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Having done a little more Googling this morning it would appear that the FTP '09 shipped with a 113mm axle as the track standard 108mm made the crank arms hit the chainstays.
I can find no reference to this regarding the '08, but I don't know (beyond the seatpost) what the difference between the two frames is.
If the frames are pretty much identical bar the seatpost it would suggest that the chain ring is too far out- which is pretty much contradicted by the collective opinion of those who have seen the bike or the photo's of it.
However, returning to the bike with my ruler I can confirm that he chainline at the rear is spot on 42mm.
Chainline on the front is more difficult as assigning a centre point to a white tube is tricky (for me anyway).
Hippy- joking aside I presume your FSA Vigorelli's were fine, gave a decent chainline?