Gio

Some are not good, for sure, but some are top banana - mine's been going to Dan Perkins in Slough since Aug 1999 and their servicing is just fine.

Worst case 17mpg which is traffic jam stop start, best case 23mpg which was mixed motorway 70/80 and commuting. On long, higher speed motorway cruising, around 20mpg. One of the benefits of unmodded, no boost jets or controllers etc... :D

Thank buddha for that. Sorry you have to go through this hassle but at least you'll get all your bits sorted :hyper: Oneday (Outlander Motorsport) says he's got a good paint/bodyshop west London / Hayes ish if you need one.

My old Calibra had a little switch on each headlight which did this (very handy it was too). But that's rare - most headlights are "handed". This is to do with the little Fresnel lenses which are moulded into the inside of the glass. Some go left and up and some go right and up (the light pattern they throw, I mean). LHD > RHD (and RHD > LHD) converters only block the bit of the lens which does the "and up" bit. So you can do a temp bodge by sticking a sticker (either a bought one or masking tape if you know which bit of the Fresnel to mask) over your headlight. It is probably more true to say this converts RHD to flat (or LHD to flat) rather than RHD > LHD. But if you want to really convert LHD > RHD (i.e a light pattern which kicks up to the right converted to one that kicks up to the left) you can only change the lens (which in our case means the headlight) or buy a Calibra. LHD = drive on the right = dip is horizontal across the road to the left (so not to blind oncoming traffic on your left) and kicked up on the right (so you see the ditch / pedestrian). RHD = drive on the left = dip is horiz on the right and kicked up on the left. Cheers - Gio the physicist

4rse - can you prove it was him and is he insured?

Hi Bix, I found some converters to do RHD to LHD and they say they do the same in the other direction. Of course it's only temporary but it might get you through. Here's my RHD Z dressed up for French motoring I got them from http://www.travel-spot.co.uk/products/eurolites.htm

so you've got 6 days to go then :eek:

Listen, I don't eat breakfast and I don't like that sort of thing being forced down my throat. I want to know what you're going to do to widen the choice of calorific intake later in the day - or even at night? (Congrats to both for being involved)

Nope - as you can see from the crew names. But close enough, give this man a ceeegar :dance: Mr K was the marketing exec who pushed for Nissan to enter the Mobilgas - their first Rally. He got the job of running the team. And they won their class! Without this car, that team and their win, no Zeds....

http://www.300zx.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=47503 only a few hours ago....

Just to let you know that the black area on which the Fairlady sticker sticks is itself a sticker. Not paint.

That's quick! A good start but not the whole story... And the real reason why it's important?

OK it's quiz time - why is this car important?

timewasting at work meant I fell across this thanks to http://www.aus300zx.com big wow factor if you just like pics and blueprints and I am sure very handy if you are a 3d modeller http://www.cgtalk.com/showthread.php?t=171825&highlight=300zx http://www.cgtalk.com/showthread.php?t=156460&highlight=300zx http://blueprints.onnovanbraam.com/blueprints/cars/nissan/

you're all bleeding youngsters :D happy birthday Cos - and remember two side benefits of getting older 1) it lasts longer and 2) cheaper insurance :D :D

twin turbos on a 3 litre clearly better off the line than n/a 3.5 litre :D

1) If you are going to drive in a country which has corners, have a car which goes round corners. 2) US cars don't go round corners. 3) Where do you live? 4) Kitties prefer Zeds! QED :D

Hi Steve, I checked with mods ( you can too via here http://www.300zx.co.uk/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=41 ) and only subscribed (not just registered) members can post attachments. If you want to get a few pics up in advance of sorting the sub, email 'em to me and I'll stick 'em up. Cheers - Gio

http://www.twinturbo.net/ttnetfaq/FAQpages/bov.html blow-off valves are the same as dump valves and neither are as good as OEM recircs for performance (unless you are 5-600hp)

In addition, you may like to use this site. But don't spray wild abuse - that will just get you ignored. A sane reasoned argument like what is on the visor site is much more likely to get your opinion noticed instead of binned. http://www.faxyourmp.co.uk/

Glad you liked it - must have been someone else's as mine is the fastest colour ;)

I know exactly what you mean. But (mostly) you should be able to pick up a good one from a member here or at http://www.zclub.net I suppose you could bring yours over temporarily (I think you can for 6 months - info on the same link as before) while you locate the right LHD. Good luck whatever ;)

less mass to rotate = less power absorbed during acceleration = quicker pickup. Allegedly. :D

Registration process is here http://www.dvla.gov.uk/vehicles/exptimpt.htm Don't think you've got a problem - it's a German spec (and over 10 years old) so won't need SVA - just MOT. http://www.motuk.co.uk/welcome.htm But have you thought about selling it in Germany and buying a RHD one here? I used to drive an LHD car (not a Z) over here and found it a PITA

Here's a couple of links 1) How to post pics in the thread like what has been done on this thread http://www.z32.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/300zx/picthread.html 2) Easy way to resize pics if you have Win2k and Outlook http://www.300zx.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=47436