I did this swap. Twice. It is 99% plug and play IIRC. My car had the stock '98, followed by a '99, followed by an '02. If you do this, be sure to get a motor with the aluminum crossover on the intake. Also, you will have to drill and tap the crossover for the 2nd water temp sensor (yours has 2, 99+ have 1). There may be a snag with the flywheel. I think the '02 motor used a larger clutch (11" I think). It's one of those things that may or may not be an issue. They had 6-bolt cranks, 8-bolt cranks and 2 clutch sizes. I think that's about it. If you need a hand, let me know. I'm not too far from you.
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1998 GT cp (totalled, compliments of a dump truck)
1996 pony (awaiting transplant)
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