re. Decisions....'86 eng. swap into '87 5000 TQW?

[Ben Swann]

[Choices.  Still unsure what *exactly* is burned up in my 86 5kcsq, but
I do believe that it is fairly severe.  So, help me figure out what to
do!
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Iain]

Hope this helps.  I assume the '87 is also a turbo quattro.  If so,  it is
truly a more valuable and versitile car IMO and will command a higher
resale value and/or value to you.

The engine should pretty much go in with very few changes that you will
encounter.  You have the cars, just need to do the work - swap all of the
best stuff from the '86 and end up with one nice car and part the rest out.

Best of Luck!

Ben