chances are, he had to convert it to run in his obd0 car. the motor and your car are both obd1.
basically, you need to find out what was done to the motor, or ifyou bud did a compete obd1 conversion.
and for the tranny, the sol tranny wouldn't bolt into his car. different mount location, and different style of clutch actuation.
for a first swap, you are getting your self into a butt load of problems