Circuit Diagram for '83 Quattro Coupe

[ben swann]

Huw and Q'phile,

I don't know if I want to go so far as getting a later coupe for
another parts car, just so I can match harnesses across the board.  I
am just getting rid of a couple 4kqs and an 80, and have boxes of
wiring harnesses, etc.  How much different are the harnesses from
an '87 4000 Quattro?  I don't mind doing a little splicing where
necessary.  Gotta admit, the existing wiring is like spaghetti.

On that note, I'd be interested to know what the car will be worth when
I'm done.  I have 2 main objectives with the car 1) to have a nice car
to play with, sort out and modify for performance for my own pleasure 2)
eventually reselling the car.  I like to do things right, but not if I
won't realize any return on my investment and time.

How much are these cars going for once well sorted, good paint job and
around 250-300 HP?.

I'll recap these questions in a separate email following this, so as
not to confuse the subjects.

Ben

----- Original Message -----
From: Huw Powell <audi at humanspeakers.com>
Date: Wednesday, June 18, 2003 9:20 pm
Subject: Re: Circuit Diagram for '83 Quattro Coupe
[<SNIP>]
> > Did you redo/convert each wire in the harness to spade
> connectors, or actually swap out all the harnesses?
>
> All I did was accumulate the parts.  My plan would have been
> minimal > splicing - ie, swap as many harnesses as possible.  When I
did the > dash > swap, of course, I had to splice all forty or so
wires...
>
> I repeat, you want more thna just the later fusebox, you *want*
> the > harnesses, they are much better.  Ever look at the evolution of
> those > little "AMP" connectors they use?  1st gen, nasty little
things > you need > a pick to separate.  2nd/3rd gen, they acquire a
different lock > that is > easy to undo, *and* internal seals so they
stay clean.  And so on > and so > forth... the later wires have nicer,
thinner insulation, so they > take up > a little less space...
>
> --
> Huw Powell
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