rat rod inspired street trucks...

[the moose]

Hey guys, im back in the truck scene after selling the GTO and taking some time to think about what i want to do.

im looking to make a "rat" style truck out of an OBS 2wd truck. im wondering if anyone has any pics of rat rod inspired trucks.

im just starting to plan out what i wanted, and as it would figure i found the perfect truck for my plans before i got the money (so naturally it will be gone before i can pick it up).

either way. if anyone has any rat inspired OBS truck pics id love to see them.

[monkeyoflove]

This is a members truck

http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r312/monkeyoflove/Dscf0912.jpg

[Chevytodd]

This is a members truck

http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r312/monkeyoflove/Dscf0912.jpg

That's exactly the truck I was gonna post. Not sure if he still comes around here. I haven't seen him in a loooooooong time.

[monkeyoflove]

I had a sick flat black one with pinstriping and baby moons saved, but am still searching for it.

[someotherguy]

That's exactly the truck I was gonna post. Not sure if he still comes around here. I haven't seen him in a loooooooong time.

Haven't seen him in so long I forgot his nick? likaroc13 or something like that? Anyhow, met him years ago when I lived in TN, he came over to buy some steelies from me. Real nice guy and a cool truck.

Richard

[CustomChevyGuy]

i've never seen that truck before, but i;d love to see more like it.

[the moose]

thats exactly the style im looking for... great looking truck.

what do you guys think of a lowered rcLB ? i think a shortbed is best, but long bed can fit a good bit of junk in back and i found a VERY solid starter truck with low miles. only draw back is the bed is SOOOOOOO long.

[someotherguy]

Longbeds don't bother me, my last daily was an extended cab longbed. Almost every time I go to haul something now I hate that I have a shortbed. Short trucks look sportier but there's something badass about a loooooong lowered vehicle, whether it's a truck or car.

Richard

[Macedawg]

i've got a pic at home of an s-10 with a modified bumper off of an old car of some sort and it actually looked really cool..i'll post it when i get home..i know its not a fullsize but it was a neat idea

[the moose]

Longbeds don't bother me, my last daily was an extended cab longbed. Almost every time I go to haul something now I hate that I have a shortbed. Short trucks look sportier but there's something badass about a loooooong lowered vehicle, whether it's a truck or car.

Richard

yeah i was a little offput by the look of the longbed at first. but then was looking around while driving today (i drive a ton for work) and i think they have potential. it will look lower without being quite as low which is good for me because i want to do static drop only.

the extra cargo room is another great point. i have a colorado for work and its a quad cab with the short bed. and i cant fit crap in it and it annoys me. i think i can also find some cool uses and things to fill the long bed that will be cool permanent in bed mountain bike racks perhaps.


i've got a pic at home of an s-10 with a modified bumper off of an old car of some sort and it actually looked really cool..i'll post it when i get home..i know its not a fullsize but it was a neat idea

sounds like a good concept.

i dont fit in any of the S10 trucks bc im a big guy, but i do love the look of them. (im 6'8 and near 300 lbs so s10 is out for me lol) but i fit just fine in my old RCSB silverado.

i look forward to the pic

[SolMan98]

Mr Flames....:read:

http://i136.photobucket.com/albums/q195/mrflames/retouch.jpg

[ITALIANO]

Heres mine... Bagged and extra low static rear, Primer Black with pin-striping. Im goin for an old school look till i can re-paint and new wheels.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v112/zano/kk/CanonRebel1153.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v112/zano/kk/CanonRebel1154.jpg

[1badgmc]

Mr Flames....:read:

http://i136.photobucket.com/albums/q195/mrflames/retouch.jpg

Nah. Sure he has a Rat Fink on his tonneau, but that nice paintjob keeps it out of rat rod territory.

[SolMan98]

Nah. Sure he has a Rat Fink on his tonneau, but that nice paintjob keeps it out of rat rod territory.

I was looking more at the rake along with the meats in the back profile.

[90Accord]

I was looking more at the rake along with the meats in the back profile.

wow those are some meats...i didnt even notice those at first

[Macedawg]

wow those are some meats...i didnt even notice those at first

a tubbed pickup truck with thin goofy flames..IMO, whats soo special? :dunno:

[StreetFreak]

ummm, maybe the fact that it's BADASS...

