gearbox alt research...

UPDATE:

1. pressure plate on mazda3 has mazda part number and ford part number but on the ford focus pressure plate, its only has ford part number. so mazda3 press plate is fine to be fitted on ford flywheel... but not the otherway around...

2. ford flywheel and mazda3's flywheel are almost the same but not identical. ford have different side gear pattern which mean if im gonna use ford focus flywheel, i will have to use ford starter motors...

3. after looking at the bell housing bolt pattern... MTX75 and G35M has 4 bolts which has the same position but the others are different... so i will have to get a 1cm thick adapter plate to be cut by CNC and put it in between the engine and the ford bell housing....

4. the input shaft of the mazda3s and ford focus also different which made our clutch have different center ring (ford MTX75 is 4mm thicker)... the rest of the clutch are the same... so i got 2 options: 1 - swap the center ring (easier option but not the safest one) or 2 use focus's clutch which mean i have to sell my mazdaspeed clutch

i will post some pics when soon

5. the top passenger side mount are the same center shape (where the gearbox bolts up) but different bolt pattern that mount to under battery holder.... this can easily done by either drill new mount holes on the battery holder or make and adapter plate...

6. the rear engine mount is the same position (the one that mount to the chasis) but different holding pattern (the one that hold the gearbox)... i can use focus rear engine mount but i need to modify the holding point on the chassis... (ford focus engine mount are 3.5mm thicker)

i've bought the MTX75 gearbox... and today i just bought the top and rear engine mount for focus and the starter motors from a wrecker....

thats all so far.... will keep u guys updated...