Hi all, recently bought myself my first 300ZX S1, 1992 manual N/A in black.

I've always wanted one of these ever since I was a spotty teen during the Max Power era of the early 2000s. Now Im 30 and bought one with a few period correct 'modifications', all I want to do is revert it back to factory! Funny how the mind and taste matures...

Anyway, along my journey Im hoping for plenty of veteran advice (and parts) and Im looking forward to getting involved and sharing my experiences with one of my childhood dream cars!

 

Welcome to the club ih1990 we are here to help and look forward to your posts. ?

Great news welcome to the club.

Welcome to the club! I'm afraid to say you have broken the most important club rule already..... pictures! It against the law to say you have bought a Zed and not upload any pictures! ?

Wecome to the Club and the start of your Z32 journey!

Welcome to the club you obviously got the right colour zed black is the best so well done....where are you in the north west mate ?

Hi welcome to the Zed world.

you have made a wise choice with the N/A.

I hope all goes well with your ownership.

photos for the cub is a must!

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I hope the below images work. I have little forum experience and currently dont have a laptop/pc so making do with my phone!

Ill give a brief overview of what current state each section of the car is in and the plans for rectification.

Body:

The paintwork on the car isnt too bad... at a glance. The bonnet and rear hatch lid are both absolutely covered in paint microblisters so ideally will need nailing back right to metal and starting again. The sills have been done to a really good standard (presumably not from the same bodyshop which created the blisters!) and there isnt any sign of structural rot inside or outside the car. There is minor surface bubbling on the o/s rear arch but thats all it is currently. The car has a TT front bumper (can anyone confirm this was an option from factory? Seen quite a few NA models with TT front bumpers) however it is badly damaged and ideally will need replacing. Whether or not I fit another TT bumper or fit an NA is to be decided, I am pursuing OEM though. 

My background is paint and body so once Ive sourced a bumper (and a rear spoiler would be nice) the car will be in my friends bodyshop, time will be booked off work and it will be having a full external repaint. Looking forward to that.

Mech:

The engine has a slight misfire on acceleration. Ive already gathered all relevant service items and also a S2 PTU unit and subharness as mines still on the S1 unit. From digging around on here and t'internet in general, a lot of fingers point to a bad ptu which is a culprit of misfiring. If this doesnt sort it at least I can then rule it out and future proof the car whilst Im at it. On idle the engine purrs, no leaks underneath which is good news of course. Underneath the car all bushes and suspension components are nice and tight, brake lines are good, no rot and is just in generally good condition. Some old boy had this car for over 12 years and really looked after it, it has an extensive service record which of course Ill continue to invest in.

Interior:

Its awful. Ive been gathering parts to rectify the interior. The car was trimmed in the suade option from factory as was evident when I replaced the rear seat bottom section (has the little patch sewn onto the sides. However at some point in its life the suade has been gutted and replace with what can only be decribed as dead skinned cats/yeti fur in grey. Its hideous, and long and I dont like it. A fresh factory approach is needed, to either go back to suade but to be honest I prefer the tweed. Ive aquired spare doorcards which have the tweed on I do like the way they look. The car has an alcantara quick release drift style steering wheel. Its really deep and combined with the boss its quite intrusive in terms of driving position. I have bought myself a near mint condition factory steering wheel and cant wait to fit it however I am in desperate need of a slip ring**

**IF ANYONE READING THIS HAS A SPARE NA SLIP RING (MANUAL WITH CRUISE IF IT MAKES A DIFFERENCE) PLEASE LET ME KNOW AND ILL CROSS YOUR PALM WITH SILVER

Also the speedo/odo doesnt work. Currently has an aftermarket gps screen in the 12v socket for speedo reading. Speed sensor? Faulty clocks? Does anyone have a suggestion what would cause both of these to fail?

Interior cont'd:

Ive sourced a new dash fascia with working digital clock (clock missing when I got the car) as the current fascia has a horn button drilled and bodged into it due to this silly wheel. So once the factory wheel is on and the horn back where it should be, I can replace the fascia. I have a factory CD player coming next week, just on the hunt for an original radio head unit to go with it. Seats are black leather (both seats electric, badly torn - need retrimming/replacing).

I think thats most of it covered... apart from wheels! Theyre the OEM factory wheels... which have been.... chromed!! Theyre on the recification list.

Ill be due to post my wanted items in the classified in due course and hope to hear from you!! Thanks for reading, happy Zedding!