[90Accord]

ummm, maybe the fact that it's BADASS...

it is but it would be waaaaay more badass with a giant blower bustin through the hood.....maybe even dual blowers like thiss (www.youtube.com/watch?v=dkrgyfjJg3s)

[the moose]

ummm, maybe the fact that it's BADASS...

streetfreak what are the specs on your truck suspension its perfect

[StreetFreak]

28.5" front fender height 30" rear fender height

Front - 2" springs cut until I got that height

Rear - shackles, hangers, helper spring removed

[Macedawg]

sounds like a good concept.

i dont fit in any of the S10 trucks bc im a big guy, but i do love the look of them. (im 6'8 and near 300 lbs so s10 is out for me lol) but i fit just fine in my old RCSB silverado.

i look forward to the pic

heres that pic..i just thought it was kinda neat..i'm sure if you liked the look you could find some old iron that would look pretty sweet with some welding and a few custom brackets..lemme know what ya think of it :D

http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/ii36/macedawg81/100_2475.jpg

[derek6787]

dont know how to paste pics from other web sites so here's a link to a rat rod style ecsb http://www.67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/showthread.php?t=359780

[Chevytodd]

http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m309/chevytodd/GM%20trucks/0039.jpg


http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m309/chevytodd/GM%20trucks/super3.jpg

http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m309/chevytodd/GM%20trucks/IMG_4844.jpg







How abput a 60's Kustom theme ?? I think it's a little more unique than flat black lately....just my .02...


http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m309/chevytodd/GM%20trucks/0611st_01_z2000_gmc_sierrafront_-1.jpg
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[g9m3c]

So now Mr. Flames' truck is considered rat rod style???




I bet he'd love to find that out! :lol::lol::lol:

[Justin_Inc]

where the f**k do you guys find the smoothie dog dish's. damn i gotta find some of those haha.

[redsled]

plenty of kustoms but no pics of rats in this thread yet. a real rat rod is cobbled together with anything that the builder has laying around. going out of your way to make your truck look kustom is sweet, imo, but it don't make it a rat.

[m grasso]

a real rat rod is cobbled together with anything that the builder has laying around.

I guess my truck is a ratrod then.:biggrin:

1. caddy lights- junkyard
2. Wheels& tires-junkyard
3. bucket seats -junkyard
4. rear sway bar-junkyard
5. k&n-junkyard
6. hoodscoop-old truck
7. 3" y-pipe an super44 flowmaster-old truck
8. and lastly, 16 cans of $1.00 flat black paint-walmart

[the moose]

heres that pic..i just thought it was kinda neat..i'm sure if you liked the look you could find some old iron that would look pretty sweet with some welding and a few custom brackets..lemme know what ya think of it :D

http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/ii36/macedawg81/100_2475.jpg

totally awesome...


http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m309/chevytodd/GM%20trucks/0039.jpg



this is perfect. exactly what im going for. but mine will be long bed, and maybe lime green or orange wheels

[SolMan98]

a real rat rod is cobbled together with anything that the builder has laying around. .

Really......

http://www.strangevehicles.com/images/content/103166.jpg


I see some "cobbling" here....

:lol:

[texasbred]

that bamboo armor is SWEET

[91blkstpsd]

http://i135.photobucket.com/albums/q153/91blkstpsd/MY%20TRUCK/401558596_1390831063_0.jpg
Is mine considered "rat rod" since its satin black right now?
:lol:

[g9m3c]

http://i135.photobucket.com/albums/q153/91blkstpsd/MY%20TRUCK/401558596_1390831063_0.jpg
Is mine considered "rat rod" since its satin black right now?
:lol:






No. :whyme:




:lol:

[johnnypoopoo]

Wow!!! 91blkstpsd Your truck looks absolutely sick in the satin!!!! I'm assuming your sig is an older pic, if so why did you get rid of the gloss? I personally think it looks killer satin. Trucks just look meaner to me when they aren't all glossy.

