General Discussions - 300ZX Related

hi, i've just decided to keep my z32 but fix it up, got a set of yellow stuff pads all round going in soon and new vented disks, but at the mo my Z's hand brake is hardly working, its tightened to max and is stupidly high, thank god for the park setting on the gearbox...lol its a 2+2 import TT the 2 +2 does the hand brake come off the caliper or have a separate drum? and is it just a case of a new cable or is there more too it? the back axles getting stripped anyway to lock out the hicas and fit the new brakes so want to fix this at the same time. sorry for the stupid question but i have the manual but cant seem to get a definitive answer...

Finally got the chance to take the car for a proper test drive today as had to get the new tires on the rear..... Im still shaking lol, its frigging scary to drive, even for a N/A the acceleration is jaw dropping, after parking it up i got out a nervous wreck lol. I LOVE MY 300 :D

like does the dump valve have to be made specifically for a 300zx or is a dump valve a universal thing?

Hello everyone :P Im just curious what the oil pressure should be on a jap tt model. My car has the kg/cm3 gauge. Thanks in advance.

Just spotted this on the japanese auctions :) Stunning car, dont like the doors but i really like the rest in an extreme kind of way ;) Mike

if i pull the old cats off and fit decats is there and lamda sensors to worry about, or what about the heat wires that go to under the seats? nothing is easy is it lol

Hi guys, i got a knackered hicas system, the tie rod joins have play in, if it was cheap enough i would have just put the full kit on from driftworks but that works out over 200quid, you can get just the lock out bar for 80 but thats not the problem on mine cos i would have to fit my knackered tie rods, and a new set of tie rods to get the hicas working properly would be about 130. i know owning a car like these are never cheap like everyone else mine has made me skint, but, i can not justify it this time so heres the mission, to make an entire lock out kit and then join the two pipes together to eliminate the hicas. how would you fabricate one, it would have to have to b…

I've had differend opinions from "they're fine" to "front and rear must be replaced very soon". Any ideas? There's a tiny lip on the front discs and an even smaller one on the back discs (barely there tbh). Front: Rear:

Hi can any of you wheel lovers out there tell me if this offset would fit or look anygood. Fronts 225/40/18 offset 44 Rears 265/40/18 offset 30 Cheers Dan

ive already asked this (a couple of years ago i think!) but is my battery positive or negative earth?

Once the car is running well and the live mapping is done I'm going to do some track days but I am concerned about oil starvation. It seems a dry sump system will be £1-1.5k+ which is out of budget so I've found this http://www.thinkauto.com/accumulators.htm Had a chat with them and seems a good system to prevent oil starvation, going to get one so will keep you updated on how it goes.

Ellow, me again, I stumbled across some extra gogogo, changing one thing at a time on the EBC. The gain setting made the difference, will it cause any probs by turning it up and leaving it there? It was set at 5, I adjusted it to 20, gives a good neck workout.

where do you chaps get your front plate that fits nicely on the front? what size do you use cant seem to find a size that fits well!!!!:( dan.:)

Hi Guys, I desperately need a good quality HID conversion for my dipped beams. I do a lot of night driving and right now I may as well have some guy sat on my bonnet holding a candle - my stock lights are CRAP!!! I have a '92 TT JDM LWB so which lights would you recommend? What is the difference between the standard and the Bi-Xenon models (two bulbs at a guess?). I don't want a fancy tint so was going to go for a 6000k kit (would that be right?) What does the H3, H7 etc signify? I also want quick start up and reasonably low power consumption - but it is the light quality and beam depth that is the most important to me. I was thinking a 55W Premium Bi…

Hi all, Im after some advice on clutches? Ive got a Exedy hyper twin plate at the moment that needs the discs replacing! After speaking to a few people about replacement discs ive been advised that the twin plate wouldnt be enough for my spec :mad: What do you think? My spec is in my rides section apprently i should be looking at around 500 whp. Cheers Dan

I get asked many times about what the tyre pressure`s should be, now with many zeds running non standard wheels sizes, you need to calculate for each individual tyre/car (zed) combination, follow my guide below and you should be ok. So we know tyre pressures can have a dramatic effect on how your zed steers, gets the power down and reaction to suspension movement, so its very important to get right. 1)So take the max. rated weight and pressure from the tyre wall. It will say something like ????lbs at 50 psi. 2)Then take your zed weight (users manual figure), assume equal weight on all four tyres. 3)With a bit of maths you can work out the % weight y…

Hi All, I am new to Zs and know very little except that i know i definatly want one a Z23 that is unfortunatly it has to be an auto as i can only drive autos:rolleyes: so can any auto owners please tell me are the autoboxes reliable:confused: I will be doing my own servicing ie fluid and filter/screen changes i am religious with my Discos/Range Rover ZF boxes ie every 12k miles i change the fluid every and 24k the filter screen and they last forever any advice very much appreciated ;) Cheers, Chas.

Can anyone indentify the wiring on the MAF plug, preferably what colour wire does what. :smash:

The rolling shell of my zed was taken away today to be re painted, we took everything out the engine bay and they are taking all the windows out and doors and boot off to do a top class job. I am having it done here http://www.banburys.net/ (have a look in the gallery my old ferrari is in there !! mellow yellow). They also did my Porsche and there work is absolutely stunning. Anyhows I want to go for a bright white again as it looks lush IMO and im getting airbrushing done under the hood but I want a really nice pearly one. The one on there you could hardly notice at all, anyone got any suggestions?.

I've polished the engine up a few times now and usually use Gunk engine lacquer to inhibit tarnishing. Stays good for about 4-5 months before i have to sand off the lacquer, repolish and relacquer. Thing is the lacquer makes it go from mirrored finish to matt, stills looks good but was wondering if there's anything better i could use to keep it looking spangley?

the zed has been running a bit lumpy, i didnt think so but hubby said it was, well he went over the vacume hoses yesterday and there was something wrong with one of them well he sorted it out and he said it was running the NUTS!!! so he let me have a drive, i took it down the stretch of road behind where we live which is a lovely straight bit of road and he said to me go on then put ya foot down, so i did :eek: the car shifted omg!!!! i didnt realise how fast it was and being a chicken i dont think i was going that fast cos there was still more to get out of it but i was fast running out of road and the cars in front were getting closer. im loving it even more …

Any ideas where I can buy the wiring that connects the knock sensor to the main harness. Mine has fallen to bits?

Hi guys, my handbrake aint worth having, i dont know why, but i want to get the rear hubs off, is the disc and hub all one thing? how does it come off and is the handbrake a common fault? thanks

To enable us to keep our beloved Zeds on the road I was wondering if there is a PIG ( parts interchangeability guide) similar to the ones on Practical classics website- sorry I don't know how to post a link!

Near the M32/M5 junction going West bound around 3.30ish