OOOOOPPPPPPS!!!!!!
My mistake. Must be one fine hot rod with a name like that,
Dave Haller #93
----- Original Message -----
From: "The Backus's" <34ford@email.msn.com>
To: "Dave Haller" <dhaller@techline.com>; <land-speed@autox.team.net>
Sent: Saturday, October 21, 2000 8:34 AM
Subject: Re: what is boogie-woogie and still in search of the history....
> No Dave, it's not a dance, it' the name Doug Anderson has for his "hawt
> rod".
>
> John
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Dave Haller" <dhaller@techline.com>
> To: "The Backus's" <34ford@email.msn.com>; <land-speed@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Friday, October 20, 2000 8:46 PM
> Subject: Re: what is boogie-woogie and still in search of the history....
>
>
> > Let's see now, I was born in 40 somethin and remember my mom bragging
> about
> > doing the boogie woogie so I don't think I can help out here, before my
> time
> > I think,
> > Dave Haller #93 getting much older and soggier in the Pacific Northwest
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "The Backus's" <34ford@email.msn.com>
> > To: <land-speed@autox.team.net>
> > Sent: Friday, October 20, 2000 11:40 PM
> > Subject: what is boogie-woogie and still in search of the history....
> >
> >
> > > List, being a hot rodder among other things, I am trying to get a
> > > description of"boogie woogie". Can anyone who has seen this .........
> > please
> > > describe it. Also I have found out a little more about the '32
roadster
> > > body I have. It ran at Bonneville in 1968 and was in black primer, it
> had
> > an
> > > unusual rear pan, the license plate was frenched in, the '41 Ford
> tailites
> > > were set in and it had license plate lites that were mounted on the
left
> > and
> > > right sides of the plate, but stuck out- were on the outside surface
of
> > the
> > > pan. It was sold to someone in Indianapolis, Ind. about 6 years ago.
> Sound
> > > like something you have seen? It would be really cool to get the
history
> > on
> > > this car.
> > >
> > > Keith wants us to ask questions(other than about his suit, etc., so
here
> > is
> > > one)another would be about the engine problem in my other '32
roadster,
> it
> > > is an almost stock 350/300hp crate Chevy. It has 2 Edelbrock 500cfm 4
> > > barrels on an Edelbrock street tunnel ram not running progressive. It
> has
> > > about 12,000 miles and has a Turbo 375 (no not a 350)behind it with a
> > Currie
> > > 9" Ford with 3:00 gears. When I stand in it off the line or it kicks
> down
> > > into passing gear it makes a "rattling" sound that is a lot like
> > detonation
> > > or valves floating.
> > > It comes in at 4500 rpm on up to 5500+ when I shift. We have changed
the
> > > timing and the valve springs with no effect. I find no evidence of an
> > > exhaust leak (yet). It has Sanderson cast iron headers that seem to
seal
> > > well. I do not have the chokes working nor are they wired open, maybe
> they
> > > are trying to close..... the car runs pretty well- 14.0 at 97 in the
1/4
> > > mile with 3:0 gears and 32" tires. I run 92 octane gas and the car has
> > 9.2:1
> > > compression. Any ideas? We plan to change the heads this winter to
some
> > > Dart 64cc with big valves, ported, etc. and a roller hydraulic cam.
Any
> > > suggestions on the cam? It has a 2200 stall converter (almost stock)we
> do
> > > drive it regularly most of the year(except in snow if we can help it).
> > >
> > > Thanks for any help on these matters.
> > > John (I don't want to be called a streetrodder either) Backus
> > >
> > >
> > >
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