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@TheRealNips got your PM, have replied. The cap's yours ? (& the vert instructions in the post to @ianl ). Cheers, both.

Hi Ian, yours if you want them. PM me your address and I'll pop in post.

Sure, it was only ever work at 300ZX events so relatively good nick. PM me your address and I'll get it out.

Aww, how very kind of you all. Thanks. As you can tell from how long I ran my total of 4 300ZXs, they are really special cars. And I wouldn't have lasted that long without the special UK community here. So keep zedding and enjoy every mile. In my clear-out, I found a 300ZX baseball cap and the original Japanese instructions for opening/closing the convertible hood. Free to the first who ask for them. PM me your address. Oh, and while Sark doesn't have cars, it does have motorsport Sark lawnmower race: Island without cars hosts 'unique' event - BBC News and rallies Sark gets wheels turning for first 'tractor mania' event | ITV News Channel ?

And the same to you ? I'd planned to put the for sale here and on FB. It just so happened, I stuck her on the local "Wightbay" around 4pm. Sat down and about an hour later got a call from someone who sent his dad (with cash) the next morning! She should pop up (if not already) on Ashley Automotive in Bournemouth if she hasn't already. Fastest I have ever sold a car. Happy New Year to you both!

Well there's a thing. After 23 years, 4 months and 3 days, covering 259,000 miles in 4 Zeds, my 300ZX career has finally come to an end. (Not my obsession with them, 'tho.) Much as I still think it is "the best damn sports car on the planet", moving to an island without cars means I've got nowhere to put it. So I'm going to say farewell to "the best damn club on the planet". I'm not going to do the saddo thing / Oscar thanks speech because if I mentioned everyone (and you know who you are ? ) who has helped me technically and socially, you'd never get to the end of the post. So to Z friends past and present, thank you so much. Without your friendship, help and advice over the years, I would have given up on Zeds decades ago. @Raja93 was first off the mark to ask for the books so they're gone now. Oh, and I've put an Aruba Dave Z watch on ebay. Don't overbid! Watch for Nissan 300ZX enthusiasts. Branded and logo-ed. | eBay Happy Zedding and Happy New Year!

Posted here because FB not playing. Can't remember where I got this from in 2019 when I was researching my HZ32. Cheers! z32-jdm-production-numbers.pdf

Hi Richard (& Hi Julia), glad to hear all is well. We're fine over here, thanks. A trip across the Solent is a nice day out in any case but if you want to catch up with us, it's a bit further away and you couldn't bring your Zed! www.sark.co.uk

@JaiKai Sorry, this slipped what's left of my memory. I've changed to admin contact to you (I assume you're LY of Ayrshire IT?) and removed the lock. FYI it's at this lot Login - 4D Hosting. Let me know if I can do anything else. Cheers.

@JaiKai Hi 300zxtt.com expires 12 Apr 22 so if you want it for the club, we should do something about it. If not, please let me know as @AndrewG would like. Thanks ?

@AndrewG and the same to you, thank you.. Absolutely fine here Had a double-line couple of weeks back but no symptoms after 1st day. Just got back from the pub on a beautiful sunny day. I saw your message about the domain so you've got first dibs if the club doesn't want it. No probs. Cheers, Mike

And the same to you and all fellow club mates. Yes, fine, thanks. All good and enjoying a year out on the car-less island of Sark. Some nostalgia to go with the above pic:

Hi mate, sorry my mistake - it's 300zxtt.com but the club would be very welcome to it if you'd like it.

Hiya, hope you're all well. I haven't visited for a while - a combination of being particularly busy and also now on an island with no cars (which might mean a nice 'vert for sale later). Reason for the post is that I've just had the renewal notice for www.300zxtt.com which I've had for years but never done anything with. I'm happy to pass it on if anyone here wants it (no charge). You've got until 10 April to pm me. Oh, and for fun, here's me and my ride on this island in 1978 Cheers!

Ah gotcha, thanks.

