Overtriped
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I've got my car, with the engine out of it and its pretty much ready for the engine to go back in.
I have the 205 clip on the floor with a new clutch, and resurfaced flywheel in it. The intake plenum is removed, as is the wiring harness. I also have the engine harness from my 185 removed, the harnesses are sitting on a table next to another.
I've read the entire 205 swap page. there is still a lot of grey area for me and i'm still unsure what to do.
I do have some electrical experience, mostly in high voltage AC. I do occasionally work on 12v DC.
My objective(s): To get my car running with out having any wiring issues with this new engine (obviously.)
I Would also like to make a clear, concise wiring schematic for everyone to be able to look at, so if anyone wanted to 205 swap their 185 they could come here to look at it and not be intimidated by the amount of info that lays in front of them. Ideally I would like to have this be exact so there is no grey area. I Understand there is a couple ways to do this, I would prefer to use the way that utilizes all of the Factory body wiring that way we don't run into things like
brake lights don't work, ect.... please if you have done this and have a solid understanding of it, enlighten me !
I have the 205 clip on the floor with a new clutch, and resurfaced flywheel in it. The intake plenum is removed, as is the wiring harness. I also have the engine harness from my 185 removed, the harnesses are sitting on a table next to another.
I've read the entire 205 swap page. there is still a lot of grey area for me and i'm still unsure what to do.
I do have some electrical experience, mostly in high voltage AC. I do occasionally work on 12v DC.
My objective(s): To get my car running with out having any wiring issues with this new engine (obviously.)
I Would also like to make a clear, concise wiring schematic for everyone to be able to look at, so if anyone wanted to 205 swap their 185 they could come here to look at it and not be intimidated by the amount of info that lays in front of them. Ideally I would like to have this be exact so there is no grey area. I Understand there is a couple ways to do this, I would prefer to use the way that utilizes all of the Factory body wiring that way we don't run into things like
brake lights don't work, ect.... please if you have done this and have a solid understanding of it, enlighten me !