Parting out a 93 850GLT - What should I keep?

[utvol1984]

I was able to pick up 93 850 GLT a few months back for $400. It had been sitting for about a year - the guy said it just quit running one day and he didn't want to fool with it. Turns out it has a blown head gasket. Anyway I plan to keep a bunch of stuff from the interior and probably all four doors to use on my other (running) 850 GLT. This running 850 GLT has 141,000 miles on it and I feel sure I'll need parts as it continues to age and I'm trying to figure out which parts I'm most likely to need that I could keep from the junker 850.

I was thinking about keeping the engine and trans but the car does have over 170,000 miles on it and I don't have a lot of storage space. On the other hand I know how expensive those things are - do you think the engine/trans are worth keeping? Other parts I should hang onto? Thanks again for any advice - this is an awesome site and very helpful to me already.

[White850Turbo]

Keep all of the engine electronic parts (o2 sensors, ECT, MAF, ECU, TPS, flywheel sensor), ABS modules, all electrical relays, wheel sensors, etc.. I wouldn't bother with the engine if I were you... maybe try and sell it as a rebuildable unit on ebay.... get a $100 out of it.