you may wanna talk to brad noon about the guy doing a 2.5L or 3.0L swap with a T5 transmission thats going into a merkur. Im sure they could give you some pointers, at least with the bellhousing bolting up to the block.
Jim Hahn
1996 T-Red Contour SE Reborn 4/6/04
3.0L swap and Arizona Dyno Chip Turbo Kit
364 whp, 410 wtq @ 4,700 rpm