General Discussions - 300ZX Related

Greetings all. My mechanic informs me that I could do with replacing the handbrake brake shoes on my Zed, but also informs me that he cannot get these thru his normal suppliers. He has suggested I launch this thread. Can anybody point me in the right direction as to where I might obtain and purchase a set? Hope you're all well.

Very nice n sleek looking, no rear spoiler, M227 I think. Fantastic condition from what I saw. Town hall traffic lights.

Just need to know the name of the plugs i should be using if running higher boost, eventually 21psi. ive got stock plugs at the mo and i think they may be blowing out, as it starts to misfire off boost.

Hi Bud, been to my scrapper this morning to see if i can get the pipe off, WTF!! theres millions of pipes!! I havent got a clue which one goes where? I forgot to take my camera, so i used the one on my phone and took a picture off that with my normal camera (I`m not having a good day)I gave up just as it started snowing down the crack of my arse :headvswal So if you can tell me which pipe it is, i will try again But to be honest, i would take JeffTT`s offer to get a pipe to you. I will probably go again and not have the right tools, Got the window motor though sorry to be a let down , The first picture shows my hand with a pipe in it, is this the one? …

well the zed is coming off the road this weekend for a bit of a tidy up and the 400sx project is being sidelined for 6 months or so. im doing a manual conversion, cam belt change, plenum polish and engine clean up so i figure ill just pull the engine and box together. i might also ditch the hicas and give the bay a bit of a respray. i also have a 99 spec bumper to go on, a bonnet and wings to respray, and a rusty patch on the back. i was also going to do the bits of roof black and remove the stone chip around the car. i will be doing the work myself and can spray 2k it seems i might aswell respray the whole car while im at it the car is currently …

Well my car is due back from the paint shop any time now and my engine and 43567654 other bits will be here at the start of Jan. But my Recaros turned up today and they are lush! I went for black and black and am really pleased with them. Also a pic of the first shiny stuff that is back.

When we had the mosoon the z started misfiring quiet bad, no smoke but no power. Felt like a cylinder had stopped werkin. Drove for a few miles and it started werkin again. drove for 20 miles a few days later, filled up and same thing, 2 miles later it sorted itself out. always seems to clear up after a few miles and rarley happens at all. feel it's getting a bit more frequent tho. any ideas?

Im having a clear out at the W/shop. to give me space for my new improvments im making. I have a couple of Z uk doors a Bonnet and a couple z front wings If any one wants them you can have them for free before i bin them . get in touch if your interested. regards daz

LOL! Strange request, but have any members that know me got any pics of my car from years gone by? My PC died a while back & lost all my zed meet pics :wacko: I really was going to get round to backing them up! :blush: Would love to get some back! Paul

Well after 14 months of being sorn'd & finally getting mt a$$ in gear my panels have turned up. 2 new outer sill panels from Nissan (said a couple of weeks to turn up - was here in a few days! LOL!) 2 new rear sill repair panels & a new wheel arch repair panel from ebay. Just need to get cutting & stripping now!! :thumbup1:

When you normally put the blower on it goes to the windscreen, now it goes straight into the cabin and can't get it to the windscreen at all. Anyone else had owt similar before and know what's the score :ohmy: cheers smithy

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Could i have some thoughts and info on a damaged and repaired Cat D? The thing is i can get the car really cheap. I'm going to modify it and de value it anyway as everyone likes original NSX cars so for my case does it matter it is Cat D. The guy said there is no certificate of the work carried but as it is a Cat D you dont need one. Would this affect the issurance being a CAT D?

Does anyone know what the length of the camshafts are in our cars? Thanks.

Hi guys, The Z is finally running again. Amongst other things I've pulled out all the overengineered clutch pipework and gone straight from the master to slave cylinder with a stainless hose - assuming this would make bleeding easier. I expected gravity to be enough to get the air out of the system but apparently not. No pressure at all in the system :-(. I guess the master must be full of air (?) I'm now not confident that going straight from master to slave was the right thing to do, although I can't see why not. Can anyone confirm this is ok please? I'm going to try the oil can 'reverse bleed' method if all else fails. Festive Cheers, RobH

Picked one up today off Chunk to fit to the ZX when I get a chance. Anyone done it and got any advice? Decided to go fo this as it's an R200 4.1 (same as NA) BUT has the same driveshaft flanges as the TT R230 so will take all the stronger running gear. Also, it's a plate LSD, not a viscous so should be a bit quicker acting (but hopefully be a bit more sensible on the road than the cusco 2 way R230 I have at the minute!) I've got an NA subframe so I'm going to try and transfer the TT hubs, driveshafts etc. across. I'm guessing I may have to make up some spacers for the shafts as the oultlet flanges are likely to be closer together than on the R230. Also, the no…

Hi There - I have seen some wonderful examples of chrome plated plenums around and I was wondering if anybody has any recommendations for a company that could chrome plate mine? Do I need to do any prep work before the plenum goes off to them? Does it need to be polished BEFORE going for plating? This may be a stupid question but do they plate the inside of the plenum as well? Do I need to worry about chrome build up in the threads or on the gasket areas? Any help would be appreciated. Many Thanks in advance - Cyrus :thumbup:

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heres a pic of what i pulled from my headlight its nackard and its the mainbeam not the fullbeam, i couldnt find one in halfords :( both my full beams are working the ones with the 3 connectors on them..... Im really confused, are the jap speak lights different coz im sure in uk the full beam and main beams are on the same bulb? hmmmmmm

Curious to know if you Z fans are first timers and stuck with it or if you had one, went elsewhere like me and came back. I had TVR chimeara and lotus esprit in my 'in between years' but came back to the Z.

this is a tough one to describe ! Have Tein coilovers and front strut brace. little too hard and low for my 30 somthing rear but it came like that and whilst fun on a little squirt up the A roads its a nightmare on anything but smooth tarmac. Has when cold always had a little 'grating' sound undr bonnet when going over bumps but has now got really bad and sounds like a bunch of metal trays being slung about in a bag! Nothing visible and can only hear it when driving so cant work it out! my strut brace shows signs of bonnet under mat rubbing but seems too grating for this and also seems strut brace or gaskets are fooked which makes me think its the strut brace ru…

anyone else have any bother keeping it in a straight line? mines a twin turbo manual but she's an absolute nightmare in the wet, even under the slightest acceleration the back ends away, coming back from newcastle today in 5th gear doing bout 50mph dropped it into 4th and that was it we were facing the central barriers for a bit, the lad that was with me is an ex marine and he shit himself followed shortly by myself and we had to get back to his for a brew to calm down, i had a twin turbo soarer b4 this so its not like av never driven a rwd car b4 but it was nothing like this, just wondering if thers anything wrong or is it just the norm? thanks.

Maroon/dark red with spoiler spotted heading east down Charles street opposite Rainbow & Dove towards a594 inner ring/St George's Way?

The Club Committee and Moderation Team, Would like to thank the membership for your support during 2009, and we wish you ALL and your families a Very Merry Christmas, and all the best for 2010. :thumbup1::santa:

Hello people, Got a bit of a problem that has been there for quite sometime but is in need to be fixed now. My Z just never seems to hit the normal running temperature. I know the stock gauge is absolutely rubbish. But my heater doesn't give out proper hot air. If the temperature does rise a little, and I give it the foot, the temperature drops back down. So I've got a Z with no hot air inside. So am completely freezing in car and the leathers don't help either. Is it the thermostat that is the problem here???