hi, the "rat" type of car suits me, i think , and i just want to know what makes a rat a rat?

a hard one.first a car with a bit of character, eg minor rust old signs although you can get the done there are some great sign boys on here,the car must be road worthy and have safe good brakes stearing etc,really once all the safty stuff has been done the rest is looks inside use imagination but keeping it safe
happy building
don't think it's the cheap way to go being ratty is a hard job and can cost a few bucks

Take a bomb, slam it on its guts, and but bling wheels and make sure its mechanical sound.
Then you got 'hotness' :P