General Discussions - 300ZX Related

hi all whilst driving at any given speed the speedo needle gives up and just hits the bottom ie 0 mph. then when it feels like it it will pick back up and register the correct speed. any ideas on whats wrong and the best fix? cheers rich

Hey guys, Just purchased my 300zx today but as I was driving it back it cut out. Started up again and then cut out!!! It has just been imported and has devices that I havent a clue about like an Apexi air converter and a blitz e sbc boost controller scrambler. I believe these are not set up correctly and are the cause of it cutting out. When you get in higher gears, it runs fine. But it tends to die when you boost in 2nd and 3rd. Im sorry if I seem dumb on this subject but im totaly new to this car and in a bit of a panic!!!!

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Does anyone have any photos of the standard Z wheels in white? Just wondering what they would look like, as my Z is white. Thanks.

red going north on M6 just by Leyland...was it you pete?? (turbOz) i was returning from Burnley in my old cabstar:biggrin:

Anyone know how much a new set of standard injectors for a jap spec N/A zed are? and were can i get them from?

Help- I have a non starter. Getting code 21. Getting fuel. CAS OK injectors working. No spark. PTU fine (s2 and spare s2) It was starting first turn every time, then went to it yesterday and no go- was very low on fuel tried to fire a few times but no start. Put some fuel in it and no start, not even trying to fire. Any advice would be very welcome

Grey heading north on the A3 passed A272 junction this afternoon ps. your n/s headlight/sidelight bulb has blown :tt2::tt2:

saw a nice white Hreg today limehouse link road heading towards blackwall

Well after painting my spare wing in olive drab, I'd noticed a few things has slightly touched it whilst it was in the garage, and had marked it badly, so that was out the window. The original red paint was multicoloured and was beyond polishing in some areas so I decided ages ago to change it. I chose a simple colour, and thought I'd start by painting up the spare JDM spec rear bumper I had to replace the damaged UK one on the car. At this stage I just cant afford a bodyshop respray so here goes lol... Good old trusty Simoniz white gloss... with hellfrauds lacquer :whistling: its gonna be a couple of months until its all ready as theres some bodywork issue…

Does anyone know where I can get those little plastic plugs that fit on the top of the engine between the plenim.. There is 6 of them wired into the loom. All mine seem to be knackered.

Had my Zed off da road for 6 months now over the winter months due to a split pipe and a few other bits Put in a new battery and whoooosh it started up and started to purr like a dream . I love my Zed :wub::wub: Need to MOT end of the month and I'm sure it will breeze through Summer is coming and I cant wait to get the roof off :cool3:

Cleaned throttle bodies, IAA, set throttle at 0.44 all other readings on Datascan seem within reason. I cannot get the refs below 850, its a tt auto. when I remove the yellow connector the revs drop to 700, when replaced up they go again, any ideas please.

Hi, Just gathering info at the moment, have an n/a auto at the minute but going think Iam going to put a TT in with a manual box, what would you say the cost would be? going to do the work myself. Do I need the tt loom, ecu, prop shaft? are the engine mounts the same and what things needs to be altered on the car to get the engine in? Thanks everyone, Mark:biggrin:

Well i went away yesterday and got this:D! ... ... ... Set of yesterday at 11am to the airport for my flight to belfast and got the 5pm ferry to scotland then a 2 hour drive home. Not had a chance to get some nice photos of the car myself as i got home late, so planning on goin ga nice long drive down the coast today and hopefully take some photos along the way. What can i say i personally think i got a cracking car and a price i was happy to pay. The body work is very clean and there is no rust from what i could see as i stuck my head right under and prodded around. Im very pleased with the performance and handling of the car, …

Love em or hate em, these arrived from Luke at the Z-Centre today, I`m just waiting for my chrome bezel rings to turn up and then attach back in the vert. They change colour too from green to blue with a dimmer!!! I have connected them to a 12v supply to illuminate, but not connected the car loom, so the needles wont illuminate till in the car, but you get the general effect :wink: Hope you like. :hammer:

Been doing some more work on car over past week while the good weather has been upon us. Another nice morning today , that is until i noticed the garden gate open at 5:30am, went outside to see why it was open and could you believe it............thieving druggies have broke into the Z and nicked the dvd player!!!!!!!!:hammer::hammer: So a good morning ruined just so some scumbag can have a fix. Am sure they won't of had one last night tho as the tosser had dropped a wrap of cocaine by the side of the car door (wrapped in a bank reciept,lol) Shame it had been raining, as the print on it had gone it just had the LOYDS TSB heading left on it. Police have been …

In a row it has passed its mot with no advisorys. Well cuffed and to top the day off my mate rang me up and the car is going in for a respray this week comming. :dance: and its FRIDAY :duffer:

I always put V-power in my Z but the other day my local Shell had completely run dry of it. There's a BP up the road, so I put a tenner of Ultimate in the tank to tide me over (for a day!) until the V-Power was back. but oddly enough I found myself being careful with the boost today just because I had mainly 97 in the tank. am I just being over-cautious (running about 17.5psi) and is 97 pretty much ok to use with the majority of Zs?

Can anybody help me find them? pics would help. Thanks people, i need to give them a clean, any tips or advice?

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Just a few quickies! Wheels: How tight do people torque their nuts too? Oil: How much oil would it take, approximately, to raise the oil level from 'low' to 'high' on the clairvoyant divining rod... oops... I mean dipstick? :turned: Oil: Do people usually break in an oil change over x many miles? Sure I read something along those lines whilst browsing forum ... Bodywork: The front badge panel, is it a little wonky on all zeds, or does it just require a little adjustment? Changed my oil on the weekend for some 10w40 mobil 1 super s, all sounds a lot smoother. But what exactly is the knack to reading the dipstick? Is it a best out of 5 affair? This is …

Part of my things to do list this summer, involve: removing the side skirts and go smooth remove rear spolier (its too big) either 99 spec spoiler or very low level one or smooth fit new 99 spec front bumper The opinions that i want are for the rear bumper. Do i: Keep the wings west that i have on now. Fit a jap spec TT bumper (i have a spare) Fit a UK spec TT bumper (i have a spare) This is what i have This is what i aim to get near. What do you reckon? Stu

Just got mine out after the winter, I have a smell of fuel when I put on the blower. I can also smell it from under the bonet but can not seem to locate it. Any obvious things I have over looked!

Some beautiful shots of a recently resprayed swb zed in the OEM original Pearlglow yellow. I think it looks fantastic, well in these shots anyways. The photographer says that he believes that it was a premium option available only in 1990. Now I know I'm dreaming again, but when I consider that mine was originally this colour and it is a 1990 model, would it possibly be a better option to go back to the original colour rather than a black respray, leave the original bumper, forget about a 99 spec rear spoiler and forget about the 99 spec rearlight cluster. With the exception of the wheels, there is very little that doesn't look well in these images. Anybody agree?