[g9m3c]

Wow!!! 91blkstpsd Your truck looks absolutely sick in the satin!!!! I'm assuming your sig is an older pic, if so why did you get rid of the gloss? I personally think it looks killer satin. Trucks just look meaner to me when they aren't all glossy.





The sig pic's not his truck. It's the look he's going for. The satin is temporary.

[johnnypoopoo]

Yeah, I just did some digging on his myspace and realized that he got photoshop happy with his truck. I like the way it looks now, looks awesome. So the sig truck just a different truck all together?

[GarnetRed4.3]

Here's one that Banks Performance did probably 6 or so years ago. If I remember correctly it was a 454SS and they yanked out the big block and dropped in a 350 and put their twin-turbo kit for the SBC on it and pulled somewhere in the neighborhood of 1000-1100rwhp. Took it on the Hot Rod Power Tour too I believe.

http://i329.photobucket.com/albums/l393/90LXstang50/Banks_RatRod_Twin-TurboShopTruckTru.jpg

Here's the same truck with a clean street truck look...I like both looks but I really dig the shop truck/rat rod look.

http://i329.photobucket.com/albums/l393/90LXstang50/ch1.jpg

[Tigwldr]

http://i135.photobucket.com/albums/q153/91blkstpsd/MY%20TRUCK/401558596_1390831063_0.jpg
Is mine considered "rat rod" since its satin black right now?
:lol:

Your truck is insane. Those Coys look shwwweeeeeeet.
What offset and back spacing did you get?


That Banks 454 is sick. Its gotta be one of the best lookin OBS' out there. Those billet wheels are sweet to, tons of cash for them.

[Serial Thriller]

http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m309/chevytodd/GM%20trucks/IMG_4844.jpg

I'm surprised not to see more of these conversions, given the popularity and scarcity of the early Blazers. Unlike chopping a car, do you really need to worry much about structural integrity since the cab is on a real frame and seperate from the bed?
This is really getting the ol' wheels turning...:hack:

[Static 90]

I guess my truck is a ratrod then.:biggrin:

1. caddy lights- junkyard
2. Wheels& tires-junkyard
3. bucket seats -junkyard
4. rear sway bar-junkyard
5. k&n-junkyard
6. hoodscoop-old truck
7. 3" y-pipe an super44 flowmaster-old truck
8. and lastly, 16 cans of $1.00 flat black paint-walmart

It only took 16 cans to spray your truck? I figured it would take more than that...

[RPMbagged97]

I'm surprised not to see more of these conversions, given the popularity and scarcity of the early Blazers. Unlike chopping a car, do you really need to worry much about structural integrity since the cab is on a real frame and seperate from the bed?
This is really getting the ol' wheels turning...:hack:

Yes you still need to worry about structural integrity. You'd be suprised what happens to the body of a car/truck when you cut the roof off. Doesn't matter if it is bolted to a frame or not.

[transplant]

Heres one I came across


uuuuhh pics won't post

[jasonslb]

I'm doin a ratrod look as well flat black red roof red factory steelies if I can find a set if steelies, shaved with 50's style taillights and bagged.

[ur2nvs]

Have to be a fullsize? My old mini...
http://i498.photobucket.com/albums/rr341/ur2nvs/0126091440-00.jpg
http://i498.photobucket.com/albums/rr341/ur2nvs/27.jpg
http://i498.photobucket.com/albums/rr341/ur2nvs/0812st_49_zhavoc_east_coaststreet_sign_door_panels .jpg

[86merc]

^ that is a true rat rod!

[Serial Thriller]

Have to be a fullsize? My old mini...
http://i498.photobucket.com/albums/rr341/ur2nvs/0126091440-00.jpg
What did you do to reinforce the cab? I'm thinking of something similar to a low 4 or 6 point roll cage, as minimally intrusive as possible.

[ur2nvs]

Absolutley nothing, my doors do not sag, or anything of that nature.
But then again i dont act stupid with it, just drive it.

http://i498.photobucket.com/albums/rr341/ur2nvs/0126091440-01-Copy.jpg
http://i498.photobucket.com/albums/rr341/ur2nvs/campdrag-Copy.jpg
http://i498.photobucket.com/albums/rr341/ur2nvs/mazdaskate_003.jpg
http://i498.photobucket.com/albums/rr341/ur2nvs/l_6ccba1e517bc7e271c9f08e4fe34d345.jpg
http://i498.photobucket.com/albums/rr341/ur2nvs/0125091609-00.jpg
http://i498.photobucket.com/albums/rr341/ur2nvs/GaugeMagazine_2008_Havoc_063.jpg

[someotherguy]

If you don't act stupid with it, what fun is that?

