Also. the mondeo shafts run in line with the back edge of the engine. So with the driveshafts in line with the hubs would mean the engine is sitting in the front frame at the nosecone, this would probably put too much weight over the front of the car.
Look at this picture and imagine the engine being turned 90 degrees and centraly located where the front rails are. That's prety much where it will have to be.
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