General Discussions - 300ZX Related

Never been a big fan of race cars for the road but I like th elook of this one...... http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C127077/

Hi guys, ive got to get myself two back tyres and im just wonting to no is there a best sizes? My wheels are 18" 9.5 and at the moment i have 265,35.:biggrin:

As she raws back into life after been four years off the road, because of engine out and rebuilt pratically ,sorry are new enternals to my tubs with 360 bearings and stagger stage step oil seals thanks to the one one the only MR SILVER BULLET and not only for sorting out my tubs but also for the advice of witch turns out i could not have done myself without. I let her tick over for a while until she came off the slightly higher rev and setalled down to 800 revs and the temp up to norm working temp before slowly brining her up to 4000 rev at 500 intervals because i had which i think a sticky hydrallic lifter /tappet noise going on on a cylinder and it cleared.BUT my que…

Hi im in need of some help here before i buy. The wheels i want only come in a 9.5 and a 10! I want to fit a 9.5 on the front and a 10 on the rear. My choices of offset for the front is either et12 or et25. Im going to have the arches rolled, Would it be best to go with either a et25 and hope the spokes clear my Brembos or go for a et12 and go for a spacer. They do the 10 in either et12 et25 or et35. They have advised for an et35 does this sound right? I want the wheels to fit flush as poss with the arch. I know im going to need a stretch on the tyres what size would you think would suit to fit? Cheers Dan

Any Ideas zedcentres ones have been out of stock for ages

The previous owner of my Z had problems with the air conditioning over the 5 years he owned it; basically it was making a terrible noise that got worse. It has not been re gassed since import in 2004. He took it to a garage and they said they had fixed it electronically. I have the invoice for the work done it cost him £60 two years ago; a Z specialist located in Swindon. But he admitted he didn’t think it was working very well and hardly used it. So the other day I had a quick look and basically all they had done as far as I can see is remove the fuse. I put a new fuse in and turned it on and yes it makes a terrible noise. Three questions:- 1. What are the likely p…

Hi, does the petrol gauge have a low warning light, or does it just stop. Rich

Morning buddy, Was good to meet you both Sunday. I am still burnt from Sunday lol. Was bad enough then thought it would be a good idea to drive home with the roof off, woops... As mentioned Sunday here is my engine and turbo stuff for sale. Engine: http://www.300zx.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=132976&page=2 Turbos: http://www.300zx.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=133024

Hi I had the cats removed, middle boxes took out so straight through stainless to the back boxes. Very Loud Had enough last year so I took it back to the place who done it, crossed their greasy palms with another £300 and had quieter back boxes fitted. Still Very Loud. They told me the only way to go any quieter now is to fit a standard restrictive back box on and have a totally standard exhaust note. Am I right in thinking if I got some middle boxes and had them refitted it would quieten down or just restrict flow? Do you think it would make much difference.

Some yesterday mentioned to me to use slick 50 for the gearbox. Is this the proper stuff to use or dosent it matter?

I'm in a bit of a dilemma and would really appreciate your advice. I currently own a Z32 NA manual, which I've had for almost a year. The car is very clean, drives very well and in fact has just passed its MOT with no issues. Ever since I bought the car, I have always wished that it was a Twin Turbo and more importantly, red (it's white). All year, I've mused getting it re-sprayed etc. but didn't bother on the basis that it simply isn't cost-effective. I had therefore made up my mind that as soon as it passed its MOT, I would sell it and then look for a clean RED Twin Turbo. The problem is that each time I drive it, I'm reminded of how clean,…

My lass spotted you around half 7 coming up towards Manchester... "It was black and like yours" so sorry no more details!

As above, i need to know as i bought some new 55W HIDs from Hong Kong, and one of the ballasts is not working properly. Thanks in advance Paul

Hello guys I'm right in the process of putting the new set of kyb agx on my zed. Problem is that i found, on the rear shocks on top, 2 grey electrical thingies that i have searched on forum and read that they stifen suspension with 1 click of hand brake. So now? The new kyb agx dont have this... sould i only leave them pluged but not in place? Any problem may come from that? Thanks!

