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[Airhead Roadster]

Aloha from the Hawaiian Islands! I am building a 1933 Austin 10 Special/Cyclecar powered by a BMW Airhead motorcycle motor and joined here with the hopes of locating a few parts. Does anyone know where I may be able to source replacement Silentbloc bushings for the front and rear leaf springs? How about replacement Silentblocs for the Andre Hartford dampers? Thanks for the help -Will

[Rick]

Welcome to the forum Will, look forward to reading more about the project. Any pictures of it to hand??

Rick
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[pigtin]

All of these parts should be available from the Austin Ten Drivers Club.
I had to source them for my own A10, but that was a long time ago.
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[Airhead Roadster]

Thanks for the welcome and the info!

Here is a link to my build:

http://airheadroadster.wordpress.com/

[pigtin]

That's brilliant! Please keep us posted on its progress. must build an electrolysis rust removal tank...
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[Rick]

It'd be interesting to see some more of your designs for a body, if you have some ?

RJ
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[Airhead Roadster]

Rick - So far all I have for the body is my original sketch. Still too many details to work out before getting my heart set, but I do have a pretty good idea of the general shape based on the frame. What I know so far is that the car will be an inline two-seater with a jump/dicky seat in the boat tail section, and that the car will definitely have a large grille opening to feed and direct air to the air-cooled motor. Entry will be by way of a single door, and instrumentation will be minimal utilizing a R75/5 Tach/Speedo combo gauge. The basic body style will probably end up looking a lot like either the Mercedes Benz W154 or W196R depending on how low I am able to mount the motor and drivers seat.

http://www.sportscardigest.com/wp-content/uploads/silverarrow-w154.jpg

http://www.benzworld.org/forums/attachments/vintage-mercedes-benz/463568d1345740074-mercedes-benz-original-photos-1955-mercedes-racing-car-w196r-monoposto