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If I were in your position, I would give strong consideration to finding and installing a low mileage used engine from a wreck.
I've searched a couple times out of curiosity and later style engines with 50K to 75K miles seem to be available for about $2000. By later style I mean with the 70K mile timing belt design from '95 to '98.
If your head is cracked, and has already been patched, there are a large number of scenarios as to what has happened to the engine in the past. If it lost coolant and overheated the whole engine block is now unstable and pistons and rings may be on their last legs. If it broke a timing belt and a piston hit hard there may be bent rods as well as damaged pistons.
If you get a used head, it would likely come from an engine with problems as most yards like to sell complete engines. Getting a good head from a good engine may be hard to do.
I you install an engine with low mileage from a wreck you can forget about the worries of what else could go wrong with the engine you have.
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'96 965, 16' wheels, Michelin Pilot Sports, rear 18mm bar + Koni, 201 HP cams, 129K. Put 200K on '85 745 TD.
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