T60 Frankenpad motherboard compatibility?

Hi all
Seems like my loyal friend 15" T60 has died :-(
This had made me looking for a replacement board and after seing a lot of guys in here making Frankenpads with a T61 board in a T60 chassis, I have been wondering what boards are actually able to fit in a 15" T60 ?
Is it only the T61 14" 4:3 boards that will fit in ? Or is it also possible to fit in the boards from a T61 14" widescreen model ?
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Thinkpad T60 - T2400 - 3GB RAM - GMA950 - 60 GB Samsung 840,
And a lot more....
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wide boards do not fit and cannot be modified to fit

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