Before I sold my speed, I had a Progress Technologies rear bar which was a 32mm tube and was excellent. the brackets that came with it were pretty beefy and no signs of breakage in 3 years i ran it. You can buy them separately here. Price point isnt bad either...
2017 Raptor? Damn someones got some deep pockets... I'm trying to afford a 2012-2014 F150 FX4, cant even afford a Raptor. Curious to see your new purchase sir!
In the turbo flange? Steady hand with a drill and extractor or drill out completely including threads and use a heli-coil. I just did this with my downpipe to testpipe flange.
http://shop.advanceautoparts.com/p/heli-coil-thread-repair-kit-m10-x-1.25in.-hel5543-10/25981943-P?searchTerm=heli-coil
Maybe its a non-issue, but arent you concerned running those dump tubes through your cowl being so close to your windshield glass with the heat? Or maybe its further away than it looks?
The 6 speed manual that comes with the 2.0 has fairly similar ratios as the first gen speed trans
http://www.roadster-nc.com/2013/07/roadster-transmission-drivetrain.html
Speed gear ratio's
http://www.zoomsquared.com/technical-information/stock-mazdaspeed3-specs
Everyone says the MZR swap cant be done or that its too difficult. I see the cluster not being a terrible issue. If they can make the 6.2 Hellcat engine standalone with all the gobbly goo electrical crap from a Challenger/Charger that "required for it to run" removed, then an L3-VDT MZR could be...