Bear in mind the clutch plate and cover might be the same fitment, but there will be differences in the pressure of the cover plate and the thrust bearing. So don't automatically assume they'll just work correctly.
Wouldn't be too bad if you used a solid axle then you could fabricate mounts that meet the existing mounting points for the rear beam. Mounting the engine longitudally rather than transverse would be tight though.
Lol. What a load of bollocks. The only thing the OEM manifold is proven to do is cause more harm than good! Notice how it's usually ring lands on either 2&3 that go? That's more than coincidence.
The OEM manifold is the worst that can be fitted, even ported it's still a terrible design! The worst that can happen with a toyosport is it cracking at the collector, hardly gonna trash a head is it???
Not in the slightest bit true. Very stringent checks over in japan during the life of a car, history is all traceable too. You've got more chance of it happening over here.