General Discussions - 300ZX Related

I Haven't heard anyone mention ZTech in a while. Although he inherited a complete mess, Chris impressed me as being very honest and sincere guy who would make a good name of it. Any props for him?:thumbup1:

Hi All, I haven't had the car that long and I need to rebuild my front offside brake caliper as according to my friend it has a lazy piston? I haven't had a proper look at the caliper yet and I'm assuming that it will have a number pressed on it somewhere, however, I was wondering if anyone could confirm whether or not it is a standard 300zx caliper just with a bigger adaptor and disc from this photo? Will be ordering a rebuild kit from biggred.co.uk for £30.00 unless there is anyone on here that sells them? Pic here; Thanks in advance

Me and my dad never really liked the white super advans so we had a little play with 1 wheel today...let me know what you think of the outcome. Dad thought of leaving it like this but i told him that the wheel screws around the wheel will be harly noticeble so....ended up like this

Gonna do a complete oil change in a couple of days and can't remember how much oil the Zed takes. Is it 3.5 litres or 4 litres?? Done a search but couldn't find much! Thanks for any help.. :chinese:

Im going to be welding up and respraying the rear hatch. Id like to replace the glass trim at the same time and ill use a universal trim. Question is do i have to remove the glass and if so how do i do it without smashing it. its a swb so replacement glass will be a pain to get hold off. i think i will get a much better respray result with the glass out as i hate that nasty look of not bothering to remove trim when spraying. Anyone help?

Hi all! I am thinking of buying a new spedo. The one that Z centre has for sale. In iridium blue! It will match my rpm clock and will replace the faulty standard one..(works only when warm). My question is regarding calibration...where do I need to go in order to get it calibrated? Any sugestion... Cheers!

hi peeps long time no looky been busy ,young family a. Any way i have bought a fmic like i said i was going to and it looks the tits but came with no destructions. any one know what gose where?

I was in my m8 lancer the other day and he has gauges and pods everywhere. To much to be honest lol! Anyway I was wandering if there is anything like that you can buy for a na zed? Obviously boost gauges are out but do things like air fuel ratio meter or apexi afc devices work with a na? Cheers

Its come to light this evening that some types of caliper mounting brackets could be unsafe! the ones in question are the same as attached to my TT and if the majority of the votes say they are NOT safe i will be removing them!! I purchsed the Evo brembo calipers, discs and mounting brackets 3rd hand from a member and had no worries when attaching them to my car, I did ask for a 2nd opinion from my mate in the fabrication trade to see if the were ok, we both said as the bolt is going right through the bracket and into the caliper it could never come off even in the unlikley event of the weld breaking! Please dont think i am trying to defend my self, i need to kn…

new brakes go on this week allso new wheels and tyres.one or two little niggles that will get sorted out then i start on the body work. the wheels are up for sale if eney one is interested.

I was fitting some of my engine parts today and noticed I have no fan cover :) Anyway im looking to get one but my question was does a twin turbo cover fit a n/a? Or does it need to be from a n/a? Cheers

Hey all, have searched, but still a bit unclear, just wanted your expert opinions on this.... http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/MOBIL-1-OIL-10W-40-5LT-MOB142473-SUPER-S-SEMI-SYNTHET_W0QQitemZ370357113170QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM?hash=item563b011152 Just wondering why the super s is a lot cheaper than normal mobil one? Will this stuff do??? Cheers for taking time out to answer my monotinus question :)

HI Jeff i know you must be busy but did you look at wiring diagrams reference my seatbelt warning light thread i answered your questions if this helps, still no idea what is causing loss of indicators and power steering if you could give me an idea would be most appreciated. You can mail me direct SIMONM5@SKY.COM If it helps Cheers Simon

Hi guys, Finally put my car on the dyno yesterday. Fuelling is looking good but one thing that's been pretty obvious for a while and is now even more obvious is that the wastegates are opening too early, even with the Apex boost controller maxed out. The tubs are hybrids based on the stock items and should be good for at least 400HP, boost is not quite making 1 bar on the dyno altho it can get to just over a bar on the road. Anyone aware of any aftermarket or uprated actuators being available?? Alternatively, is a bodge possible with stronger springs? There's plenty of duty left to spare in the injectors (555cc), they didn't get above 65%. Max corrected HP …

top gear on dave the 300zx on now again lol:clap::clap:

Just wanted to make a thread to make everyone aware of the great workmanship and service carried out by none other than Zedworld! Well, after having my car locked away for almost a year without starting it since the auto box packed up – I decided on an auto-manual conversion & an MOT from Zedworld. So, after a 400mile round trip to Tamworth, I collected my car yesterday :D When I arrived Jamie took me out in my Z with the trade plates on as soon as I got down to see what I thought of the change, the car drives like a dream and pulls like a train now! – No more worries about the cars reliability, my faith in my car has been restored! :biggrin: They also…

OK My car currently has a set of springs on it, however the front sits at a brilliant height and the tyres just tuck into the arches nicely, but the back has about 3 inches between the tyres and the arches. I'm not sure of the brand of springs on my car, but I want the back to drop as low as the front- I know springs are a funny one and tend to result in a rear or front biased drop but does anybody know of a set of springs for the 300 which will give a nice even low drop? Having had about 6 sets of really expensive coilovers I don't think I'm interested in going down this route again as the road to my work is too unforgiving (potholes, raised drains, cracked tarmac the wo…

Hi, Can anyone who uses the same sandwhich plate tell me what oil filter they use as the standard Nissan one doesnt fit :( Cheers Dan

NA TT which SPECIFIC bit do i need to do the conversion? i thought there was a different amount of plugs? ie na=2, TT=3? has anyone got a cheap ttfuel pump knocking around?

Interesting one this that I think may be of interest to some, the enthusiastic owner of this nice twin turbo zed bought it from a dealer before Christmas, however from day one it was not quite right somehow and over the past few months the running issues had got worse. However a more pressing water leak issue and heater matrix failure developed recently and hence why we got involved. The main water leak was quickly established as a pin holed steel water matrix pipe, and a very, very leaky matrix. The matrix and pipe where subsequently changed, the extremely rusty brown water we flushed from the system was more than likely a contributor to the two leaks. So tha…

I admit it, I`ve got several scale models of a 300zx and various cars, so lets see them lads and lassies, spill the beans! whos a big kid? post your pics here :gunsmilie: heres mine :wink:

Shall I bid on them? :) http://page7.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/g81309658 Still pricey, but stunning!!!!

Could not believe the price of these are they pewter plated? or am i missing something? http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=300379735926&_trksid=p2759.l1259 Chris

Just a quick question, Im getting some Evo 6 calipers and a bracket. What size disc can i use? Im crap with brakes lol:helpsmilie:

These are my ebay finds, I knew they had potential lol :thumbup: The one picture on ebay: Spent probably round 3 hours getting them polished up, still room for improvement but all in good time. Old wheels - 17" Work Equip :yawn: New wheels - 18" Work Equip :drool: Also fitted my D1 lightweight gold wheel nuts, wasn't sure on the colour but I think they look kinda cool :yes: The car is in the middle of a makeover so dont pay too much attention to the rest of it LOL :punk: