Gio

Parallel and square and the same (i.e. NOT handed). You can see in the pic I posted that one is different to the other. That's not right. From phutumsch's pic his look different also. Might be camera perspective so they're OK really. Here's another pic trying to illustrate: The T piece at each end should be orthogonal (right angles). And they twist round the axis of the joining piece. So the top one in this pic seems OK. But the bottom one you can clearly see the left hand end is not straight and is different to the top one.

Oh, and to keep in topic, what did I do to mine today? Trundled to the local car wash and tried to get some photo flare trendy effect when I noticed the sun. Oh well, still looks nice. No Patrick Lichfield but then he never had a Z. Oh and checked the tyres, oil, auto fluid, PS fluid, radiator, took some leaves out of the grille and thought must get round to painting the wiper arms front and read. Oh and there's a paint chip. And a spot of rust. And must polish the targa glass from the inside. Oh and ... sodit, let's go to the pub and draw up a list...

Hope that's camera lens effect 'cos the bottom ones don't look parallel. I had serious ag with mine: Get a setsquare on them before you fit them. Might save some time.

I think you're right - but maybe there's hope. If you look at 240/60/80 Z/ZX and Z31s over the past decade, once the badly-modded custard-cart (anyone remember that phrase :) ) ones left the market, then the OK ones left started to appreciate. Let's hope the same for ours.

This is not backed up by proper research, just a comment. Back in the last century, I had an MG Midget and really wanted an MGB GT but it was just out of reach. A £3k - £5k one would have been nice and not a basket case but just too £££. Fast forward a decade (still last century) and after a bunch of company cars, I could buy a car for me. I know, must be able to afford an MGB, maybe an MGB V8 by now, they were only a few k when I wanted one. Look on MGOC etc and bloody nora, a decent one now £8k - £10k min. OK, I thought, let's have a look at other "classics" of the same era. Hang on, wasn't there a Datsun something or other and so there was. Started looking at 240Zs at £4-6k (this was back in 1999) and there were plenty in daily-driver condition (i.e. not rusty, working, looked good and didn't need restoring just TLC). But I was tempted, Lord, and did eat of the 300ZX Z32 fruit because although out of my budget, it was low mileage and only a few years out of sale in UK so (by my terms) a new up-to-date car. Now, take a look at the prices being achieved by a "good" 240Z (or 260Z or 280ZX etc) ( http://www.zclub.net if you want a pointer) and you'd have to look at £10k+ or more. Half that gets you a shed. In 1999, "everyday" Z32s were worth more than earlier Zs by a significant amount. Now they're not. The situation's reversed. What happened and is there hope for the future? I think the rise in early Z prices reflects increasing rarity of "good" cars and attractiveness to the classic/collector market. I don't see many "extreme" early Zeds fetching high prices: just "original" ones (modded yes, but don't go too extreme), well looked after ones, ones with history, ones that work (including re-engined and hybrids). Will our Zs go the same way? My feeling is probably (the Z32 was/is a great car) but only those that meet the same criteria. Look after them, don't go extreme, keep them running and good luck. This has been a party political broadcast from the "Don't molest your Zed" Party. :D

Arf arf. I'm sure the white one in the Top Gear was/is a forum car as well. And my old silver one is still (at least in bits) here in spirit with Zairs - so the forum still has the Z that beat Clarkson :rofl:

I'm on my 3rd daily driver Zed since July 1999 and have had to replace 1 (one) oil pressure sender. If it's working, leave it alone. If a test shows it's not showing correct pressure then either replace or replace / add after market as long as it's an after market you know shows correct pressure. "Well known"? OK, many people believe many things but that's not the same as "knowing". (now wait for my next post about my failed oil pressure sender :D )

Yep. Fill yer boots with this lot http://www.imcdb.org/vehicles.php?make=Nissan&model=Z32&page=1 at least 2 club cars in here. Plus I wonder whether "Girls Of Mischief" is worth a look?

Just outside Guildford so not quite so far as Bristol. http://www.euro-spec2000.co.uk/

Better have another couple of :pint::pint::pint: at the weekend then - bit late but in the words of the great AA Milne HIPY PAPY BTHUTHDTH THUTHDA BTHUTHDY :D

And that's the same reason Basil was wearing a lampshade in the vid. I tried to tell him that's what happens when you run away but he is a big scaredy cat for two (missing) reasons. ^^What she said.^^

Can't remember tbh. 14 years since ours were done - but if you got her already neutered, I would get the once over from your own vet. [video=youtube_share;LrexcC631rw] Say hello Basil. (And note the depth of sympathy from the posh girl.)

Didn't they give her a flowerpot? If she were mine, I'd be back down the vet just to be 100% all is well below the skin. I'm sure it is, but best to be sure.

OK, so who's is the yellow one? I saw a very bright yellow one last Friday afternoon - looked almost fluorescent and, from memory, in a garage on Oxgate Gardens off Edgware Rd.

It must be Thursday. I never could get the hang of Thursdays... Which direction do you mean? I was going up the A40 from M25 direction into town (like normal most days) about 8 - 8.30 this am but didn't see another Zed so either I was asleep or not looking or chappie had fixed his problem and got going again.

No we don't. This is a supercar: [video=youtube_share;Snh1b7h2sMA]http://youtu.be/Snh1b7h2sMA http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supercar_%28TV_series%29

ianl's right - here are the pics to show what he means http://www.300zx.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?150218-Titanium-loveliness-from-Aruba&p=1513221&viewfull=1#post1513221 and I got mine cut at Timpsons without any grief at all. Just as per ArubaDave's advice, tell 'em to use the carbide wheel and not the titanium-coated one. No decent locksmith will have any problem at all. http://www.300zx.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?173400-Titanium-key/page2

Are you a fencer, then Daffy? We've lost a wooden door and probably the fence post and fence it was hung on to.

And if he doesn't know the difference, he's not a proper locksmith! Titanium wheel will cut anything from beryllium, molybdenum downwards. (But don't try to machine beryllium like in The Sum of All Fears because it is very toxic). Titanium is 6, and steel is 5 which is why titanium coated wheel cuts steel. Titanium carbide is 9 - 9.5 (also tungsten carbide and carborundum) so will pretty much cut anything. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohs_scale_of_mineral_hardness

Not what you'd call A Perfect Day

From Aruba Dave. He's a member http://www.300zx.co.uk/forums/member.php?652-govaardz also has eBay shop http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/arubadavez/m.html?_trksid=p4340.l2562

Timpsons - and they didn't even charge. http://www.300zx.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?149525-so-who-wants-a-titanium-key/page3

Hooray for Gary! http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-24635183 oh, and Sudesh of course.

It's the whiff of burning tenners...

Nissan Testing Centre was happy with the handling of the NA without it and that Now all that's as maybe but there are two facts here. 1) Nissan did "de-spec" the 300ZX throughout its model life in places (just one example being the aircon controls) and 2) never took HICAS off the TTs. One would have thought if it didn't have a good effect, they would have saved the money.