I,M GOING TO WEIGH IN ON THIS TOPIC , I LOVE THE IDEA OF RAT RODS BUT HATE THE TERM RAT ROD ,AS SOME OF YOU MAY KNOW I,V BUILT A FEW ,I LIKE THE IDEA OF BUILDING SOME THING OUT OF WHAT EVER PARTS YOU CAN GET AND THE IDEA OF NOT PAINTING IT IS PART OF THE THEME OF BEING ON A BUDGET , IF I WAS A LATE TEEN OR EARLY 20,S SOME THING BACK IN THE 40,S /50,S I WOULD HAVE BUILT SOME THING LIKE WHAT WE CALL A RAT ROD ,BECAUSE THATS WHAT I COULD HAVE AFFORDED , I,M SORRY BUT LIKE THEM ,