Ive been working out, how much i need to save to get my zed where i want it.Everything is sorted but i need New rear spolier and skirts, a bit of work to the rear arches, and some tlc on the interior leather seats, and im done. I reckon £1500 - £2000 will sort it, this will include any labour and spraying? How much do you guys need to finish it.....

And it failed big time :hammer: Rear position lamp(s) not in good working order (function impared) - (they are spray tinted) Front (both sides) Headlamp aim too high Rear fog lamp switch missing - (didn't bother to ask where it was) Centre (joint) exhaust has a major leak Exhaust emits dense blue smoke at idle (PCV Valves ?) Exhaust emits dense blue smoke during acceloration (turbo's ?) Offside front brake pads less than 1.5mm think (were 5mm 4 weeks ago) Offside front brake binding Front brakes imbalanced (28% difference) :gun_bandana: They put on the bottom that if I left it at the station and had the work done within 10 days I wou…

Last week, when it was hot I tried my aircon but it was rubbish, just as I thought it was as I have tried it briefly previously. :no: I said on Friday to my local garage how much for re-gassing, they replied £45.00. I thought that cannot be right too cheap!!!! :mellow: I went across this morning and as they were not busy they said bring it over, so I did at noon. About 2.30pm I went across to see what was going on and I had R2D2 with a pipe drawing the remnants of the old gas out and then it pumped some fresh in!!!!!! :thumbup: at least I think that's what they said. I didn't know they did it like this, thought you had to buy canisters. I picked the car up at …

A guy in sudbury suffolk is breaking a 2x2 300zx theres still a quite a few parts left.The car going to the scrappers end of this week so be quick i got a few bits of it on sunday . http://www.driftworks.com/forum/parts-sale-private-sales/114904-300zx-tt-parts.html

My HID's are really dim, infact bloody awful. Its a recent kit so not that old, not that it means much but all the info etc. Basically when i switch them on they do flash quite brightly but then go alot dimmer, which makes driving difficult. Also weirdly, the speedo in the car jumps to 60-80-100mph or something like that when I turn them on, is it possible its an earthing issue? I seem to remember the HID's in my last 300zx were better, also the speedo didnt jump either! But maybe I hav rose tinted glasses as vs my astra or my M3 300zx lights are poor whatever.

Can anyone tell me what the panel is called in targa roof .the one thats covered in vinyl that the catch sits in. As the vinyl as gone all crappy on mine ,Ive tried to re glue it but that didnt work.So I maybe on the look out for replacement ones if I cant fix mine somehow

hi i was wondering if anyone could tell me how to remove the centre console and other interior parts. i bought one of those interior material kits but not as easy as they make out lol. cheers damien

Hi, All my car needs now to pass MOT is a headlight bulb....... yes thats right,, Unfortunatly Nationwide Auto centre + Plymouths Nissan main dealership are unable to tell what bulb it needs, they thought it was some super expensive ultra low gas, something or other???? Quoted £95 for the one. But they were wrong. The Headlights dont seem to be modified in any way,( no HID kit/extra wires or anything). Ill pop down to the garage and get a picture to put up. Has anyone else encounterd anything like this???? Please help....... Im so close to being able to drive my 1st Z

right my zed is still in many pieces and wont becoming back on the road for a few months, so im doing some wait saving whilst i change my turbos, i've remover the air con radiator/ pump/ pulley/ and 90% of the hoses, (didn't realise how heavy it is!!!) and i found the air con electric fan located between the oil cooler (or gearbox fluid cooler in some) and the water radiator now heres the question how does the fan work? i have 3 wires coming out of it and i want to attach it to a switch(or direct to the ignition) so i can bin the viscous fan any other suggestions for weight saving? (spare is gone), so is most of the boot... but i want to leave the in…

It turns out that if I want to put my new wheels on, the centreline is extended by 10mm all round. Is there anything one can do to bring the centreline back in as it should be, or is it just better to get the right frigging offsets!!! :lol:

I just back from States and bought over a 99 spec tail lights (was no room for centre panel in luggage sadly :( next time maybe) so here is few pic during and after installation..