Hey guys. My name is Blake Stitcher. I am from Washington, Ga. I have been working on my 1953 GMC 100 1/2 ton for the past couple of years. I started out using this website and found out how much information is here! I performed what many would call an S10 swap and used a 1996 Chevy S10 frame and a 4.3L V6 from the truck as well to power my old steel tank. I have not kept a running thread so I will just let the pictures I took tell you the story.
I bought this truck when I was 21. I offered the owner $500 when I was 18 and he said no. I went back when I was 21 and offered him $300 and he readily agreed....go figure. The truck was my great grandfather’s truck. He used it back in the 50's and used it for a really long time before he handed it down to my grandfather. He ended up selling it in the 80's to a man that was a family friend and it sat in his field ever since. Thirty years later, i got my hands on it. My grandfather told me I was wasting my time restoring it. I think he was sad to see it redone, but i told him one day I promised he would ride in it again....to that he jokingly said “make it before I die!” So, I did! After I got it into primer i took him and my grandmother both for a ride in it. He smiled the entire time and told me how proud of it he was. For someone who didn’t want me to start the project, he sure was happy I was finished with it! Enjoy the pictures guys!
Snapfish Photos 
