General Discussions - 300ZX Related

Hi Guys and Girls Want to replace all my hoses, vac pipes etc what sizes and meters do I need? Thanks Oh and best place to buy would like blue silicon.

I've used a few of these tools on other sites but this one is the first one I've come across to feature 300zx z31 + z32, lets you customise colour and a few other useful features to give you an idea what the wheels might look like on your car...its not exactly grease lightening but quicker than photoshoping http://www.andysautosport.com/wheels/nissan_300zx.html

Had a search on here for this, but couldn't find anything so sorry if its a repost, but this is what I've been using for my engine pull. Enjoy http://www.rauto.net/Motorcycle/300zx/z32EngineDrop.htm

Met the new owner today in Bognor, ive spotted the car twice and i know Mental and Marv300 have too. Had a good chat with Dave, the condition of the UK zed is first class, has a 99 spec front and possibly the cleanest leather seats i have ever seen. Its had loads done to it and is truly exceptional, i cant believe the price he got it for. It does have a 300zx.co.uk sticker on it, and he has a club keyring, gave him lots of advice, and he will hopefully be joining on here. Anyone know who had it before???????

Recently noticed grey/black smoke coming from my car, and the rear bumper is covered in soot. Also the exhaust tips are really heavily coated in soot. I guess the z is over fueling, how can i test for this [other than seeing the black bitzs all over the back of the car:x:] and resolve it??

Hi, can anyone recommend a garage near Middlesbrough that I can take my car to get the knocking suspension sorted before something else goes wrong? I've given the arb links a spray with ptfe last night and it's made no difference, and I really have no idea what i'm looking for to check anything else. Cheers, Brian

Hi all, Im at the final stages with the fittings of the turbos but I've seemed to have lost the hard pipes for the water feeds and returns. Could I get away with just replacing the lines with braided hose? Or would they just melt? Cheers Dan

Hi After going through 2 sets of gauges from companies who swear blind they are visible during the day, i have finally got a set of Oil Temp and Boost gauges that i can see clearly during the brightest day as well as night, shown here.. Yep, digital, Smoked Black when off and they have a coloured sweep outer rim as well as the inner value, which shows volts on startup. I think they are quite cool..got them from http://www.rspec.co.uk, loads of other gauges as well at decent prices. Rich

when i put lights on, the backlight on auto selector does not illuminate p,1,2,n,d,r is this easy to rectify? :confused:

is best to use for a service :) thanks

I am getting the occasional light smoking from what i think is the ns exhaust though it may be both, when I see the smoke, I try to detect it and it disappears. I have been advised to leave it on the forum, enjoy the car basically, but I would like to know the cost of replacing the turbo oils seals????Anybody down south that can do it. ???

Having replaced my seats with leather, I liked the look of the perforated leather centres and decided to get rid of the suede interior pieces I fitted a few years ago. I took off the suede and covered the panels with the same perforated leather that is used in the seats. I was fortunate to be able to contact the manufacturer and have them send me the same leather. Went from this To this

Hi, Just been reading through a lot of HID related threads and I must admit I'm thoroughly confused as far as terminology is concerned. Could somebody please explain what is meant by dipped beam, main beam, high beam etc. in relation to the following: 1. The main lights when driving at night; 2. The traditional 'side' lights (not always on the side these days); 3. The very high intensity beam (blue symbol) when driving on a dark country lane. Also, how do the above relate to the round and rectangular lights on a Z32. Thanks.

member syko has an exhaust for sale but i cant contact him as Ive not subscribed yet, could someone give him my phone number or tell me how i could contact him please as i really need the exhaust thanks

I have just had a moment of madness and bought a set of Cobra Misano's. Problem is i haven't thought about fitting issues until having a quick search through the forum! Anyway, i am now aware that i will need to do something to the subframe to fit them. I have a spare set of electric seats and wondered how easy it would be to remove the subframes from them and get them fitted to the new seats? Is it a relatively straight forward job for an engineering company to make the necessary modifications or will i need specific subframes?

oh needs to change the bulbs which are situated in the bumper but cant seem to find how to get to them, is there an easy way or does he have to take the bumper off? please help he's doing my head in lol

just to clear something up are all the wiper blades on the zed 21" as i need to get some now ones , and best recomended please, i have searched but not 100%

Anyone know where I can purchase one? I have looked on the Z centre site and can't find what I am looking for.. Any help appreciated! Thanks.

My car is a series 1, I have read a little info with regards to changes from the model years, and I have been wondering if Series 2 dash pods would be compatible with series 1 wiring e.t.c The reason I ask is due to the airflow direction option and apparently the settings stay stored when you turn the engine off/on, unlike the series 1. Can anyone tell me any info on this please. OR if it is possible to make a series 1 store which settings you had the heater/fan settings on. Thanks! :)

after my new zed starting to run on 5 cylinders, today i changed the plugs, hoping this would cure the problem. just got done, and now it's running on 4 cylinders:cry::cry: now to try and find some replacement coil packs:cry:

Hi all, Got my car up on stands & the wheel off to see if there's anything amiss with the suspension as there's a loud creaking noise when I go over a bump in the road, however, as nothing's hanging off or obviously broken/snapped I have no idea what could be causing it. Could anyone suggest which bits I should be checking or what I should be looking for? There's another issue in another thread I started which means I may also need to check the engine mounts. Could these be the cause of the creaking? Again, how to I check these? Sorry if I seem dense, but I have very little mechanical knowledge when it comes to cars. Cheers, Brian

Ok once again my car is back on my drive on axle stands seems to be something that happens weekly. This time i have a knocking noise from my engine. Quick histroy with this i upped the boost preasure too 15psi. I took it for a spin and ohh man it was great. I pulled up in a bus stop and notice a slight noise turned engine off and on and it was gone. I started the drive back home and the noise was getting worse, pulled up again and its coming from the right side of the engine. I looked at the oil preasure gauge and its at 0 then it went back up slightly and it dosnt get passed the first positive line, even when driving. Any ideas here guys i really cant afford a …

Hey peeps, Anyone got any info on these?? http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/NISSAN-300ZX-Z32-5X114-3MM-20mm-ALLOY-WHEEL-SPACERS_W0QQitemZ350251467443QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_3?hash=item518c9d42b3

Hi all, anybody know where the relay for the fule pump is on my N/A? most of the writing is wiped off. . . well it is 18 yrs old.

Hi everyone. Need a little advice on the best way of fitting an engine and wiring harness. I've almost finished building my TT engine and is getting ready for dropping in the hole. I was wondering if it's easier to fit the new harness to the car or engine first? The inside of the car is completely stripped so there's no heater matrix or dashboard in the way. Any help is greatly appreciated. Stuart