Joely P

Don’t bother with a tablet install, it’ll just give you a headache! You cannot beat the functionality of a headunit for what is needed in a car. I don’t agree that a headunit is a waste as it’s value locked in the car because if you feel that way, you can just remove it when/if you sell the car. I’d much rather buy a car with an empty stereo slot then buy a car with an “out of place” looking tablet gashed into the dash and have to spend money on replacing the trim!

Or our registered club trader Mike Feeney! In fact the Z centre would probably be more expensive than all of those options.

Welcome back dude, looks like a really decent example [emoji106]

How dare you make a post like this and not post a picture!

Not all of them Gary, keep your eyes peeled for the July edition of Japanese Performance magazine!

That’s not the case for the magazine in general though!

Happy Birthday Howard [emoji106]

It’s available in WHSmiths Gary so should’nt be hard to find, it’s a great feature for my “fetteled” 300ZX! This one is a lot more focused on my Z specifically as apposed to the marque in general but still nice to get the name out there and perk interest. I’m still surprised that they wanted to run a feature on the car without a wild body kit or 1000BHP!

They said it wasn’t going to be on the cover?...

What a awesome way to start the day, the Z was proud to be the chariot of choice for this mornings commute.

I wasn’t until Chris’s post rejuvenated my interest in them! I feel I need to give them a go?

As per our friend Chris from Basildon’s advice, I found myself a free day to tinker with the Z and catch up with some maintenance and projects! Make sure you have a few minutes before starting this one. After my 740’s went in I took the car to Jim’s for a smoke test and learnt that my left o2 sensor had become lazy! I promptly purchased replacement Bosch sensors and have since been putting off the job thinking it looked a bit of a nightmare! Well, in the last few weeks my idle had become really quite lumpy and a quick scan on the ConZult showed that my lazy left o2 sensor had fallen asleep throwing up a code 33 and the right hand had joined forces with a code 53! Over the last few days I have been unleashing hell (plus gas) onto the bases of the o2 sensors in the hope that they would kindly surrender their beds for some younger models and to my surprise, they actually did. It was a lot more straight forward then I anticipated and now that the new units are fitted and plugged in, it’s back to the good old code 55. I tackled the drivers side first, I managed to get an o2 sensor socket in position and then manoeuvred a 1/2” drive extension down the inside of the clutch master and engaged the universal joint onto the tool. Then out came Betsy, the trusty steed of a breaker bar and whilst supporting the top of the extension so as to not apply any torque or force onto any of the surrounding hoses, harness and components on its journey into the oblivion, I proceeded to push like f**k until a comforting yet potentially concerning “crack” appears and I quickly relieve the tension in the muscles working hard. At this point I shine a light down to prove that it was the o2 sensor cracking and not a piece of sheared tooling throwing in the towel! Success. It came out nicely and the replacement slipped back in, loomed in and ready for service. Onto the passenger side, I was under the impression that this side was a bit more awkward because of the air con pipes and general access but with the battery removed, I could quite comfortably reach in and slip the socket over the offending sensor and access from above straight on looked good. I’d actually bought a crows foot for this side but it wasn’t required, I threaded the 1/2” extension neatly past the VTC solenoid, over a hose, under a harness and docked it seamlessly ready for action. This one took a bit more effort from Betsy but she was never going to lose this battle. The special socket with the cutout for the wires had started to open at this point and I was on the cusp of butchering the sensor to get a normal 22mm socket on but with one last heave, the old girl let go and we were in business. I even took a little pic of my entry point! Whilst access was easy, I removed my IACV and AAC for inspection as I’ve had some issues setting up the base idle. I had it off not so long ago with the plenum and it was still like new so nil fix there, I’ll troubleshoot that further another day. All back together, set up on the conzult and the idle is silky again! Then I thought it was about time I sorted my rev2 passenger door as too many years had passed by! So off with the door card and start plugging away at the deadening. I only had a couple of sheets left and ran out so the rest can wait until revision 3, it still sounds much better. While it was apart I had a play with the Bose box install to measure what room I had to play with the speakers. I’ve learned that the door harness on the Bose models are different as it takes a different route and would be longer, but it is still doable without fuss. I installed the tweeter into its new home, attached it to the door card and slipped the duct back over ready to be terminated into the door harness. At this point my interest drifted to the sorry looking clips that pop in along the underside of the door card and I vaguely remembered purchasing a set some time ago. So off to the Z cave and sure enough, there they were still sealed in a Jiffy bag! They were only 3 quid for 10 and they’re really quite good with a foam washer around the base for noise suppression. I removed all of the tired old ones, one of which looked as though it had missed the hole a few times and adopted a new shape, and fitted the lovely new ones. I already had my component speaker attached to the metal baffle plate, via an MDF ring, ready to go so it was a matter of quick off and on with the speaker. I popped the door card back on and restored that side to normal, the new clips went on a treat, great purchase! Here’s a link: https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.co.uk%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F222507429912 Once that was done I setup the new balance and adjusted the amps accordingly and proceeded to make way for the installation of my bass level controller, something I’ve missed since upgrading my amps. When I had my sub amp serviced I purchased the optional level controller which I’m installing in place of where the cigarette lighter once lived (currently houses my AppRadio lead that I never use!). I’ve removed the trim piece so I’ll update progress that tomorrow as I’ll take it into work. At this point I read a facebook post about handbrake handles and thought whilst I’ve got the trim apart, I’d take the centre console out and replace my handbrake handle with the nearly new part that Jimmer’s Dad gave me about 10 years ago!! So I did that, then gave it a quick wash and left it serviceable ready to take it to work tomorrow; something I rarely do but the weather looks so good I can’t resist! That lot just took me 40mins to type, sorry about the story, I got carried away!