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On 08/01/2021 at 15:26, gray said:

Welcome to the club you obviously got the right colour zed black is the best so well done....where are you in the north west mate ?

Yes they look extra stealthy in black!!

I live in Darwen/work in Bolton, what about yourself?

Hi there, I have a pair of clear side repeaters the small ones.

not sure if you want to to change them from amber to clear.

if you want them I’ll post them to u, no charge.

the small rubber seals will need changing.

arthur

Nice 300zx ?

 

 

10 hours ago, ih1990 said:

 The car has a TT front bumper (can anyone confirm this was an option from factory? Seen quite a few NA models with TT front bumpers) however it is badly damaged and ideally will need replacing. Whether or not I fit another TT bumper or fit an NA is to be decided, I am pursuing OEM though.

 I have bought myself a near mint condition factory steering wheel and cant wait to fit it however I am in desperate need of a slip ring**

**IF ANYONE READING THIS HAS A SPARE NA SLIP RING (MANUAL WITH CRUISE IF IT MAKES A DIFFERENCE) PLEASE LET ME KNOW AND ILL CROSS YOUR PALM WITH SILVER

Also the speedo/odo doesnt work. Speed sensor? Faulty clocks? Does anyone have a suggestion what would cause both of these to fail?

Fitment of TT bumper on NA was not a factory option.

As you are thinking of replacing with NA bumper the two types have different profiles (with some preferring the TT profile).

Pics for comparison.

There are two NA's being broken on eBay in the UK (for slip ring).

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/300zx-breaking-can-post-world-wide/284119442250

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Breaking-300zx-Z32-Indicator-Stalk-Turn-Signal-ALL-the-Bits-On-Car-Separately/274473370331

Re speedo/odo not working - In the first instance check the speed sensor wiring by the gearbox, the harness and wires going into the sensor itself

can get damaged and go o/c.

Also has the speedo guage been "converted" to MPH with an aftermarket convertor?

Edited January 10, 20214 yr by AndrewG

I have a silver NA bumper, very good condition, only small amounts of tidying required before a respray, want £75 for it.

You'll notice there is also one on the white car, this you can have for half that but you'll need to remove, up to you.

The white car is a breaker btw and is a 1995 NA LWB genuine manual, you want to view in Burnley and take some bits off it or have it whole for 1K ?

I do also have a black NA front bumper but this is stored a few miles away, I don't recall anything being wrong with it but it was a while ago I perused it.

Edited January 10, 20214 yr by phutumsch

6 hours ago, AndrewG said:

Fitment of TT bumper on NA was not a factory option.

As you are thinking of replacing with NA bumper the two types have different profiles (with some preferring the TT profile).

Pics for comparison.

There are two NA's being broken on eBay in the UK (for slip ring).

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/300zx-breaking-can-post-world-wide/284119442250

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Breaking-300zx-Z32-Indicator-Stalk-Turn-Signal-ALL-the-Bits-On-Car-Separately/274473370331

Re speedo/odo not working - In the first instance check the speed sensor wiring by the gearbox, the harness and wires going into the sensor itself

can get damaged and go o/c.

Also has the speedo guage been "converted" to MPH with an aftermarket convertor?

Very helpful Andrew, thank you! I do like the way the TT bumper looks on the car to be honest, and I think Id like to source another one of those, that is if mine cannot be repaired. The 'posts' at the sides of the bottom vents have collapsed from the top half of the bumper if you get what mean? So the bottom section sits low to the ground. The car has also previously been lowered so I really have to be careful which angle to take over bumps etc as it scrapes.

Ive been in touch with the guy breaking the silver NA who hopefully has a slip ring for me. He works offshore and returns this week so he'll check then ?

And brilliant, Ill check the wiring on the sensor and see whats what when it has the servicing work done. Someone has been in the clocks before. The 'K' from the kmp/h has been blacked out as if altered previously. Ill update you when I have more info. Thanks again!! ?

5 hours ago, phutumsch said:

I have a silver NA bumper, very good condition, only small amounts of tidying required before a respray, want £75 for it.

You'll notice there is also one on the white car, this you can have for half that but you'll need to remove, up to you.

The white car is a breaker btw and is a 1995 NA LWB genuine manual, you want to view in Burnley and take some bits off it or have it whole for 1K ?

I do also have a black NA front bumper but this is stored a few miles away, I don't recall anything being wrong with it but it was a while ago I perused it.