Oh FFS, why didn't I searchy-searchy for "what does JeffTT say". But just to let everyone know, I had an email from a very helpful Nissan parts man here on the IoW and he says exactly that. So you, AndrewG and JeffTT are right (but I'd trust JeffTT over anything a Nissan person would say anyway ? ) Thanks guys, stay well. Cheers.

Both ConceptZ and Z1 Performance list 15208-55Y0A which is very close to Luke's 15208-55Y00. Interesting "replaces" list on Courtesy 1984-1999 Nissan Oil Filter 15208-55Y0A | Courtesy Parts so that looks like the one for me.

Hmmm. Certainly one of the chains I've followed ends up at 15208-H890C and maybe the A5208 H890C is the same. I note, BTW, that the box side posted by AndrewG cites 1/84 onward and that of course was the Z31 (VG30E and VG30ET). Plus there is no such engine as VG30DTT (ours is VG30DETT). Opie Oils says 15208-53JOA / -53J00 which they say is for 200SX, S13, S15, SR20DET, 300ZX Twin Turbo, SKYLINE GTR, R32, R33, R34, PULSAR GTI-R SR20, SKYLINE R33, GTST, RB25DET More digging to do ?

I used to use 15208-H8904 but these now seem to have stopped. Can't find any. The FAST supersession says 15208-53J00 which I think is also for SR20DET and quite a few Skylines. Amayama says 15208-H890C which I think is the same as the 15208-H8911 as used by the RB20DET, RB25DET and RB26DETT. Which is the right one? Ta. (BTW hallo all, hope you and yours are well. I'm still hiding away on the IoW ? )

On the Isle of Wight. That'll be H13 but over the water and not Hampshire. Repel Boarders!

MOT passed with no advisories. Clean conscience driving for another year - but nowhere to go! The MOT was booked before the restrictions and the garage said they were still doing them as important to keep cars on road. Missed the freebie 6 months by a day.

Just wanted to say thanks to Jimmer for his call back and advice earlier today. Top man, thanks. See you in Aug for next main service ?

That's it. Our rights as citizens taken away by the privileged elite so they can pay less tax. And the removal of the rights of 3+million fellow citizens without democracy. There is a fundamental (British, common law) principle that changes to the law must not and cannot apply retrospectively. They just drove a coach and horses through that by conning 52% of the UK residents allowed to vote. A sad day for these islands, for law, for democracy and for Europe. For me, thank **** my family is from London/Derry so I'm now still European and (now officially) Irish. Cead Mille Failte.

Bye bye old Kenwood and OEM Hitachi speakers with disappearing surrounds (and disappeared foam baffle). Thanks to Andrew for previous posts on this subject (I'll add later if my bookmarks worked) and the adapter rings. So that's: replace shot speakers with new JVC, new foam baffle, get rid of speaker loom bodge at head unit end and speaker connection end (re-instate OEM) get rid of head unit wiring bodge by repairing cut/connect and using proper ISO adapter add dabonwheels Kinetic DAB / FM aerial adapter Install new JVC DAB/CD/USB mount ECUTalk in cubby mount USB socket somewhere install underseat subwoofer test Play Radio 3 very loud ? (oh alright, AND Planet Rock and Radio 4 Extra)

For some months, the drophead kept the rain out. Then it started to leak and this ended up worse than my old MG Midget. After some research, I found Sonax GummiPflege (Rubber Care), cleaned and treated all the rubber seals. Great improvement. And the wind noise reduced (something reported by other convertible owners). The RH side is back to dry - however there is still a slight leak when windy/wet on the LH side which appears to be coming from one of the meeting points (arrowed). I have re-treated the rubber in that area and await the next downpour. When driving, there is still more wind noise from the left than the right (which sounds as normal as any Z). It's always been like that even before the leak started. I noticed that, on both sides, there is a bit of fabric which only appears to be attached at each end - arrowed. Is this correct? Is it just to protect the hood material from friction wear when closing the hood or should it be doing something else / fixed in some way? Any advice from other Z convertible owners? Thanks.