Jeez man I drive my truck until it snaps in half, then I fix it and do it again. That's what toys are for. :D

Richard

[DIRICKSON06]

Some neat looking rides, especially the stepsides!

[custm2500]

I guess my truck is a ratrod then.:biggrin:

1. caddy lights- junkyard
2. Wheels& tires-junkyard
3. bucket seats -junkyard
4. rear sway bar-junkyard
5. k&n-junkyard
6. hoodscoop-old truck
7. 3" y-pipe an super44 flowmaster-old truck
8. and lastly, 16 cans of $1.00 flat black paint-walmart

I would say your truck certainly has a certain level of rat rod to it. I don't know if you were joking or serious.

[Inverter]

The Mazda would be the only rat rod inspired truck pictured in this thread,,so far.

Flat/satin paint and steelies dont make it a rat rod...Most of yall are confused about rat rods and hot rods. :nono:

[custm2500]

The Mazda would be the only rat rod pictured in this thread,,so far.

Flat/satin paint and steelies dont make it a rat rod...Most of yall are confused about rat rods and hot rods. :nono:

I would strongly dissagree. Cheap paint usualy flat, low buck steel wheels(often stock from something), and generaly a low cost build is what a rat rod is to me. Many of the pics posted are "rat rod" inspiered in my opinion.

[Inverter]

All the OBS posted,if anything,are traditional hot rod inspired.Most confuse traditional w/rats. Rat rods are eclectic,patina'd w/sometimes intentional rough fabrication and an overall shoddy rigged up theme. They are home built as are lots of traditionals but they are a step down from a real or traditional hot rod.
I know,blah blah blah... The line between is getting blurred but for the record.

[jimmy_dong]

preach it inverter!! i know you were there. :run:



but i do agree, satin paint and steelies do not constitute a "rat rod" hell, even that term was coined by the shiny painted rod builders.

[Macedawg]

http://a1.l3-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/65/9520854ea3c5497f8840ffce2f42d8c0/l.jpg

:looking:

[Macedawg]

i thought this was neat..its a International on an S-10 frame..

http://a1.l3-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/80/b92b30c57adb433ea8d03a6b1a9b1115/l.jpg

[jimmy_dong]

oooo i love me some wires.

and not that "elbowz" "84s" "swangz" on "vogues" shart either.

[Inverter]

Too sweet!
The one on wires is B/A. Looks like they used some steel plate for rockers.

[2LNBLKTOP]

http://i677.photobucket.com/albums/vv135/2lnblktop/101_1016.jpg

[BHB]

Not a rat rod, or an OBS.

http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee137/greggmartucci/P9230030.jpg

[someotherguy]

oooo i love me some wires.

and not that "elbowz" "84s" "swangz" on "vogues" shart either.
What you know bout swangas and vogues!

Richard

(p.s. what you know bout purple drank!)

(p.p.s. what you know bout poppin trunk, neon lights, and candy paint?)

[MikeDre]

those wires look good

[RWSZ71]

i thought this was neat..its a International on an S-10 frame..

http://a1.l3-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/80/b92b30c57adb433ea8d03a6b1a9b1115/l.jpg

^This is awesome....just sayin

[Monzter]

This one belongs to "Big Chris" in our car club. These pics were taken right after I got all the work done to get the Supremes on, takes a few mods to get them on these trucks. Wheel studs have to be swapped to 1/2" studs, rotors & axle flanges have to be machined so the center caps will fit.

http://a6.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash2/66947_167930433218782_134780326533793_550080_17300 30_n.jpg

http://a4.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/66947_167930439885448_134780326533793_550081_37483 76_n.jpg

http://a2.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/66947_167930443218781_134780326533793_550082_45537 13_n.jpg

[Low88]

ew @ ratty death traps.