RS2 America

[Laaf]

What make of piping did you use for the fuel lines?

[saltinot]

What make of piping did you use for the fuel lines?

I used AGS PAC-525 Fuel Line. 5/16 inch x 25 foot roll.

5/16 inch = 7.9375mm so it works fine. The only trick is to remove the coating at the point the flaring tool attaches. A little Acetone on a piece of Scotchbrite works a treat. If you do not remove the coating then the tool will slip when attempting to flare the end. Do not ask me how I know this.

https://www.agscompany.com/products/poly-armour-pvf-steel-brake-fuel-transmission-line-tubing-coil?variant=42942604902613

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[saltinot]

I have run out of 30 (battery +) connections on the bottom of the fuse box. I seem to have 2 too many? Do some of them connect at another point other than the 8 large spade connections that are clustered together?

I have been unable to upload pictures for a week now so I cannot share pics.. I keep getting "Forbidden, you do not have access to this resource" Does anyone have the same problem or know how to fix this?

[saltinot]

Making headway with some of the electrics and she's showing signs of life for the first time. I'm thrilled to say the least.

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[newsh]

Exciting!

[jbrentd]

It's been a long time coming for you Tom. Hope to hear it purring soon! I know I was grinning ear to ear last weekend after getting mine started for the first time in 3 years.

[sergio]

What happened to the pictures....!?

[saltinot]

Hey sergio , there was an update done the to the forum a few years ago now that caused the pictures to disappear. The thread has been a bit of a mess since that time.
I have returned to some of the older posts and put the pictures back there, but not all. It is tedious work. I have kept all the pictures so if you need a specific picture I can send it to you.

[sergio]

I have read the entire thread a long time ago and now i wanted to see the insulation (sound deadning) that you placed. I am building an audi 80 with the looks of the rs2. I have swaped the original engine (90hp) for another with 130 hp and also placed a quattro system.

[saltinot]

I thought that one day I would run across a pair of used RS2 mirror harnesses. Just in case that day didn't come, I collected a couple of standard 80 mirror harnesses and pilfered some of the Porsche wiring/connectors from a local dismantler years ago. I really did not want to build them If I could buy them. They are available new from Tradition, but the price is no longer reasonable (~180eur/side).

After seeing the cost of them new I decided to sit down over the weekend and hash it out. I had the factory wiring diagram. I had some old documentation found on the forum, that is not the best and did not explain all that I needed to know. I had a few photos of the mirror harnesses from the web that I grabbed over the years also. None of the pics were super clear, but all of them combined should be enough to put something together. As usual, I documented things as I went. See below

RS2 mirror plug	Porsche sourced plug	Audi 80 door loom	Notes
White	white/red (pin1)	green (pin 1)
Brown	green/grey (pin 2)	brown (pin 5)
Blue	blue/red (pin 3)	red (pin 2)	The two red/yellow wires from pin 3 and pin 5 on the mirror plug combine in the door harness to form a single red wire.
Brown	brown (pin 4)	white (pin 4)
Red	blue/red (pin 5)	red (pin 2)	The two red/yellow wires from pin 3 and pin 5 on the mirror plug combine in the door harness to form a single red wire.
Black	black/red (pin 6)	yellow/black (pin 3)

My first thought was to re-pin the round Porsche connector. So not to make this harder than it should be, which I am normally famous for, I chose to use the existing pins and the pigtail of wires that were there already. I sourced these from a few Porsches and they were all the same. 993/968/964

The part number for the round Porsche connector is 964 612 616 01.

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The goins on

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This is your pin numbers on the connector. Pin 1 is the top wire (white/red). Pin 6 is the middle, which is a little hard to see.

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The Porsche plug attached to its partner from the mirror.

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A pic of the wiring soldered and heat shrinked. Note the two blue/red wires merge into the single red wire from the standard 80 harness.

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The finished product wrapped in friction tape as per the factory.

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In the car. Pin numbers also visible here.

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The wiring diagram in case anyone needed it.

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[rxl]

any part numbers for the conectors?

[saltinot]

any part numbers for the connectors?

Ah! Good idea. Edited the above post to include the part number and a close up photo of the part.

[Ross]

What, did this just get broken at 99 pages and can't post any more?

I have to come see this when the launch party happens! Any progress in 2024?

[saltinot]

What, did this just get broken at 99 pages and can't post any more?

Haha! Right! 99 Post is the max the forum software can handle so we are done here.

I have to come see this when the launch party happens! Any progress in 2024?

Hey Ross. I just realized that my last post was from 2023. Time is flying! I have been getting the wiring sorted. I am able to pull codes and run output tests, so things are looking up. When I primed the fuel system I discovered a leak that the tank. It's somewhere around the fuel filter. I have been looking for some time to determine where it is leaking. Once I have that resolved I should be ready to start it finally. I have enlisted my son to manually trigger the relay while i look for the leak. Looking forward to getting a face full.

[david1980]

Do you have any tips on how to attach the middle door trims (small ones)

I have to do this on a couple of projects.