General Discussions - 300ZX Related

ok story so far since car been off of the road. fitted tt calipers, braided brake lines and filled with dot 4 fluid. now the car has been sat drained of fluid for about 3 months. started to bleed system and used manual guidance left rear right rear left front right front abs front abs rear now i cannot get any bloody pedel firmness, still feels spongy but some resistance . fluid running clear and bubble free at all bleed nipple points! what am i doing wrong or have i got an air lock somewhere still and have to go round the system again?

whats the standed bhp for a tt auto please

Does anyone know how hard it would be to fit a skyline engine into a 300 cheers

I really cannot make up my mind if these will look good on my car?? For the people that bought them in the group buy have you fitted them yet and what have you done with them??? I dont want to chrome them because on a black car they will look way to bright. I was thinking of spraying them in a bright silver like below and put a mirror film around the center parts (light section) 99spec but in black or gloss black?? but it might not be worth the hassle lol!!! Or just leave the stock ones in as i think it looks aggressive. Here is my car and issacs side by side and he has stock ones but chromed (spray) So what are your thought…

i bought these on ebay from a hong kong :chinese: seller on the evening of the 17th feb and they arrived at my door on tuesday 23rd.....unbelievable that!!!!! :thumbup: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=160398445078&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT anyway i have photo'd them in the box for you to have a look at. the ballasts are not the slim type but this does not bother me. i cannot fit just yet as my wife is wrapping them and putting them away for my birthday on the 8th march, she will not let me have them early :cursing: i went for the 55w type as i believe these are a bit brighter, this is stamped on along with 6000k and H3…

Reading up on putting my gearbox back in and it says fill it with fluid, whats best to fill it with ATF. And do you all measure it when its back in or just push it on. Thanks

Can someone show me where this is located in the engine bay , I think it needs a clean.

Hi Ive been talking to a chap who may be able to make some slam panels for us N/A owners. I was wondering if there would be any interest for a 1 piece headlamp/slampanel as is availiable for the Twin Turbo. We are only discussing the possibility so price ,time etc is yet to be sorted,just wondered if anyone fancied one.:angel:

the 300zx is surely a classic now not only in years but complete driving experience,as parts seem to get more expensive and labour costs more it still baffles me why the cars arent going up in price the odd few with thousands spent im not saying but we have all spent probably a few grand fixing them does anyone think our great car will become worth something one day?

Hi all Just considering upgrading my front brakes as being an auto I obviously rely on them hugely in normal driving let alone anything spirited, however wanted to know what people's experiences are with regard to possibly unbalancing the braking of the car and therefore making it unstable under heavy braking. Does a front-only upgrade have that effect ? Should it really be a front AND rear upgrade to maintain balance and stability ? Any thoughts most welcome....... Mark

Three and a half years ago i gave my car and £500 to a certain person to perform a rebuild.I supplied all the parts (Wiseco pistons,Eagle rods,Cometic Headgaskets,Tomie Cams,Greddy TD 05 18G turbos,Pentroof manifolds,AEM ECU etc etc)Then four months ago i got a phone call from him saying he was having financial difficulties and couldnt pay the rent on his unit.Now knowing from a third party my engine was complete and ready to go in i paid him a further £500. Well after excuse after excuse i finaly had an email from him last Saturday saying that he had payed the rent up in full and was waiting for the keys and i could collect my car at that time. Not believing this i m…

Guys I have bought a load of braided hose off this chap on ebay, thing is it has all turned up and it has plastic PTFE insides instead of rubber? it is advertised as being the best kind of stuff. The last lot i bought from someone else had rubber insides Im worried about it shrinking down tightly onto the pipes and not leaking with a clip on it. http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=280459999036&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT

HOW THE HELL DO THEY DO IT!! how can you relocate the fuse box etc. i want to tidy up the wiring but i cannot seem to find a way of moving these parts around. this is lukes car and he has a back skin going across the rear of the engine. you can see the fuse box is missing and the accociated wiring ptu . HOW!!!!! http://www.zcentre.co.uk/shop/popup_image.php?pID=367&invis=3

Hi- are the handbrake cables the same on LWB and SWB Zeds?

Hi there, just wondering if anyone can offer up any advice before i get my car looked at tomorrow. I have a jap spec auto tt. I was joining a juction at 40mph and when i accelerated to merge, my engine revved higher and higher as my speed dropped, i then coasted to a stop at the side of the road. Once i was stationary i tried selecting each of the gears individually, inc reverse, and nothing, none of the usual pulls when a gear is selected, the engine just revs. One thing i will mention incase it is relevant is that my car has always had a dodgy speedo, which drops to zero whenever it feels like it, at which point the power steering no longer works. I…

Hi, Do any short wheel base owners have any pictures of their interior which include the boot and views into the boot from the front and rear. Not sure how its supposed to look. Thanks very much

I have my autobox and engine all ready to go back in the car. Its my 1st time so a few question. Put it back in the car as one lump or two. I have the room and can rise the car high. Is there anything I should look for or miss when putting the box on. Many Thanks

Guys I am just waiting for prices on a set of these, I am more or less decided on them as I think they are lush and will look very smart on a white car. They are just checking my brakes will fit and getting a firm price. Question is 5 or 7 spoke in your opinion, im going for the titanium ones 5 spoke http://www.nengun.com/rays-engineering/gram-lights-57-pro 7 spoke http://www.neweraparts.com/Default.aspx?tabid=68&List=0&ProductID=314 http://www.mynismo.com/images_products/5840.jpg

Car went into zedworld for some work, Jeff and Jamie you are brill Thankyou!! They sorted out a petrol leak i did not know i had so my zed is in top condition.:thumbup: What service delivered me to the train station at Tamworth and picked me up.:bow: Hope Linda gets better soon! All the best Paul Yates

Sounds as if my fan belt was squeaking when i left work, not on startup, but 50 yards down the road. I stopped, opened bonnet, sounded as if the fan kicked in and the squeaking stopped simultaneously. 100 yards down the road as i was about to pull out onto the main road, sounded as if the squeak was going to start again, put my foot down a tiny bit and it ceased. No more squeaks on the way home. Any advice or comments? do i need to replace the fan belt - if so which should i buy? can anyone fit it? Thanks in advance.

Ok guys here it is, Now that the weather in Germany has finally made a turn for the better I can get dirty and try and sort her out. There are 2 main problems that I have and I will go into them in a minute. 1. Rear Brake Lines Went to fit a set of Goodridge lines and when trying to get the old ones off they BOTH snapped at the bracket in the wheelarch. :oops::oops: I bought some new hose endings and a pipe flaring kit but the pipes are so badly corroded that I cant really do anything with them. :headvswal:headvswal Don't know where to go from here. 2. Plenum Had to replace the rocker cover gaskets, these went on fine and are all sealed and a…

Has anyone had these fitted before on there car and what was the proformance like etc

Silver zed and possibly a red one also on the outer ring near Forest side shoping center yesterday around 3.40

Giving the old girl a good check over , I found the common problem , the knock sensor, code came up . Well do i reposition on one of the rear plenum bolts or bypass with 1k resister ? whats the best in the long term ? I have a spare sensor, so cost is not a problem. Thanks for any advice.

Just seen this on Pistonheads http://www.pistonheads.co.uk/sales/1517840.htm that is some front bumper on the car......hopefully the only one IMO H