General Discussions - 300ZX Related

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?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Nissan-300zx-Alloys-and-Tyres_W0QQitemZ120542328707QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_CarParts_Acc_Wheels_tyres_Rims_Car_Wheels_ET?hash=item1c10e1f783 Need refurbishment, but a bargain for someone

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?

There is one beautiful Zed being built in the US. Its a wide arch and on his concept on page 1, I just wonder has he taken inspiration from any members car on here? One in particular springs into my mind, even though there may be a difference in lenght http://www.cardomain.com/ride/3056793

Have been doing around 30-40 Hours a week on the zed for about 4-5 weeks now. Finally starting to get the feeling that it is all coming together. Bodywork done and all the new trim put on Started to rebuild the boot today Have the rear bumper on All the remaining audio has been bought today Double din made Interior is being re trimmed as we speak Nearly all my parts have arrived EFI harness is in Engine bay stuff is really coming along Fuse box relocated Lights back in Front mount intercooler fitted New brakes and shocks fitted Collect last of the chrome stuff next week (fingers crossed). Engine is not a million miles away either, ju…

how do you all get your sig pics so big!!! i have resized my sig to every possible "allowed" size and it still is soooo small.!! i check out peoples sig pic dimensions and there all waaaay above my allocated maximum sig size of 500px x 100 px what am i doing wrong or is my sig size allocation wrong?!!!!

Hi Guys, I`m just in the process of putting some rear speakers in the vert, I was going to fit a sub between the seats on the moulding at the rear(the cover about shoulder level), but when i lifted the cover i found a metal structural bar right below :cursing: So where have you guys put your speakers/sub`s? Pics would be nice Cheers Daz.

will 285 /35/18s fit on my 1990 jap import

It was my birthday on the 8th and i have noticed there seems to be a lot around this time, ie March, or is it cos i notice more as they are all near mine? Is there any way of knowing for sure which month carries the most birthdays, unless we have a poll but will everybody take part? :glare:

theres going to be a zed in it ;)

starting to think iv lost my desire for the zed. its been off the road for a bit now and im not really pushing myself to get it back on the road dont want to let it go but really struggling to find the motivation for it anymore.

Hi all, A few weeks ago i noticed that my car would make a humming noise just as i approached 3,000 rpm and then it would go as i carried on up the rev range. This has now got a bit more prominent! Is it possibly a wheel beaaring? it seems like its coming from the left rear ( thats the side that i have noticed that my tyre is wearing on the inside ) Any ideas are welcome. Dan.

LOL… could someone please direct me to the idiots guide for door card removal….. I had a go the other day (with how hard could it be, on my mind) but was flummoxed and gave up. I’ve searched and looked in the Service manual and the how to’s but can’t get a clear picture/instructions…. Cheers….

Good Afternoon Folks I have a 1995 300ZX Fairlady TT Automatic with 60K on the clock. Over the last number of months the car has developed the following problem. On occassions when I switch the ignition on the engine makes no attempt to turn over. Generally if you switch the ignition off and try again in a few minutes the car will start. However yesterday it would not start at all. I removed the battery and replaced it with another one from my brothers car. Still no joy. All the electrics are working but no attempt is being made to turn the engine over (no sound for starter motor). Any help greatly appreciated. :confused1: