pre 86½ AC vs. post 86½ questions

[Otto Myyra]

 Hi.

 My '86 200tqa lost it's AC last summer on our trip to Nordkapp. The
 compressor was already broken (seized) when I bought the car and then the
 control box went dead. Temperature display went dark and the blower
 did not blow anymore. So at the moment I have no air circulation at all.

 I have an option to buy the whole AC system from a '87 car but my problem
 is that I don't know if the newer digital system will be a simple
 replacement for the pre 86½ analog system. Has anyone done this conversion?
 What parts need to be replaced? At least the control box and AC programmer
 but what about wiring looms? Does the newer AC command the ECU differently?
 Different kind of sensors in the systems? BTDTs anyone?

 One option would be swapping the compressor and then trying to fix
 the old control box but I don't know it the darn thing is repairable.

 Thanks in advance.

 -Otto-

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