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Old Jun 25, 2007 | 12:44 PM
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?? about wiring a 88 camaro

i have a 1988 camaro i plan putting a non computer controlled 383 in it.so i dont need tha stock wiring harness. i was wondering if i could get a universal harness from painless performance for head lights, brake lights, radio, fuel pump, etc.....anyways a rat ate up most of tha harness anyway so i was goin to replace it!!!! so will this work for what i need???
Old Jun 25, 2007 | 02:48 PM
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yeah it will work, but if you have the stock one just use it....will be alot easier. just get rid of the engine harness
Old Jun 25, 2007 | 03:05 PM
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well how would u do that....and like a said a rat ate alot of tha harness im not sure what all he got in to........i fugure instead of alot of tapin and fixin old wires just get a whole new thing
Old Jun 25, 2007 | 03:27 PM
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I missed the RAT part....

You keeping AC/heat? Painless has some "hot rod harnesses" and plenty of other stuff ...Get the one that works for a saginaw steering column. It shouldn't be too hard
Old Jun 25, 2007 | 03:50 PM
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heat yes,ac no.yea a wonderful 1lb. rat caused $350 hell. about how hard is a new harness to put in. probly just time consuming.....right?
Old Jun 25, 2007 | 03:54 PM
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The only ones I have ever put in were race car styles.....simple but time consuming.....If you can try to do the whole thing alone. I had to go back and fix other peoples mistakes b/c they were not on the same page I was. With only heat it should be pretty simple. Keep everything you can from your stock harness....you may need some of the pigtails
Old Jun 25, 2007 | 05:41 PM
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whats a pig tail??? so i just follow tha stock harness like tha tha fuel pump and lights and all that?
Old Jun 25, 2007 | 05:43 PM
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pig tail is the plug for your heater stuff and headlights....I'm pretty sure the harness does not come with some of the plugs that are specific to that car
Old Jun 25, 2007 | 07:44 PM
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o got i ya. so u think i should scrap tha old one and redo it all?
Old Jun 26, 2007 | 11:35 AM
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I wouldn't do this. I would buy a stock harness and just remove the engine management part. It will be much easier as you will have all the factory ends and everything will fit perfect.
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