Sir Charles

I'm going to change the ancillary belts and water pump on mine to sort it. Cambelt was changed fairly recently. I'm probably going to put a new shroud on too as mine got slightly obliterrated by the coupling and fan coming off at speed

Well, I actually bought mrbusy's zed last night. I havent had chance to take my own pictures yet because the viscous coupling came snapped off the water pump. Great start haha. I do have plans to sort out the following: -Fit new water pump, re attach viscous coupling/fan -Change ancillary belts at the same time -Change centre bearing on prop shaft -Re-paint or attach new front bumper as it has slight damage -Remove and replace foam spoiler/sort out rust on tailgate -Machine polish entire car All the above by the end of April. After all that is done ill concentrate on customisation such as new headunit, interior revisions such as nismo gear knob, re-leather the seats (although they are in above average condition). Then after all that is done I MAY have a look at getting some more power out of it. But to be honest i'm more than happy with the power its putting out now and I like standard cars. I actually work at a Nissan dealership but our prices for parts are scary for this car, so I shall be abusing the traders' section and i'll probably be buying my membership one day next week to this fine forum.

Thats EXACTLY what has happened to mine Jeff, and obviously the OP. How did you go about fixing yours? New water pump and belts?

I am now a Z owner :) , will post more details tomorrow!

Arrrgghh I nearly bought another MR2 turbo last week, but I resisted! I really want to get into a 300ZX. Looks like my quest will continue for now... Its hard to find one that ticks all the boxes for me. In an ideal world I want a black, manual, t-bar. Any one looking to sell theirs?

I have no pity for theives they deserve all the injuries they get.

Nope Im no mechanic, i'm Nissan sales. Theres a few im looking at for the moment hoping to buy by the close of the month but im not gonna rush into it.

I have to be fair, I've joined a few owners forums in the past (MR2 owners club, Corrado, FTO et al) and haven't had so much as a decent response - let alone an informed one. You seem like a cracking bunch of people. :)

How much do manual conversions cost? Also is it worthwhile waiting for a UK TT or look at import Fairladys too?

Is there a massive difference between the manual and auto in terms of performance?

Hello all, As a japanese car fanatic, I felt it was time to indulge again. I've owned a MK1 MR2, MK2 Turbo MR2 and most recently an FTO Mivec and Mazda Eunos. I've now reached the golden age of cheap insurance and want to get myself a 300ZX TT. As a Nissan employee, I regulary see these cars and have fallen for them. What I want to know is basically this: in your well informed opinion, would you start with an auto TT or find a manual car. I see that auto TTs are plentiful, (but after owning the FTO with the auto box I have developed a strong dislike for them). I'm approaching the stage where I am looking to buy, and need an educated point into the right direction. -Sir Charles