x2 to above, thats a pretty rare source vehicle, would the adapter work for the M5OD-R1 gearbox also? That ones in like 25 years of ford rangers, though lighter duty. Do we need the heavy duty version for a mercedes sedan?

would they have the same bolt pattern and similar shifter position? Since its a Mazda box, are there mazda versions that would be more common?

People are super likely to find manual tranny rangers in yards meaning they could easily use your adapter if the patterns were the same, vs finding something as rare as a thunderbird or cougar thats both supercharged, and has a stick on top of that.

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