the term RAT ROD defiantly can mean different thing to many people.
we called my sons project a rat rod but to us that meant using what we had around here to get a car on the road, on a budget.

a true traditionalist would not like what we used and even the rat rod guys would probably look down on it .
BUT we did not care who DID or DID NOT like it he built to have fun and he did just that

this is his 36 chevy cab on a
dodge D50 chassis, with
a 400ci BB mopar and stock
D50 rearend.
some column we had around here.
some side pipe we had here also.
had about $1,200.00 in to it in total

he did not skimp on brakes or steering and made it as safe as a car like this could be Ron...