for the rear lights over the weekend and before I go any further with it I need some opinions on what would look best on the radius part of the light segments. TYPE1 TYPE2 What do you think?

Can anyone spot it? :detective: ;) ;) http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/sports-car-seats-/110542607128?cmd=ViewItem&pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item19bcda5318

Argh, why do I do it, whenever I change something on a 300 it causes me more hassle than its really worth. I upgraded my Brembos to K-sport 8 pots; originally the car had D2 8 pot on it which I thought were the same caliper so shouldnt be an issue. The car had a 15mm spacers on the front which just cleared the D2 setup before it was replaced with the Brembo's. When I had the K-sport setup installed I couldnt get away with using 15mm or 20mm I had to go straight to 25mm Hubcentric spacers (for some reason the caliper required an extra Cm over the D2 setup!). It now looks like the wheels rub on the inner linings and on he arch when turning and going over bumps. Wh…

Driving back home today, and a well tuned pulsar joins the game. The lads look at me, and smile, here we go, i think. Dont mind if i do, well it is a Nissan. Then WHAM....... He is off, popping and flames from the exhausts, i can keep up, but only just. after a few miles of very aggressive driving, we manage to slow down to an acceptible level, have a little chat, turns out he is running 400bhp +. Ive been up againest a standard one before and had no problems, but this thing was brutal, very very quick indeed. Hats off to you bud, atleast if wasnt a poxy scooby..............

I drove up to assist Mark today on his zed, managed to sort a few things, and get her working better, but still couldnt locate the boost issue. While we had two zeds together, rude not get another, so a quick call to Baz (sonic) and 10 mins later we were now 3. Nice to meet you mark, and cheers for the tea. Hope i helped your knowledge a bit. If you need any bits, just let me know Baz, glad you a good holiday mate, and im glad we have now established that my zed is younger than yours :wheelchair::wheelchair: Had a play with a well tuned pulsar on way home and have now spent most of my fuel. Stu

Saw you driving past Tesco in Goodmayes on Thursday at about 1645. Only got a quick look but I'm sure it was a LWB targa top????

Afternoon all, I have been contimplating today after much deliberating why zed's. Even though highly modified still have relatively poor 0-60 times on average? Does anyone know, or heard of 0-60 times under 5 seconds at all? And what were the mods done to achieve thes figures? Regards Kash

it was in a very poor state and didnt have any sills really!! on the m6 on a trailer 2 weeks ago

Can anyone reccomend door speakers that will deliver a good clean sound, i.e not to much bass, but plenty of treble, also will 6.5 speakers fit without modification? Cheerz Chris

Grey Zed spotted going up Highlands road fareham thursday 3/6/10 approx five thirty ish

Hi Guys, Tatton Park in Cheshire has a classic and performance car show Sat and Sunday, today/tommorrow is any one going? I went last year and it was good :cool3: I`m there on Sunday with Paul (Cheshire 300zx) if anyone wants to join us. Daz. http://www.cheshireautopromotions.co.uk/classic.php

Hi, Went out in the zed this morn and turned the fans to demist the front screen and heard a click click noise. Now when i try putting the blowers on the feet or face, nothing happens.. Basically its stuck on the screen Either something snapped or whatever mechanism operates the blower direction has failed. Is there an easy way to get to it? Like take the centre panel off? Cheers

need a jspec passenger side wingmirror the type that fold in pref red but colour not vitial cheers guys

Ive just removed my plenum and I want to replace as much hose as possible, anything that I can reach. What sizes would I need and how many meters. Also is power steering fluid like oil, in that I need hose suitable for oil.

i have this problem with the left hand cluster it works when it wants too ive checked the fuses but they ok has anyone had a similar problem ?any advise would be appreciated