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dcairns

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  1. Are you looking for the whole mirror assembly or just the glass? My mirror glass started leaking a few years ago (auto darkening type) and the only viable replacement was a used one off ebay. So far so good. New ones from a third party company were like $450 if I recall (just the auto darkening glass). If you don't care about the auto darkening feature, then there are plenty of cheap plain mirrors out there.
  2. Of course I still have the Radix! Still loving it, as I always dreamed of a supercharged car. Although I am on my third transmission rebuild at 160k miles on the truck. Next time I will look into the 4l80 upgrade, assuming California is still allowing me to drive my truck in here.
  3. Yeah... supercharger Makes a big difference on these trucks. I just love the way it kicks you back in the seat when you floor it I never realized the whipple sat to the side like that. My radix sits in the center, replacing the stock intake manifold
  4. How did your 4L80 swap go? I am on my third rebuild (160k supercharged miles) of the 4L65 and ready to say "no more" and upgrade it to a 4L80 at the next failure.
  5. My Radix is pretty low maintenance . Just change the oil at 100,000 miles, which was easy, once you found the specified lubricant. At some point it may need attention, but it still makes full boost after 160k miles. But look up the original info (installation manual), from Whipple, if you can.
  6. Can't say I have seen them before, but they are cool looking. The deep look and satin finish really make them stand out.
  7. Nice looking truck ! The cowl hood works well on it. The Whipple is a well regarded system. For the 03 SS, it came out a bit later than the Radix . If you need any parts on the supercharger, I can recommend https://superchargersonline.com/ They helped me find a replacement idler wheel for my Radix. My Radix came with a booster fuel pump and larger injectors. The stock transmission is barely adequate for the stock engine, so you are right to not stress it too much. I put my supercharger on at 2,500 miles and the stock transmission gave up at 70,000 miles (rebuild one). Later I had a sun gear exploded, so rebuild number two. And about 3-4 years ago, I managed to snap in input shaft, rebuild number 3.
  8. Congrats on your new toy Amazing low mileage on that. Post some pics when you can. I love what a supercharger does to these engines. The Whipple is somewhat the same performance wise as my Radix. I got 13.9 @95mph in the 1/4 mile. It feels plenty fun, even after all those miles I am an original owner of an 03 Blue SS. Still my daily driver at 160k miles with a Radix supercharger. But on my third transmission rebuild. They keep beefing it up, but stuff breaks. Last time it was the input shaft. Next time it will have to be a 4L80. I tried a Magnaflow like 19 years ago. The drone on the highway was awful, and I went back to stock. Perhaps they make better ones now. I have kept mine the stock height. It is practical, but many like it lowered. 305/50/20 tires fit well on the stock wheels. The extra rubber is nice on the corners.
  9. I guess Grundy/Hagerty are geared more to much older cars. Although it is hard to believe my 03 SS is 20 years old now... Another idea, if you have to go with a regular insurance company. Go to a few body shops and ask which insurance companies they would recommend. Some companies cheap out on things, and the shop would know about all that.
  10. Original owner here, and I have had AAA insurance, and they have been good on some minor accidents. Beyond that, you might look at Hagerty or Grundy. I use Hagerty on my 64 Impala. They let you insure for a stated value. No claims with them, so I dunno how good they are in that regard.
  11. I have had the Toyo Proxes STIII in a 305/50/20 size on my 03 SS. I do prefer the wider width and they clear on my truck (has AWD). americastire.com claims to have them in stock. Currently I am trying some stock size Michelins and they are horrible for grip (bad choice trying to save a few bucks). I am not sure if it is the tire or the stock width or both that makes them grip so poorly. Waiting for them to wear out so I can get some good tires again.
