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How did you do it without hacking it? I love telling people I drive a Datsun Jeff, it prepares them for a bit of a shock! v2.0 I think im going to have a go at making my own console and I might even use my 11" tablet (http://www.samsung.com/us/computer/tablet-pcs/XE700T1A-A03US-specs) But for now im happy knowing I dont have the same 138 songs on CD repeating all the time!

So I got a bit bored over the weekend and installed a tablet into my Datsun. I used a Linx 7" tablet running Windows 10. its a 1.83GHz Intel Atom Z3735G Quad-Core Processor, 1Gb RAM, 32Gb storage, GPS, etc. I put a 64GB SD card in it full with music. I connected this to my stereo using a 3.5mm audio jack, its actually a 2 way split cable so when my phones in its holder sounds from both the tablet and phone go into the stereo. I then used this (http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B004DU4DGA?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00) to power the tablet, I actually have two of these one for the tablet and one for the dashcam. I had to cut the end off and re-solder a micro B style usb onto the end as its was the wrong type of usb for the tablet The grand total for the build was: Tablet = £39.99 Power = £6.99 USB cable = £0.99 3.5mm cable = £0.99 3.5mm splitter = £1.39 fuse holder+fuse = £0.69 Total = £51.04 (not to mention the years use of Office 2015 I got with the tablet that can be used on ANY 5 computers!) Anyway, here are some pics! As you can see, ive had to modify my console a little. This is my first attempt to see if it was possible, at some point ill get another console and make a cleaner better job of it. The hardest part was fitting the audio and usb cable in. I had to hack the plastic molding off the jacks to make them smaller so when sticking out of the side of the tablet they wouldnt foul on the dash molding. you can see the headphone jack on the right (silver thing), it only just fit in and I really didnt want to start attacking the actual dash as the plan was to modify as little as possible. Its very cool, Its got all my music on, it does my GPS (however it tends to loose signal, I suspect this is because its cheap and not very powerful, so Im thinking of getting a bluetooth GPS receiver unit to solve this) and at night time with the screen brightness turned down its not distracting at all. Well worth the money I think! The next plan is see if I can hard wire a Consult into it and display the real time info similar to the Nissan GTR :lol:

Welcome to the forum and welcome to 300zx ownership, its the best! By the way, ive never met a restaurant before... :lol:

Did it miss out the word "badly"? :lol:

Finding the DNS is the hardest part, some companies dont like you to know it/use an ever changing one. If thats the case, I dont know what you can do. Maybe call virgin?

I run my home network with static IPs. This website is the best: http://portforward.com/networking/staticip.htm Windows 8 walkthrough here: http://portforward.com/networking/staticip.htm You will then have to sort out the router, there is a huge list here: http://portforward.com/english/routers/port_forwarding/routerindex.htm i have internet with BT and use a BThub4. I have 8 computers and a playstation 3 running through a switch and a few tablets and phones running off the WiFi. It was really easy to set up using that website, but can be daunting to someone new. Any problems, give me a shout...

This put me off: "This product is new on UK roads therfore you are a Ambassador representing your NTRP, in the event you are stopped by a Police officer not familiar with NTRP plates please show the Certificate of Conformity, including Crown vs NTRP case details, along with VOSA, expert witness testomonial and reflectivity testing information." Not to mention the lack of spelling and grammar on the website. Oh and the lack of decent pictures....did I forget the £235 price tag too!? Thanks but no thanks

"Snorkle on the Z" time me thinks...

I think he just wanted to sit in the drivers seat and pretend he was driving it....

I have looked through the small amount of paperwork I was given with the car and cant find anything suggesting when the timing belt was done. No sticker on the car either. How hard is it to do? Does the engine need to be pulled? same for all the gaskets? Can everything be done with the engine in place?

The battery was fully charged. I don't know the history of the car, but ill do what you suggested with the timing belt. Also cheers for the heads up on the cylinder numbers!

Ok so yesterday I did another compression test with a mechanic mates tester (british made, excellent quality etc..) and these were the results: Cylinder 1 = 155 (drivers side front) Cylinder 2 = 150 (drivers side middle) Cylinder 3 = 145 (drivers side back - closest to cabin) Cylinder 4 = 120 (pass side front) Cylinder 5 = 100 (pass side middle) Cylinder 6 = 115 (pass side back) They are better than the last test, but the right bank still has a problem. It doesnt seem to be using oil, but while I was working on my black nissan and wifes celica yesterday, we left the red one running away for a couple of hours, It did seem to use a bit of water. we were able to add more water into the system a couple of times. Total added was less than a coke can though. It smoked the whole time (doesnt smoke when you rev it) and seems to jump from 5 to 6 and back to 5 cylinders quite a bit. I played with the coil packs found that its Cylinder 6 (pass side back) that was not always firing... Im not sure what to do now? Im guessing the engine needs a strip down to find out why the low compression and why its not firing?

