Had loads of fun trying to get under the zed at the weekend. No trolley jack so had to use ramps. But there was no way she was going up them without grinding. So had to do a quick whizz round the neighbours collecting various chunks of wood to build up the gradient. Hoping to be a 10 minute job doing the oil and filter, could not shift the dam filter. Had one of them naff halfords chain wrench. Still she's all done now, about 2000 miles overdue! Done me last 2 plugs as well- not as bad a job as I thought. Good feeling having done the work myself. Centre prop bearing next- beware, will be calling one of you guys if it goes pear shaped!

I do the oil filter by just driving the front wheels up onto a brick, using a triangle of wood as a mini ramp. The cheapo chain wrenches work fine, if you cable tie the chain to the right length.

I jacked mine up with the nissan jack and used axel stands, im building LONG wooden ramps at the moment and comtemplating fitting my clutch using these

Had loads of fun trying to get under the zed at the weekend. No trolley jack so had to use ramps. But there was no way she was going up them without grinding. So had to do a quick whizz round the neighbours collecting various chunks of wood to build up the gradient. Hoping to be a 10 minute job doing the oil and filter, could not shift the dam filter. Had one of them naff halfords chain wrench. Still she's all done now, about 2000 miles overdue! Done me last 2 plugs as well- not as bad a job as I thought. Good feeling having done the work myself. Centre prop bearing next- beware, will be calling one of you guys if it goes pear shaped!

 

I done one not long ago, so if ya need a hand you know where to find me lol

lol i wouldnt worry about not having a tolley jack, mine wont fit under anyway lol :D

cheers guys.

got the filter off in the end with the wrench, just took about half an hour of faffing around trying to get the thing to grip. I think either the previous one was done up real tight or they didnt put a rim of oil on the seal.

I quite like the idea of the wooden ramps- half a scaffold board either side with plenty of supports should do the trick. Not too looking forward to changing the centre propshaft bush- apparantly a bit of pig trying to get the bearing out? Better start it on Sat AM so she's back ready to drive to work on the monday.

Take a look at this thread........courtesy of Mr Dixon http://www.300zx.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=23153&highlight=wooden+ramps

driving onto blocks for the rear is even more fun with my clutch nearly took all the windows in me porch out with them :eek:

Take a look at this thread........courtesy of Mr Dixon http://www.300zx.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=23153&highlight=wooden+ramps

 

Thanks for the link James- they look good. My next project!

ahh, you poor sods!!! :D

I had to drive mine onto two planks of wood, friggin hard work, they kept movin when I drove onto them and I was on me own!!!!!

 

I had to get 4 breeze blocks to weight it down!!!!! Nightmare!!!! But shes worth it!

 

"CLARIFIED 300ZX NUT" CUKOO CUKOO!!! :D

lol i wouldnt worry about not having a tolley jack, mine wont fit under anyway lol :D

 

 

dont i know that feeling i have to jack up one trolley on the diff then get anouther jack on the left side,remove the one from the diff,repeat the other side :rolleyes: job takes 30mins more FFS

use nissan jack then put trolley jack under and then 4 axle sands, cant be to safe. Had 1 axle stand once and the trolley jack gave way and the car luckily landed on the axle stand. If a car lands on say BYE BYE