Dirty Doug in New Yawk,
Shame on you, any true blooded land speed participant knows there is no beer
or hot wimen that could ever be the same as running that long black line
flat out on the salt in your home built hot rawd,
Dave Haller #93 in the sunny today Pacific Northwest
----- Original Message -----
From: "Doug Anderson" <boogiewoogie12@hotmail.com>
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Sent: Monday, October 23, 2000 10:36 AM
Subject: Re: what is boogie-woogie and still in search of the history....
> Ah...yes it is, Butitis also an old dance,.... and more importantly.... -a
> type or style of early ROOTS BLUES music popular around the time our Dads
> came home from the BIG one in Europe and the Pacific....and that is why m'
> car is named Boogie Woogie ! -'cuz I jes' love dat moozic ! Ye haw ! Just
> try to keep your foot still when you listen to Louis Jordan's big band,
Big
> Joe Turner, Wynonnie Harris, or EARLY Ray Charles ( to give ya a few
> hints....) WHO do ya think ol' Jerry Lee, Carl Perkins, an' Elvis
listened
> to to get THEIR Ideas from eh' boys?
>
> OK that's my gift to ya'alll -for ta'day. the BOOGIEWOOGIE story.
>
> That's m' story an' I'm stickin' toit. ( ok, ok don't believe
E.... -ask
> Wes Potter.)
>
> "Dirty Doug" still stuck in New Yawk.... :(
> " Hawt Rodz, Cold Beer, an' Warm Wimmen, it's alla same ta' me. "
>
>
>
>
> From: "The Backus's" <34ford@email.msn.com>
> Reply-To: "The Backus's" <34ford@email.msn.com>
> To: "Dave Haller" <dhaller@techline.com>, <land-speed@autox.team.net>
> Subject: Re: what is boogie-woogie and still in search of the history....
> Date: Sat, 21 Oct 2000 08:34:18 -0700
>
> 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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