Not posted for a while but that doesn't mean I haven't done anything.  As mentioned before I decided finally on a suitable track width which allowed me to mock up the wheelbase at an approximate ratio of 1.6:1.  The car is quite wide so at 1.6:1 I’m looking at a wheelbase of 2.9m.  I’m going to look at some other wheelbases of cars I’ve driven to see how this compares.

I visited Ian (a Volvo breaker) to try and find some of the OEM engine mounts used on the Volvo T5 engine.  After a rummage around in his shed I left with a bunch of engines mounts and the gear stick assembly and control cables for the M56 gearbox.  The control cables are too short for my application so I will need to either modify the mounting brackets for the cables and try and fudge a solution or, preferably, buy new longer control cables and use the assembly as intended.  It turned out the front engine mount I bought from Ian was the wrong type so I will have to try and source the correct one.  It would appear they used a few different types on the 5 cylinder white block engine.