Brill, cheers. I think Id like to keep the TT bumper... it does look more appealing, Im gonna have a go at repairing first see if anything can be done. Failing that Ill get one from a breaker at some point.

I assume being a 95 model it has an airbag wheel? So your slip ring would be no good (still grasping the model years and equipment was on each one). 

Its great that youre in Burnley ? I have no doubt at all Ill be needing some bits from you. Do you have the passenger side wiper scuttle panel piece by any chance? Mines seen better days I noticed today. 

Cheers

8 hours ago, arthur said:

Hi there, I have a pair of clear side repeaters the small ones.

not sure if you want to to change them from amber to clear.

if you want them I’ll post them to u, no charge.

the small rubber seals will need changing.

arthur

Hi Arthur,

Thank you very much for the offer ? but Im rather fond of the orange ones. Maybe there are others out there like me Im not sure ?

I dont hesitate to change big daft orange repeaters/indicators on my bikes (normally first thing to be done) but its different to me on the 300. Thanks again ?

30 minutes ago, ih1990 said:

Brill, cheers. I think Id like to keep the TT bumper... it does look more appealing, Im gonna have a go at repairing first see if anything can be done. Failing that Ill get one from a breaker at some point.

I assume being a 95 model it has an airbag wheel? So your slip ring would be no good (still grasping the model years and equipment was on each one). 

Its great that youre in Burnley ? I have no doubt at all Ill be needing some bits from you. Do you have the passenger side wiper scuttle panel piece by any chance? Mines seen better days I noticed today. 

Cheers

You want a pretend TT ?.

Slip ring completely different, you are correct with an airbag wheel.

Passenger scuttle is probably worse than yours !!

18 hours ago, ih1990 said:

Very helpful Andrew, thank you! I do like the way the TT bumper looks on the car to be honest, and I think Id like to source another one of those, that is if mine cannot be repaired. The 'posts' at the sides of the bottom vents have collapsed from the top half of the bumper if you get what mean? So the bottom section sits low to the ground. The car has also previously been lowered so I really have to be careful which angle to take over bumps etc as it scrapes.

Ive been in touch with the guy breaking the silver NA who hopefully has a slip ring for me. He works offshore and returns this week so he'll check then ?

And brilliant, Ill check the wiring on the sensor and see whats what when it has the servicing work done. Someone has been in the clocks before. The 'K' from the kmp/h has been blacked out as if altered previously. Ill update you when I have more info. Thanks again!! ?

If the wiring to your speed sensor is fine, it could be an issue with your speedo cluster. Burnt tracks are a possibility, as are dry joints. You likely have a KM - MPH convertor behind there too. Probably put in with crappy bullet connectors so it's worth checking that hasn't came lose. Fair warning - you'll likely break (or discover already broken) the lighting and heating pods. Particularly the hazard light screw mounts. New are available for £45 ish each in UK. Cheaper if imported sometimes. 

Regarding bumpers - worth noting that all cars regardless of TT or NA had the same TT style bumper after 1995. So having a TT bumper on yours isn't odd as such. 

2 hours ago, Lexx said:

Regarding bumpers - worth noting that all cars regardless of TT or NA had the same TT style bumper after 1995.

AFAIK that was for JDM MY 97-98 cars.

1 hour ago, AndrewG said:

AFAIK that was for JDM MY 97-98 cars.

Hmmm I could be wrong then. 

I seem to remember from my last Zed ownership days finding info that it was 95/96 onwards. 

7 hours ago, Lexx said:

If the wiring to your speed sensor is fine, it could be an issue with your speedo cluster. Burnt tracks are a possibility, as are dry joints. You likely have a KM - MPH convertor behind there too. Probably put in with crappy bullet connectors so it's worth checking that hasn't came lose. Fair warning - you'll likely break (or discover already broken) the lighting and heating pods. Particularly the hazard light screw mounts. New are available for £45 ish each in UK. Cheaper if imported 

Thanks for this info Lexx, much appreciated. We're servicing it tomorrow so will check out the speed sensor wiring and then go from there ?

The speed sensor FSM test:

el-44.pdf

Also make sure that the end cap (arrowed) is flush with the body of the sensor.

Edited January 11, 20214 yr by AndrewG

20 hours ago, AndrewG said:

The speed sensor FSM test:

el-44.pdf 33.29 kB · 2 downloads

Also make sure that the end cap (arrowed) is flush with the body of the sensor.

Marvellous!! Thank you ?

Hello and welcome to the club...!!

Richard?