General Discussions - 300ZX Related

A few weeks ago after enjoying the car for two days I parked it on the drive next door to say getting the ramps out to put it in the garage. The intention was to get some video of a tunnel run and some rapid driving so everyone could hear the single turbo. The sunday morning came after a night of rain and I went out and the car started and ran for about 30 seconds but struggled, belched out smoke and died and wouldn't restart at all!! Anyway after much searching the problem was the MAF, it had filled with water somehow and I mean the box section with all the electrics in. It's spent the last week drying out in the house, I put it back on today and the car started af…

Guys I need to find 2 power supplies under the bonnet. (nearer the main fuse box the better) 1 of them needs to be a permanent live the other live when the ignition is swicthed on. (not straight from the battery as i don't won't any untidy cables down the side of the plenum, or going through the bulk head to the other fuse board/ignition switch) When I get his done I will finally have my led DRL's sorted! Oh yeah will post pics as well when completed :) thanks H

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fibre glass bonnet were these from the factory mines got one?

Haven't seen any for a long time then four in the space of a couple of weeks. 1. Silver on the M9 near junction 5 heading west at about 4.40pm on a week day about 3 weeks ago. 2. Silver again Saturday 24th Oct heading west out of Prestonpans. 3. M8 heading west again near Livingston on Saturday 31st Oct between 5-6pm, again it was silver but not the same one as on the M9 as that had decals on the door. 4. Red one in Falkirk parked in the car park next to Arnold Clark on Friday the 6th of Nov.

hi, i am a honda driver at the moment, but this christmas some money should pop in so started thinking about 300zx....always had soft spot for these...and skylines... anyway, got some questions for you: - will i find a decent example of SWB (has to be) tt under 3k ?? - will it be a car that will have to be invested in ?? or is it possible to buy a car that will just be working (bearing in mind it would be from 92-93...) - how high roughly is the insurance...28years...2.5 years ncb...good postcode.. (very roughly, cuz if i am to pay 2k for the 3k car i will give it a pass....) generally, i ask you for honest opinions, will not spend more than 3000 pounds,…

Hi, Ive been looking at stand alone ECU's piggy backs ECU's for a while now and still havent a clue which is best to have! I hear good and bad stories about every Ecu on the market. I was just wondering whos got what and the pros and cons? Ive been mainly looking at the HKS v pro gold or AEM but the price for the AEM is alot more than the HKS, Is it worth the extra cash? Cheers Dan

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Switched on my lights this morning (it was foggy and I needed an excuse) and the RHS light did not switch on! Tried a couple of times, waited a minute or so and then worked on the 3rd attempt. The LHS light was fine each time. Could there be a problem with the ballast? It is this same light which flickers from cold. Hoping they will both work tonight!

As i have fitted a 99 spec bumper i have got rid of the fogs and the side lights were in the indicators so need to fit some side lights of some kind. Any ideas? Seen these on ebay http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=400076238988&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT i know there a bit chav but if i mount them out of the way so they just proved light? Do side lights have to produce a certain amount of light? Mike

I bought some Indiglo Dials off Jeff and intend on maybe fitting them sometime soon, seen as i can do it indoors while its cold and dark of an evening lol. So anyone wanna gimme some tips and what not. How is best to do it? What NOT to do?? etc...... IIRC people say not to take the needles off, is that the case? Any help greatly appreciated. Cheers, Isaac :cool:

Finally got round to fitting mine yesterday. Thanks to Dan of DTA for his professional and friendly service and advice, as well as a very quick turnaround. Enjoy your holiday! Below are detailed instructions with photos and I hope that they are useful. In summary, very happy with the performance of the new lights although I think I have some adjustments to make! There is a slight flicker for the first 10 secs but then the lights settle down. I will discuss this with Dan when he returns. I also fitted some matching LEDs for the side lights which are covered under a separate thread I posted yesterday. I found the most difficult part of the installat…

Hi i just want to double check that the water feeds and returns are fitted correctly? Thanks to Gonzo12c for finding me some spare water pipes :cool: Have i connected the right lines up in this pic or does it not matter which way they go? Will having the oil line close to the down pipe cause any problems? Also will i need special high temp bolts for the down pipe? Cheers Dan

After nearly a week of changing coil packs, airflow meters, ptu`s, ecu`s around on my TT, I realised the only thing i havent done is to change the spark plugs which are only 12 months old and are ngk-r platinums, i have cleaned them twice and set the gaps correctly. So today i swapped the offending number 2 spark plug and hey presto thats all it was!! what a :xxx: i am? So big lesson, check the sparkys first!!! DaZ

silly hubby forgot to fill the car up with fuel, think he thought i was going to do it but if im not allowed to drive it how can i?? anyways.. he came in from work friday and the car was fine, started it to move it yesterday but it coughed and spluttered and didnt want to run. just went and got some petrol and put it in, pump is making a noise but the car isnt starting at all and now the battery is starting to drain. any ideas why it could be doing this?

Is it me or is something seriously amiss with the O/S strutt top :confused: http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/1094239.htm

There have been a few write ups on dash led conversion, this is an update to previous posts or threads available, trying to achieve the best and most even coverage is the goal

Hi Guys, need to know what the offset of the UK standard alloys are. I have searched, but can't come across a definate answer. I assume the fronts are 7.5inch wide, offset?? Rears are 8.5inch wide, offset?? Cheers...

Any ideas or opinions? The car has been chipped - what do you suggest? Thanks

I intend to turn the boost up a bit on my car, but I am not sure whether the ECU is chipped or not... the car has no stock boost solenoids, so I assume that one of the previous owners removed them and ran it using an EBC. Ive opened it up and taken some pics. Any help would be appreciated

Right... This is what it has come to. Do i go ahead with a engine swap? Or do i go with a Honda NSX? Engine swap: Had my 300 about 6 years now, i have some nice parts which i will be using, Bride Gias carbon seats, takata harnesses, Defi gauges, Quaife diff etc. etc. Because of this whole garage saga i dont want them to get the better of me and try to turn the car into something special and unique. I think for myself i need to get it done. There are several engine i could consider RB30, LS1, Nissan V8, V12 from a BMW 850I csi, i'm sure there are other engines i could consider. I think the 300zx will be faster than what ever i do to the NSX. I also lik…

black zed on A31 just before going onto the M27, reg started with NIB,it was about 11.00this morning.

Before my engine died on me, i got the chance to drive it. Where is the clutch supposed to engage on these cars? mine clutch was either off, or fully engaged, there didn't seem to be any room to slowly let the clutch out. do i need to bleed it you think? Also one of my track rod arm gaiters is split would this be a MOT failure?

Silver Z on A2 Dartford,yesterday evening about 6.30, being put on recovery truck. Paul

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