There is another “must have” Autosmart product to add to your collection when you can and it will also probably help with your bay clean up, Autosmart Tardis. It’s far superior to any other tar remover product on the market and a little goes a long way.

5L of G101 will last you a long time, I’ve barely scratched the surface of mine! It’s great stuff, I have a 40:1, 20:1 and 4:1 dilute in squeegee bottles in my arsenal.

The Pickerings are in! 1. GSC +6 2. Craig 3. Kgonzokia 4. Edd +3 5. Joely P +3

What a fine looking pair! [emoji41]

Happy Birthday Bob [emoji106]

Keen to have a listen [emoji41]

This is something I’ve been pondering upon for some time and have taken some professional advice on, which concluded that mine would not be improved with the Bose enclosures. I’d be keen to have a listen to yours though, how is the mid bass? Mine is certainly not lacking in the mid range, in fact the highs lows and mids have great detail, what I am lacking is in mid bass. My assumption was that I could improve this with the Bose enclosures and I have a pair here from Andrew. However, the professionals advised that I would likely lose all round performance as my 10” JL does a great job of filling in higher up. They suggested that putting a larger speaker in that enclosure won’t perform as well as what I have for mid bass. I have separated the front and rear (of the speakers) waves as best I can but when the sub is switched off, there is very little punch in the mid bass.

It does give a pleasant lift to the sound stage so if/when I change this setup, I’ll likely do that. I am happy with the sound as it is though so it’ll have to wait further down the list!

I finally made progress on a job I started about 4 years ago! My version 2 speaker install. Version 1 was ok but when I purchased my Genesis amplifiers, the speakers were screaming for better quality upgrade. I’ve always had my tweeters in the air vents and whilst version 3 will likely see them move to the sail panels, version 2 stuck with the vent location which had proven to work well. 4 years ago when I started the upgrade I only did the drivers side component set and then as time went by I had other priorities and didn’t complete the passenger side. During this time my drivers speaker has been significantly better quality and power compared the the passenger side so I have been balancing this out with a 70% shift to the left to keep the sound stage central! The upgrade itself is simple for the larger speaker as I’ve already mounted that to its chamfered MDF ring ready to straight swap, but as the tweeters were larger than version 1, the air vent brackets needed to be remanufactured. I got round to doing this today and I’m looking forward to the simple task of installing them and then taking the car to Audiophile in Bishops Stortford for a audio tune with my freshly serviced amps and this new front end setup. These tweeters are a tight squeeze in the vents once the angle is set properly but they fit well and there’s still plenty of airflow through the vent. I know many people don’t bother with the audio side of these cars but I really like a decent sound stage when driving the Z and listening to some good music. My setup is fairly powerful when compared to most modern OEM fit systems but it is far from the level that you see in these cars with speakers everywhere, massive subs and a hearing test report that correlated with their graphic equaliser! It goes loud enough to not want to go any louder as a normal person but the main focus has been with the sound quality. None of my gear is super high end stuff as it’s money wasted in a 1990’s Nissan due to it’s design, but it consists of decent quality mid range equipment that is matched well to the capabilities of the “room”. The bracket is now in primer ready for a quick spruce of black before wiring in and installation. :rockon:

It may seem a bit steep for a clutch? But on balance, it’ll likely be the last clutch you’ll buy for the car, it’ll feel like you’re operating a clutch in a 2017 Nissan 300ZX with a good, solid, but ridiculously light, feel to it and you’ll have a modest window of 700ftlbs play with.

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Would you like some advice on what oil to use?