Good parts car?

[Kneale Brownson]

At 08:45 AM 09/06/2003 -0700, Dan Cordon wrote:
>Forgive my lack of knowledge, but I was hoping to get some opinions on a
>parts car. I have an 87 5kcstq. I'm looking to get a parts car for it,
>and have found a pretty good deal on an 86 5kstq (VIN ending in 092286).
>It looks like most the parts are interchangeable, but I was wondering
>what parts would not be.
>
>I'm mostly concerned about the engine, sensors, and engine management. I
>plan to swap the interior (dash, seats, door panels) and maybe the hood.
>IIRC, those should fit w/o any trouble. My car's running fine now, but I
>figure having a good spare parts car wouldn't hurt at all.
The '86 5ktq I had as a parts source for my '87 had a different power
steering pump than the later models.  I can't remember what else was
different.  I sold the parts car to someone else because we haven't been
driving the '87 for a while.