General Discussions - 300ZX Related

What is this and can it be removed? goes into a block under brake master cylinder but pies out of it [to clutch slave] are cut off

Think the imobiliser is draining the battery as if battery left disconnected it still ok,anyone had similar proplems.

Well bugger me just as the nice wheather is out i had to do the above, insurance, tax amd mot due next month and as i have no job the car is off the road. Only done a 1500 miles in it so the car has only done 54000 mile, the last owner lost his job also, he had it for six years and only covered 7000 odd. Well gonna change the oil soon and put some petrol and park and cover it up in the garage. Im gutted

hi, Saw a red zed, new london road, chelmsford about midday a couple of days ago!! You wouldnt of seen me tho - was in the fiesta lol.

This car was for sale on a forecout in bristol about ten years ago. (i think its the same car) fell in love with it sraightaway!! Have lusted for a strosek z ever since. It was out of reach for me at the time at over 10k or i would have had it! would buy it now but first baby on the way and the wife wants a suv! Im not going to win this one! Bought the last z on the sneak so she nagged like fooook about it the whole time!

First of all, certainly a very long time since my last post, so hello to all the old school members I'm currently looking about for some 99 spec rear lights and came across lots of these chinese knock off copies for very cheap money( not sure if they have been reveiwed here before, cant find anything in the search), all they require are the thin black lines to fully emulate the originals. Has anyone bought these and perhaps know of their quality? Cheers Andy http://cgi.ebay.ca/1990-1996-96-NISSAN-300ZX-Z32-RED-CLEAR-JDM-TAIL-LIGHTS_W0QQitemZ150435895413QQcmdZViewItemQQptZMotors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories?hash=item2306ad9875

I bought my z a few months ago with a slightly noisy lifter on tickover but other wise all fine. Last week it was getting louder and since I hadn't changed the oil since I bought it I thought it best to do it then. After changing the oil the lifter got really loud and the car started running lumpy on tickover but fine when driving (although the lifter has become a loudish knocking even when driving it. Checked the ECU for codes... code 55, nothing wrong although there is some pre ignition on accelleration. Yeasterday I decided to phone a trusted trader who deals with zx's and price up relpacing the lifter, gaskets, and anything else I may as well do while I am in …

was that you alex in my old z? Thornbury Bristol today

Guys When I bought the zed the indicators never cancelled when you turned a corner. This was solved when I bought a new wheel with the proper fixing kit. Anyhows I had to remove the thick (already broken) double electrical plate thing that went on there with the stock wheel. With it on the new wheel would not go on the spline properly and the indicators would not cancel again. Thing is I have wiring for a central horn and two thumb mounted NOS buttons to wire in. The problem is how on earth can you rotate the wheel 360 degrees one and a half times each way and wire them in without the nissan thingy??? I cant use the Nissan one even if it would fit a…

saw this today at 7:45pm between j10 & j9. black reg was L240 **U You left at J9, i tried to keep up but i was in my lorry :sneaky2: lovely looking zed though

does the UK spec clocks work on a JAp spec car? i know mine read HCG but will it convert to PSI if i fit UK turbo clocks?

Well after keeping it off the road for a couple of months, i decided as the weather is looking alot better i'd tax my zed and get it back on the road. So yesterday i taxed it and today i got two new front tyres on it and also i changed the rear lights for the 99 spec replica's i made about a year ago lol. I can safely say they look a hell of a lot better than the old ones!!! Some piccies :) Not great but just quickies to show it off!

Red one on the A803 between Linlithgow and Falkirk at around 5pm on the 21st! :ph34r:

converting car from auto to manual. does manual gearbox use oil cooler? i was wondering because i also wish to get a new radiator for the zed and need to knwo what radiator i need to get. I.E do i need a seperate rad for manual gearbox or use an uprated auto radiator which has built in oil cooler? Jap spec

I've got an s13 and instead of doing the usual thing of redrilling 5 stud disks and fitting either s14 or z32 tt calipers I took the easy option and fitted pre 96 non turbo z32 calipers on the front cos they run on 26mm wide disks same as the s13 instead of 30mm like the tt's. Does anyone know if the rears are the same?? will the pre 96 non turbo's run thinner disks on the rear same as the front. Cheers.

I going to replace the bottom two reverse lights with thos red led cluster type thingies for fog lights, what type is the fitting? cheers...

Going round in circles here!! i have been told by 2 x companies that the power the car is producing requires a twin plate clutch poss exeddy type! My other parts are being held up because of that volcano and now this not sure i am going to make Japfest this year:taz: What do you guys reckon, going to cost me 1500+ for the clutch:censored::censored: Dave

ok i know im repeating but im making one last double check. i know where the jacking points are to raise the car and where the saftey stands are for the 4 axle stands. aswell as jacking the car from the front crossmember i can ALSO bring axle stands forward from the guides "safety stands points" and place under front cross member? this will in effect help me by not having to raise the front as high to get the clearance needed for the intended safety stand points as i can have them more towards the front of the car under the crossmember?

Hello all, Long time no speak, The Z has failed its MOT and I do not have the time or money to fix it. I would like advice on whether to break it or to try and sell for spares / repair. In summary the Mot failed it on crossmember and break lines. I have set up website if people would like to have a look and request stuff here I am also willing to sell the car if someone would like the project, nothing wrong with the engine, body, gearbox etc just those two points!! Will put the Mot certificate up soon. PS the car has a cherished plate which will stay with the car if you buy it. Worth about £500 (J5 GDL) Cheers zx_steve http://zx-steve…

I'll soon be refurbing my spare TT engine ready to go in my zed. The engine was out of my breaker and was in very good conidtion, with a recent water pump, New big end bearings, thermostat, plugs oil filter. The compression is also very good. Engine has done less than 60k and ran very well in my jdm. As it's sitting on a stand i thought I would do the following on it;(not in any real order) Remove tubs Refurb Tubs, was thinking of asking Jimmer to balance them for me. Refit Turbos new cambelt New drive belts New tub seals Check manifolds for cracks clean plenum Clean hard water pipes clean throttle bodies delete EGR Delete Plenum water pi…

blue ZED turning around opposite the Welsh zed centre nr wrexam

Hey folks i was after getting peoples views on AMS performance products for the zed. Has anyone used any of these parts for a long time and had any problems? Thanks Marty

hi . im looking to add some extra horses to liven things up a bit . as far as i know my zed is standard . cat exhaust , stock air filter , dont think shes been chipped . not looking to build a monster but would like to get her up in the big 360-370 bhp range . any suggestions as to an order to change things to get best results . also maybe a guide to rough cost of mod parts and ease or difficulty of doing them . one final ask is by adding an extra 60 or 70 horses how will it affect things like reliability , drivability and economy of the car . cheers in advance for your suggestions andy ps . should finally have some pics on over the weekend . had the respray do…

Weather is going to be great on Sunday and we're having a gathering at a pub near Swindon. http://www.300zx.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?goto=newpost&t=137217 So if you lot are at a loose end, would be cool to have some more people. Have about 10 so far which is quite a nice amount....but would be nice to make it a 'bigun', like the infamous Ross-on-Wye meet of 2005. :)

would a seized turbo cause the z to smoke?