General Discussions - 300ZX Related

does anyone know the size and weight of a standard front bumper? cheers :thumbup:

finally managed to get the rest of the stuff sorted mechanically on the old gal today. first turn of the key and she started. wow forgot how noisy she was from the exhaust!! just need to swap the wheels over , tax and insure her for the road test :clap:

what is that fan in the roof for? doesn't seem to do anything apart from make noise???????? if anyone knows please tell me its realy annoying me trying to figure it out

What would be the best things to make sure things are ok prior to track racing , im guessing tyres/trye pressure, brakes, engine oil, gear box oil & powersteering fluid but anything else or anything that you would recomend , i will be going to Snetterton - Thursday 15th April 2010 and want to make sure the car is properly ready dont want to be breaking anything , If anyone wants to meet me there i will happly meet up with you guys , could have a mini meet i guess if so im going to booking here soon http://www.clubmsv.co.uk/car-home/event-details.aspx?productid=360

Any bits from a 1993 skyline fit a zed? Thanks

Any more information on the rear mounted turbo conversion for the n/a, was wondering how it worked with oil lines and water feeds ect, would there not be a massive amount of lag? Good to be different like lol. Mark:-)

Good morning, I`m toying with the idea of some new rims!! I dont really like the ones i have at the moment, I would like to go big! so i reckon 20" is the max, here`s a poor photoshop effort, what do you think? too big, dont suit the car?

Hi Guys i have removed my oem spoiler (1991 TT The spongy one,) and have got a hi level one. Now i assume this new spoiler attaches to the boot lid on the edges. My question is what do i do with the strip of uncovered boot lid, i have removed those clips and smoothed the lid down and will make it smooth, however I seem to think there is a plastic strip the goes on the rough bit where the centre brake light went, but its only a distant memory. Pic attached of area concerned Thanks Guys Rich

One of the bulbs died last week followed by the other side a couple of days later. I put new bulbs in yesterday only to find it don't work. Heres what happens; When i use the indicator stalk the rears and wings flash fast. No voltage measured at the front bulb holders. When I use the hazard switch the rears and wings flash normal speed but again no voltage measured at the fronts. Checked the fuses (both boxes) and ok. Wiggled the hazard switch a good un. Oh yes I taped the relays with a screwdriver (the 'Headlamp Dim' one seems to stick a bit...) Now I'm stumped what to try next? :( ta,

Been offered the chance to reshell to a TT, but as I have a N/A, apart from the pipe work for hicas and the intercoolers is there anything else I should be aware of As I'd need to do a engine change with gear box, before commiting? Also the shell is auto and I have a manual how hard would it be to use the parts already on my car for a manual convertion?

Does anyone know were i can get some from please, ive looked on a few sites but seem like everyone sells clear , i have clear at the moment but dont look right tnx

It was mot time on thursday - the car passed with no advisories! The tester did however say that if he followed vosa to the letter, he should turn the car away for being too low as the jack wouldn't slide under :rolleyes: On the way back home from MK to Hemel, I noticed plumes of smoke from the car! Luckily (or unluckily) it turned out to be nothing more serious than the A/C clutch which for some reason had decided to give up the ghost. Does anyone know if (1) the clutch can be changed independently of the compressor? (2) If the compressor could have seized and whether it should be possible to turn the pump by hand? The system was regassed less than 4 month…

I have been looking at loads of pictures of Zeds, interiors, wheels, bodywork etc etc. It seems that quite often people just seem to go to far and end up with some quite tacky features IMO. If I can ever get the car finnished and running I am looking forward to going to some of the shows and meets. Typically do you do better in the shows having customised everything? or can you still do ok with a car that resembles a zed? even if the interior is one colour and you have no UV lights etc? Genuine question as I have never been to a car show before so its all new to me. Money is not an object with my zed but I really have to say that personally I dont want somethin…

Top gun album LOUD and fast zeds go together, what an Album for driving to, especially the `danger zone` Had it on today, whilst whizzing down the by-pass!!! Daz (sorry) THEIR!!! ^^

Has anyone used black shoe polish to sort out the cracks on the leather trim before? I've heard it mentioned before but just curious to see if anyone has been successful with it, and whether it comes off on your clothes after lol :scared:

Hope so, Its had a lot done to it, Are the price of zeds on the up!!! http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=260553006223&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT

I am over the moon just bought a set of rear lights and a the middle reverse lights, in very good condition for a bargain £50 mine were cracked to hell. Mark :-)

hi my jap 300zx auto goes in to 3rd then wont cog, or just doesnt go in to 3rd at all, just revs high and doesnt pull, any ideas?

Gave the car a polish yesterday and needed some new photos for my rides section, so i thought i'd post some. Got these skirts nice and cheap from CarMad i think they set it off nicely, need to pull my finger out and do the rear bumper to match. I've replaced the tweed interior and the seats, and i think she's looking lovely. Only a few more bits to go, like a nice front bumper and some nice 18" wheels.

I just can't seem to get the small (I think) injector connectors off. Anybody any hints?. Just need these off then its nearly engine out time. see pic for location the small ones next to the coil pack plugs which I did manage to get off :saddam: cheers Sorry taken with iphone (crap phone cam)

Hi I dont want to put this thread in the Wanted section cos its not really I just wanted to know if anyone has been lucky enough to buy second hand,items such as 99 spec rear lights,unorthadox pullys etc. I really want these things but just cant afford them yet. I suppose im looking for someone who bought all the stuff to fit then had their car written off or stolen or just changed their minds. Ive never been lucky like this and just wondered if anyone else had been. What have you "dropped on" for?

:eek: http://speedhunters.com/archive/2010/02/18/guest-blog-david-swenson-gt-gt-the-ultimate-sleeper.aspx LOL Fantastic

My zed is always clean and i mean clean. Its does not come out in rain, snow etc etc, but today i thought sod it im going to have some fun and instead of driving it at posing speeds and babying it i gave it the beans on the damp roads. All i can say is BIG smiles and power slides, half a tank gone but worth it. Its about time i gave it a thrashing and the zed proved how easy it is to handle. :tt1:I LOVE MY ZED:tt1: Problem now is cleaning it lol

i quite like the car, not many pics but i like it http://pistonheads.co.uk/sales/1491524.htm

Hi all I have a long term fault on my 95 Z auto import, sometimes it will not change into 4th gear (overdrive) but first, second are ok and sometimes has stuck in second gear, other times it runs just fine, does not seem to be temperature related, Does anyone have any useful information? Thanks, John.