  12. Congrats on the purchase and welcome I have been researching this same subject a bit here on the site. I have some Edlebrock shocks, that they don't make any more. So I have been looking in the past posts on what people were using. Some GM Part numbers I dug up, probably from GM Parts Direct. Front Shock Absorber - Performance Suspension. 2-Wheel Steering. GM 19168458 19168458 Performance Suspension 03 SS Others: 89040176 Increased Capacity Suspension. Chassis pkg. Silverado, sierra. Without off road pkg. 4wd, 1/2 ton. With crew cab TORSION BAR TYPE 89038652 Increased Capacity Suspension COIL SPRING TYPE 191681792 Increased Capacity Suspension COIL SPRING TYPE Rear Shock Absorber - Performance Suspension GM 15935605 15935605 Performance Suspension 03 SS Others: 89038596 89038597 Solid Smooth Ride Suspension I am still researching this, but this is what I have dug up so far: I have found a lot of people refer to these shocks: Belltech STREET PERFORMANCE OEM SHOCK (FRONT) SP310400 QA1 TS905 ds905 and the Ts905 or TD905 Some quotes from others on the forum here: "Personally I used QA1s in the rear and Bilstiens in the front." "Bilstein HD's are a great upgrade!" "Had Belltech on mine and loved em" "Belltech Street Performance shocks" "I'm at stock height and love my Bilstein shocks." "QA1 TD905s some fitment issues. needs different sized bolts."
  13. Same here. My SS suits my needs perfectly. Taking delivery back on March 13th 2003:
  14. Welcome!! Lots of info buried in the Performance section on mods. The stroker option is popular.
  15. Just noticed you are from Minnesota. That truck must have been kept indoors during the winter. I have seen SS's rusted up quite a bit from those salted roads. Check out this thread where a guy restored a SS (hard to believe they are old enough to need restorations now... )
  16. Nice looking truck and great photos I can spot an aftermarket grill and wheels ( 22" ? ).
  17. 2003-2007 Silverado SS spare tire lock access cover Part Number: 12335771 I think I got one from these guys when mine went missing. Listed as discontinued now. Outlandish price for what it is. https://www.gmpartsgiant.com/parts/gm-cover-rr-12335771.html
  18. As I understand it, the 03 SS was built using the AWD drivetrain from the Escalade. But I am not sure if there are any small differences.
  19. By the way, that is a cool stealth mounting location for the boost gauge. I have mine on the pillar, where it is rather noticable.
  20. I can feel for you on that. It is disheartening. I had something similar happen to me 9 years ago while we were in the grocery store. They did not as much damage and seemed to be after stealing the whole truck. Screw driver on the exterior lock, those locks are a plastic joke, and screwdriver on the ignition too. It looked like they were interrupted before they could get the ignition to turn, otherwise it would have been gone. I think most of the badges are available as reproductions, so you should be ok for parts. I am surprised they left the stereo.
  21. MagnaFlow used my 03 SS for a test fit of their exhaust back in 04. I found the drone it made on the highway very annoying and had them remove it back to my stock exhaust. It did sound cool when idling and accelerating, though. I got to keep the Magnaflow exhaust and traded it for somebody else's stock exhaust, which I have hanging in the rafters. I figured someday my stock system might rot away, but the stock system seems to be pretty rust resistant. But shipping it to MO would be pretty expensive.
  22. The mirror glass itself can be expensive if you want the auto dimming feature. My mirror glass started leaking the fluid sandwiched in the glass and I had to get a used replacement from ebay. If you look at ebay, watch out as almost all of the cheap chinese replacement mirror glass omits the dimming feature (obscuring that fact with the usual bad English). I do recall finding one company that made the mirror glass, but it has been a few years.
  23. Assuming GM can get their EV act together, a future performance truck would be something they would do. Electric trucks have a way to go, if Ford's effort is any indicator. Still impractical for what you need a truck for, like towing. But I am sure that will get worked out, if Tesla does not do it first.
  24. Hard to believe these trucks are hitting 20 years old. I took delivery back in March 13th 2003, coming up soon.
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