General Discussions - 300ZX Related

Hi everyone, im just about to buy some spacers for my stock zed but what do you recommend? 25mm on back and 15mm on front? or same all round? the stock alloys REALLY dont fill the arches so it needs to be at least 15mm i reckon. what do you guys have on yours? thanks in advance, henry

right i know im supposed to be selling my Zed, but i was thinking of buying a 280Zx and fitting a v8, however i've found a tvr 3.5L V8 and manual box, and im thinking of trying to make it fit? any idea if this would work/ how much effort/ special parts needed? its the tvr version of the sd1 V8, it should fit, not sure about the gearbox, apart from needing a new brain i cant see any major problems...

Sorry about this but i've had this several times now. And is starting to get frustrating. I don't want anyone to think i'm a arse or anything but i think it's unfair and need to clarify a few things. My parts for sale, They are some of the best parts around money can buy. I'm far from wealthy i saved my ass off to buy these parts and made sacrifices etc. Cheaper version of my parts Yes no doubt you can buy cheaper versions of my parts but these are made by different people and wouldnt be to the same quality. If you want to buy a cheaper copy then good luck to you. But when and if they fail the cost would way out way the price difference. Goo…

Have been told my rear shock has a serious leak, need to get it fixed or replaced. but struggling to find lowered rear shocks, Anyone know of any companies who sell these parts ideally cheap

I finally traced who made this bumper and kit and managed to make contact with him. He is a 3d designer who designed this kit for himself and can also design and produce lightweight wheels etc.. The site below should come with a Wealth Warning though, kit is pricey... http://www.spdv6.com

Well almost 4 years after Yaseen left his damaged slicktop TT shell at my place it fired up in its new NA guise. Only on 3/4 cylinders cos it still has the same petrol in it!:blink: And the engine fitted at the moment has been sitting around as long or longer than the car, much of the time outside. However it was a happy moment and Im sure some new fresh petrol , plug clean and a check on some (probably green ) injector connectors will have it up on 6 cylinders. The engine itself was fully 100% OK and tested before I removed it from its last shell all those years ago. Woohoo!!:nana2::nana2:

Gunmetal grey z with a high level spoiler in tynemouth today at around 3. Looked nice. Peter.

had loads of issues with this car with bad workmanship etc when i got my car back i had boost leaks galore, sorted most out now but need to doa proper boost leak test and find out where the remainng ones are theres gotta be more lol. anyways the car since this has developed an odd problem on full boost it chucks out smoke, and makes a hmm/ screech noise. cant decide wether it sounds like air or metal. saving up atm to pop the car upto zed world for a proper health check. its an auto. it has been suggested that my rockers become pressurized under boost and spray out a little oil. it doesnt really seem to come from the exhaust. and after a spirted long drive i get smoke at …

Hi all! Some of you may remember me from some time ago (particularly zx-eyes.. he took me out for a spin in his car!).. Basically, I joined up because I wanted a 300zx in the future, but I'm now in the situation where I can realistically afford one. It's on my list amongst other cars.. I'd be looking for a UK (due to insurance) 300zx twin turbo manual. I have about £5-6k to spend which I think would get me a nice one with money to spare.. Anyone fancy taking me for a spin again to sway me towards the 300zx!? :D

Hi all, I need some help if possible. Last night I noticed the pipe in the below picture seems to have snapped off front the 'T' piece. It doesn't actually seem to have any air or anything there though and the car seems to be ruuning fine. It is on the offside of the engine bay. One of the pipes it connects to via the 'T' piece goed the the front of the car and disappears down underneath the Hard pipes. The bit that has came loose appears to go around the back of the engine and then drops down next the the battery and looks to go close to the near side turbo. Any ideas anyone? and here is where it goes dow…

Saw you yesterday (Sunday 30th May) at 18:40 heading South towards the city, I was on the way to Llanishen (Futsal) - I was in a 10 plated Vauxhall Meriva and we were flashing our lights! Was H reg in black and LWB

I’m in the process of fitting the Powertrix adjustable rear Camber and traction arms to my Z32 TT (LWB), however I’m having a bit of trouble. Can anyone answer the following questions for me please? 1. To adjust them so that they are the same length as OEM do I wind them right in? i.e. set them to their shortest throw. 2. While the bearing side is a nice fit the hub side seems quite slack :confused1:. When the bolts are tightened the sides of the arms are pulled in. Is it supposed to be like that? (FYI the hub carrier has Energy Suspension bushes fitted) 3. With the exception of the OEM camber adjustment bolt, all the OEM bolts are too short. Is this correct? and…

Hi I was trying to hook up my conzult today, but seem to be having problems with the connection. Red and green lights on the box on hte fly lead work as they should, but I get no reading on hte conzult screen. It read ECU not found in one field. I am running this through a USB to serial convertor which I know usually works fine on my lappy. Do I need to change anything in the com port properties field ie. baud rate, x flow etc to make it work? Or is it not compatible with any USB convertor and I just have to find an old PC with a dedicated serial port? cheers H

Saw you with your top off (cheeky). We don't get enough of this weather eh?

Does anyone have a set of decent OEM front springs/coils for sale? Alternatively, something SLIGHTLY lower would also be fine. They're for an NA. Thanks.

Usually buy them from a Nissan dealer, but found this on eurocarparts: http://www.eurocarparts.com/ecp/c/Nissan_300+Series_300ZX_3.0_1991/p/Car-Parts/Service-Parts/Regular-Service/Oil-Filters/?50170002J&1&c08f8b179a2a5817207c743b7793c307942e806f&OILF Any good and has anyone tried them? Looks stupidly cheap.

Found some spare time this weekend to start fitting some more bits to the car, will post some pics soon but fitting Oil temp gauge (if I find some where to screw the sensor in) 2nd oil change after the rebuild so might as well fit the accusump at last EWP electric water pump and controller to try to get her to run cooler!

Just wondered if anyone has any pictures of this vehicle in their Z folders on the computer? nice rims :thumbup:

The windscreen and rooftop trim on the drivers side of my slicktop is missing. From what Mike Feeney has told me they are a real pain in the ar$e to get delivered undamaged. Does anybody know if there are other options to using the OEM trim? Did I read in a post a long time ago that Legrath did something different with his? I'm interested to find out what other options there are, if any, and pics would be great. (Didn't know whether to put the query in this section or help and advise. If its wrong mod's - don't hesitate in changing it)

Will the bolt pattern 5x100 and 38 offset fit on a Zed ? Cheerz Chris

since putting my car back on the road (approx 2 months ago) i looked nder her last week when changing the exhaust and i noticed a lot of gearbox oil splattered along the exhaust. now what i did was to clean it up to try and see where its leaking from. i have run it this week and today decided to get her up in the air to investigate further, after removing exhaust,prop and lowering the gearbox down at the back again! it looks as if the oil is leaking from the breather WHY? don't think i have overfilled it and the oil seems to be level/ marginly below the filler point. now i know oil goes a long way so its probably only an egg cup full which has leaked but its e…

On the cradlewell bypass, looks a nice clean example

i had a search and i know alot of people chrome the headlight inserts, but could they be painted any colour and still be legal? i was just thinking of either spraying mine matt black as i don't like the faded grey look, or maybe red to match the rest of the car?

Sent you payment for the BIN tray and sent you a PM with details not sure if you have seen it yet

Im changing my plenum oven to a powder coated one so i will need a new set of gaskets. what exactly will i need, what price should i expect to pay and where is it best to get these from? thanks nick