AndrewG

You'd better get Oscar's permission first!

Avoid eBay "new" MAFS which are far east rubbish. http://www.twinturbo.net/nissan/300zx/forums/general/view/2421037/you-can-identify-counterfeits-by-the-sensor-element.html

I've used this product with success: http://www.frost.co.uk/frost-ali-clean-alloy-aluminium-castings-cleaner.html Plenum came up very clean and bright.

Lower ball joint failing (do you have those on a Vectra?). The symptoms you describe are the same as I have had on my MB E320 - they are under a lot of stress and are very exposed to the elements.

Lower ball joint failing (do you have those on a Vectra?). The symptoms you describe are the same as I have had on my MB E320.

I have the Toad Ai606 installed - CAT 1 alarm and immobiliser with additional microwave internal sensor for when the targas are off. The model has been on the market for many years and has been a reliable system for me.

You can do it like this with the stock metal brackets: http://www.300zx.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?170960-Tweeter-Pods&p=1752974&viewfull=1#post1752974 Depending on the speaker, you may also need to remove metal around the mounting bracket area which the speaker frame passes through to get the speaker to sit properly on the ring. Agreed and this was my approach by mounting the tweeters in the mirror sail panel: http://www.300zx.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?170960

Looking forward to seeing you and your car again Nick.

Quite a transformation and journey!

The Z1 website gives "Assembled as a complete unit, the covers are not seperable from the airbag itself." Of course that may be Z1 playing safe. https://www.z1motorsports.com/air-bag-sensors-and-control/used-nissan/used-driver-side-airbag-with-cover-p-4118.html Do you want the '96 FSM pages which cover the Airbag system? It covers the safety aspects of handling the airbag assembly - in particular not storing and handling the airbag in the "face down" position. In the event of accidental deployment it would turn the steering wheel into a projectile, sending it up towards the person handling it. As Andy says, not connecting the airbag connector is perhaps the easier way. Can the two pins in the airbag connector be shorted together to remove the chance of an electrical discharge setting off the airbag? The steering wheel cover has "SRS Airbag" on it. What would an MOT tester make of that as far as the warning light function at start up?

An aide-mémoire:

Welcome back James! Hope to see your new Z32 in the metal one day.

Form completed.

Garrett have explained in their paper the reasons why they use water cooling in their turbochargers. The turbos Nissan chose for Z32s 25 years ago were designed to have water cooling and Nissan incorporated water cooling for them. That's good enough for me.

This paper was published by Garrett regarding water cooling of their turbos. Garrett_White_Paper_01_Water_Cooling.pdf

I think you will be disappointed with the GHK in that department! However you will get "Pssst Pssst" when they work so maybe all is not lost.

Any CF/metal joint will fail if it is not correctly prepared during manufacture. This is the type of soft failure I mean: From the manufacturer quoted in the SCC article I posted above. If you scroll down to the "Performance Tested" section you can see the levels of testing undertaken before their driveshafts fail which for the CF tube and joints is well above the failure points of the metal UJ's. http://www.acpt.com/Products/Composite-Driveshafts.aspx

That will be Paul Willetts's car. This photo was taken back in '03 at Brands Hatch:

Project 300ZX in the Sport Compact Car magazine (Sept. 2002) published their reasons a for going with a CF driveshaft. Admittedly they were working on a car that went over 600hp, but their reasoning also applies to lower power cars. http://www.superstreetonline.com/how-to/project-car/0008scc-project-nissan-300zx-part-6 (Scroll down to - Other Stuff: ACPT Carbon Fiber Driveshaft) I like the "soft failure" mode of CF - I remember seeing a photograph of a single piece metal propshaft that had failed and literally punched a hole into the passenger cell.

Who made it?

Well it would be if your stock driveshaft was faulty!

Thanks, the article supports the reading I have made elsewhere. As to why Nissan fitted a 2-piece I came across this post on TT.net: "Seems like nothing but more complexity and headache for no real gain in anything ... anyone have an idea why they did it. I know trucks have them, but I'm not real sure why. First, driveshaft angles are important. The designers are limited to about four degrees in one bend. The down angle of our cars from the end of the tranny to the lip of the differential is about 4 1/2 degrees, making it marginal to use a one piece unit. If you are able to measure both sections of the driveshaft (which I did once....), you will find out that the down angle on the front shaft is about 2 1/2 degrees, and the rear shaft is just over 2 degrees. The center support bearing is there also to take some abuse from the drivetrain. The rubber mount is able to withstand some of the shock you put on the driveshaft when you launch the car. Nissan's engineers wanted to give us a smooth ride. The torque from a TT is also absorbed by the sliding section at the rear of the driveshaft, which permits driveshaft movement without excessive vibrations on launch and when driving. That said, some people have very good luck with one piece driveshafts. Some don't. Most of the difference is whether the aftermarket driveshaft uses the sliding section at the rear, and whether the entire thing is balanced properly. If your two piece unit is straight (and excessive torque CAN twist it), then you should be able to get it balanced, and have the two or three U-joints replaced when or if necessary. I've done two that way, and each one worked fine." http://www.twinturbo.net/nissan/300zx/forums/technical/view/382673/Its-intended-to-do-a-couple-of-things-more.html

Your are welcome to come over and see any time.