here is one of my projects, i got $19.50 just the way it sets. its built from leftovers from other projects and the motor is a 360 that runs with a 4 speed and 8 1/4 rear from a dart, fromt axle from a 48 chevy , steering column from a 55 chevy, pedals from a dart home made body and frame, got about 200 hours in it so far here.
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Heres my Rat Rod? Hot Rod? truck its a 40 dodge I was going to fix nice with paint and all as it had a very nice body but was just a old lumber truck and paint had all fadded off. I got cab primered and now I am going the rat rod look alot cheaper and dont have to worry about scratches or hauling stuff in it which I was going to do anyway. the front clip is the way I want it now I just have to get the cab back to old rusty look. I have the bed and its still old looking but may go with a flat bed.

Here's my rat! a 29 Essex, was collecting cool slant 6 vintage speed parts but ran across an Olds 324 Rocket but I am going to check out a 36 Plymouth front axle & brakes so it'll have a little MOPAR in it. Compaired to a 1929 automobile she'll be safe (seat belts, hydraulic brakes, radial tires, and safety glass) compaired to a volvo she might be considered a death trap

Very cool...BOTH of you!

My hot rod driver

Lacks paint drives and stops like a dream 440 makes the ford body move like never before........

Corners and handles like its on rails no polishing no worries just hit the start button and hang on.....

Great stress remover.

Really? A thread from 2008, couldn't you have at least found one a little more recent? To make matters worse, your picture doesn't show up. Gene

will someone please post a link to this thread on the HAMB?

Here is my 35 Dodge Coupe - I refer to it as a Rat Rod - but actually has 4 wheel disc and rack and pinion steering, so probably more of a hot rod.

Steve R

Interior shot

Last One

27 roadster pickup its a ford but mopar powered

440 with six pack internals modified six pack tunnel ram with afb's drives and stops incredible runs 7's 1/8 mile on ice in winter ,takes corners like they are not even there.

real all purpose HOT ROD I drive it everywhere all sumer drag race in the winter and zero maintanence built it from stuff I had laying around all used parts other than the steel to build the frame and suspension I do have time in making it all work together right but fun per dollar you can not beat it.

weathered steel and no paint but not a unsafe cobbeled "rat rod" poorly constructed rat's give a bad rep. to properly built cars.

Not a fan of Circus cars..........

Nice

Here is my kind of rat rods

Couple more

Very interesting collection of "alternative rods"!
Definitely some out of the box thinking involved.
Thanks for posting .

My "rat" truck...

'48 Ford F1, chopped 7" and fully channeled on a custom 2x3 frame, Mustang II front end, 350/350 drive train from a '77 Nova, 4-wheel disc brakes, etc...

All the lights work (including signals), windows are operational, and it has seat belts!

The front "bumpers" are Mopar cams.







And soon to be added (sometime this week...)



Even won my first plaque at the first show I entered it in earlier today!

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...

Ron, that's a good looking truck! I like

Yes the term RatRod is tossed around all the time now. I consider several pics above to be Hotrods. Im picky on what yrs can be called a RatRod also. For instance a 49 Ford car I do NOT consider eligible to very called a RatRod But a 52 Ford pickup can be. BUT to each their own aswell! Pick up a RatRod Magazine They'd love your boys truck. They build with what they have. I met a few of the guys at fastback66's place last summer. Their from Canada and Drove their RatRods clear down to Waverly Nebraska.