I am a long-time member of the HAMB (wwww.jalopyjournal.com) and find the term "rat rod" to be completely offensive. Anyone who actually says they are "building a rat rod" usually has no clue about hot rodding and ens up building an unsafe pile of crap with no consistancy in the build/design.

Uuuggghhh.... I could go on, but I'll stop there. Just know that you should never NEVER NEVER call another man's hot rod a "rat rod" or you'll probably get punched in the mouth.