After a wash it should look good! Welcome to the club and the expense that is 300zx ownership!

It is too far, They dont need to store a whole years worth of stuff (although mine consists of only 300zx.co.uk, and google searches for "my 300zx is broken"!), surely the money needed to store all that data could be better spent on the NHS or the police or poor people or education or anything else this cirrent government has destroyed/about to destroy...

throttles were wide open, balance bar was off, engine was warm. i followed the walkthrough on here. only thing i didnt do was wet the cylinders with oil, but i read that was something to try after...

cool thanks jeff. It does smoke when at idle, but not when under power. Im not driving it at the moment though for obvious reasons! Its not using oil, however we think it might be using water. After warming it up for the compression test it took another 1/5 litre of water in the rad, but its not dripping on to the floor at all. Is that a head gasket on the way out?

Yes I am. I'm going to borrow a better one from a mechanic and do it all again. Hopefully its my gauge being annoying and cheap

The brand of the tester I don't knoW, it was from ebay for £20. All tests were done with warm engines

So yesterday I did a compression test. I found a guide on here and followed it to the letter and this is what I got: Cylinder 1 = 70 (drivers side front) Cylinder 2 = 65 (drivers side middle) Cylinder 3 = 50 (drivers side back - closest to cabin) Cylinder 4 = 10 (pass side front) Cylinder 5 = 25 (pass side middle) Cylinder 6 = 0 (pass side back) We were confused about this because a TT should be 171PSI with a tolerence of 10% (14-ish psi), so we checked my Black NA: Cylinder 1 = 100 (drivers side front) Cylinder 2 = 100 (drivers side middle) Cylinder 3 = 99 (drivers side back - closest to cabin) Cylinder 4 = 100 (pass side front) Cylinder 5 = 100 (pass side middle) Cylinder 6 = 100 (pass side back) Thats still not right and we know that my Black NA is in pretty much perfect order mechanically, so we tested my wifes Celica ST202: Cylinder 1 = 105 (drivers side left) Cylinder 2 = 100 (drivers side middle) Cylinder 3 = 98 (pass side middle) Cylinder 4 = 100 (pass side right) That isnt right either. We then worked on the assumption that my gauge is 80PSI off being accurate, the Celica and black car would be correct and the red one would be at: 150, 145, 130, 90, 105 and 80. Now its obvious that the red one has a problem of some kind, but is it really possible for a new gauge to be 80psi wrong?!

Red Devil :: 1993 Nissan 300ZX (2015-11-02 04:56:29)

It ran away from home for being teased as ugly, got some cosmetic surgery and now works in the porn industry...

The Ford GT from the 4th movie

Do you know what the error code is? Because temporary errors (which start with a 4.x.x) are known as soft-bounce errors, and permanent delivery errors (which start with 5.x.x) and are known as hard-bounce errors. Temporary errors will usually be re-delivered, while permanent errors will be returned or bounced. From there you might be able to guess if its the receivers blocking the emails or they are fake? One other thing I know is spammers use non-delivery reports as a way of hiding their real email address. Have you checked all your settings? Some where in outlook there is a test connection setting, that might be able to shed more light on the issue?

The highway code states that it is illegal to drive on the pavement. full stop. However its not yet illegal to park on the pavement. some cities/towns/councils will put up sign in certain areas to ban it and london has a law. However if its illegal to drive on the pavement, then to park on the pavement, you must have driven on it at some point!

Mine: I've loved them since I had a go in my 1st gf fathers car. Im saving up for a replica kitcar... Ive always Loved lambos, I had a post of a Countach and Diablo on my wall when I was a kid. Last christmas my wife got me a thrash around Brands hatch in a Gallardo, but if I was to own one it would be this beautiful box of madness. I watched an early Clarkson dvd (video back then) with this in it and when he said it looked like Katie Hill (from Blue Peter) I was sold, always had a crush on her... i see one and I drool, the lines of the car, the 80's square-ness and the noise....shame about the price really... My stepmother had one of these in the early 80's, shes from Seattle (I do forgive her for being American :lol:) However I have never forgiven her for writing it off by crashing at a turnpike sliproad, she was trying to light her joint... Lastly the cheapest, one I will get to own realistically. It has to be in red and must be manual turbo...