garrell.770

Wasn't sure where to ask this but I have an 03 SS Silverado that when I am backing down the drive and into the shop the mirrors will move up or down as well as in and out depending on which way I turn the wheel, anyone else ever encounter this problem or might know what would cause it? Garrell

I got back from landspeed racing in Ohio three weeks ago and after 1,100 mile my truck was filthy which it never gets dirty. There is a young man in a nearby town that owns a cleanup and detail shop and that is all he has ever done and he details late model trade ins for five new car dealerships. He is a hotrodder as well and his Dad who passed away when Rodney was young and I used to be big rivals at the dragstrip but good friends away. Because of this and the fact he knows I have always been a stickler for keeping my cars meticulously clean myself before I developed Parkinson's desease he always takes care of my vehicles himself instead of letting one of his half dozen employees. Sorry, getting to the point my truck is an 03 black SS Silverado and after waxing it always looks a little smeared and had I guess acid rain spots on the hood, After washing and using a cleaner/stripper on the truck he then buffed it out with what he called a paint sealant.It looks as if it just came back from a custom repaint. The black paint looks like it is a foot deep, the acid rain spots are gone and when you wipe it down with spray detailer there are no smears at all, definitly two thumbs up.

My speedometer works normally at times and then it can be fifty mph off and my temp. gage is not working. Could this recall be what is causing the problem and I only have 48,000 miles on my 03 SS Silverado? All the other gages are working correctly.

I looked for weeks back at the first of the year trying to find a chin spoiler from another year that would fit the contour of the SS bumper, got sidetracked and never got one. I landspeed race my truck and set two landspeed records a few weeks ago at the inaugural Ohio Mile and one last Oct. at the last ever Maxton Mile event. That spoiler alone could have given me a mph additional speed. Garrell

I have looked high and low for a Silverado ss t-shirt for years. i am retired and i live cars and trucks all day every day, and always with a white corvette or streetrod t-shirt on. make mine with a black Sss truck at an angle and work the logo appropriately, but please put the design on the front of the shirt where it should be. I landspeed race my truck and dragrace it and i hold a landspeed race record with my truck. how will we find out when or if you will make the shirts and how can i order two and maybe a cap. happy hollidays, Garrell Patterson

NOT SURE THAT I AM IN THE CORRECT PLACE FOR AN INTRO, FORGIVE ME IF SO. I AM A 62 YEAR OLD MALE THAT HAS BEEN A GEARHEAD SINCE I WAS 12 YEARS OLD. I HAVE BEEN FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO HAVE OWNED OVER 35 OF SOME OF THE GREATEST MUSCLE CARS AND HOT RODS EVER, SOME PURCHASED NEW AND LOTS ONLY 5 TO 10 YEARS OLD WHEN PEOPLE DID NOT DRIVE LOTS OF MILES IN A RURAL AREA. I DRAG RACED REGULARLY IN THE EARLY SEVENTIES, AND EVEN RACED A CAR OWNED BY MY BROTHER IN LAW'S DODGE, CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP. THREE YEARS AGO I HAD A SERIOUS HEART ATTACK, AND A FEW WEEKS AFTER I CAME HOME FROM MY HOSPITOL MY FAMILY NOTICED I SAID ALMOST NOTHING, I COULD NOT WALK, OR EVEN SIT UP WITHOUT FALLING OVER. AFTER GOING BACK TO THE HOSPITOL AND SEEING MY NEUROLIGIST IT WAS DISCOVERED I HAD HAD THREE STROKES. I WAS IN A WHEELCHAIR UNTIL FALL OF LAST YEAR AND I HAD TOTAL MEMORY LOSS. I DID NOT KNOW MY WIFE OF 42 YEARS, MY TWO DAUGHTERS, OR MY FIVE GRANDCHILDREN. I HAD NO INTEREST IN CARS AT ALL UNTIL I PICKED UP A HOT ROD MAGAZINE FROM A STACK THAT HAD ACCUMILATED AND READ IT INCLUDING THE ADS. MY FAMILY ROLLED ME UP TO A BUILDING BEHIND OUR HOME. IN THE BUILDING WAS A BLACK 1998, 20,000 MILE, NEVER RAINED ON CORVETTE, A 1969 INDY PACE CAR CAMARO, AND A BEAUTIFUL, BLACK, 43,000 MILE 2003 SS SILVERADO TRUCK. MOVING AHEAD, I STARTED USING A WALKER LAST FALL AND DRIVING MY TRUCK IN THE HIGH SCHOOL PARKING LOT. BY FEB. THIS REAR I HAD STARTED DRIVING ON RURAL COUNTY ROADS. I GOT VERY INTERESTED IN RACING AGAIN, AND IN MAY OF THIS YEAR MY FAMILY AND I WENT TO A DRAGSTRIP 60 MILES FROM HOME WHERE ONE OF THE OWNERS RHODE WITH ME WHILE I MADE EIGHT PASSES. THE TRACK WAS CLOSED THAT DAY AND THEY ARE SELABRATING THEIR 50TH ANNIVERSARY THIS YEAR. I READ AN ARTICLE AGAIN IN HOT ROD ABOUT THE MAXTON MILE LAND SPEED EVENT IN N.C, I STARTED IN MAY GETTING MY TRUCK TO RUN THERE IN MAY. I GOT REAQUAINTED WITH AN OLD FRIEND THAT OWNS A HOTROD SHOP. WE ADDED A COLD AIR INDUCTION, PERFORMANCE EXHAUST, A HIGH PERFORMANCE COMPUTOR TUNEUP, AND A TONNO COVER. I RAN AT MAXTON AT THE SEPT. EVENT AT A BEST SPEED OF 125.6 MPH, VERY CLOSE TO MY TRACK RECORD. I WENT BACK TO THE OCT. EVENT AND AFTER RAISING THE REV LIMITER AND SHIFT POINTS AND PUTTING 48 LBS OF AIR IN THE TIRES EACH MORNING BETWEEN THE MOTEL AND THE AIRFIELD. I RAN A BEST OF 127.999 MPH AND SET A NEW TRACK RECORD IN MY CLASS. I FORGOT TO MENTION THAT I SWITCHED FROM A WALKER TO A WALKING STICK IN AUGUST AND IN ADDITION TO RECOVERING FROM THEHEART ATTACK AND STROKES I ALSO HAVE PARKINSON'S DISEASE AND R.A. I SUFFER FROM GREAT PAIN, ESPECIALLY AT NIGHT IN MY LEGS AND SLEEP VERY LITTLE. I DRAGRACED MY TRUCK THE WEEK AFTER I GOT BACK FROM MAXTON AND HAVE MORE PLANS FOR IT NEXT YEAR. I WORK OUT TWO HOURS EACH NIGHT DOING CRAZY, THERAPY EXERSIZES I DEVELOPED MYSELF. I OWE MY RECOVERY TO GOD, MY FAMILY AND THE LOVE OF CARS. HAPPY HOLIDAYS TO ALL, GARRELL PATTERSON