How about some pics of 88-98 Trucks

[Scootin 81 C20]

Originally Posted by Ratrod_Girl

I also built my own sound system with 10's in the back. Out of wood and a lot of trashbags for sound dead'n'ing : P Redneck budget!

Where did those floormats come from? Those are awesome!! I have Betty Boop ones in my truck.

[BIGphillip79]

Hey RatRod, trucks looks pretty sweet. All ya gotta do now is spring for some red powder coating on those wheels and some white walls.

[Oldschool82]

Hey Rat-rod...love the truck tooo! Really digging the side pipes! Good work. I will have to second what has been said too. Nothing cooler than a pretty girl with a wrench in her hand working on a kick @ss ride. You rock..lol

[Ratrod_Girl]

Originally Posted by Scootin 81 C20

Where did those floormats come from? Those are awesome!! I have Betty Boop ones in my truck.

Lol, would you believe me if I told you they were for the kitchen floor! LMAO! I had a friend buy one for me from a 50's place on Amazon.com and you know how gearheads think... " what could I do with that, i'm never in the kitchen that much?!" Lol, so yep, I bought two and they fit PERFECTLY! The material has the rubber bottom so they don't slide out of my truck and yet they still mold to the flooring! I LOVE EM'! Glad you like em' too!

[Ratrod_Girl]

Originally Posted by BIGphillip79

Hey RatRod, trucks looks pretty sweet. All ya gotta do now is spring for some red powder coating on those wheels and some white walls.

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Funny you say that! I have been on this topic with myself FOREVER. I have gone back and forth about it... sadly, I've seen this happen far too often on this truck model and I just don't like the way it looks... some of them dropped to the ground look ok, but the stock height.... just looks ...off. I did manage to find a nice set of rims I would get if I end up doing that....*posted below* Or I would just powdercoat, like you said, the rims I have! I'm a huge fan of the Outlaw I American Racing rims... i don't have to deal with breakdust! And as for the Whitewalls.. I'm not sure i'd ever go with them... I like meaty tires *mine are 33 in the back and 31 in the front 15's all around....they don't make them that big that i can find... :/

THanks for the comment either way

[Ratrod_Girl]

Originally Posted by oldschool82

hey rat-rod...love the truck tooo! Really digging the side pipes! Good work. I will have to second what has been said too. Nothing cooler than a pretty girl with a wrench in her hand working on a kick @ss ride. You rock..lol

THANK YOU!!!!!

[TwoFiftyShifter]

Girl, that is truly a one of a kind ride. I like it ALOT. I dislike the flames on the wheel/dash, but I think everything else is awesome. Going for an almost 50s gasser look, I would love to see that truck with some wide white walls and maybe Cragar SS or chrome reverse wheels. Too cool.

[89muscletruck]

Wicked truck Ratrod Girl! but can we see a pic of your "redneck" stereo in the backseat?

[Ratrod_Girl]

Originally Posted by 89muscletruck

Wicked truck Ratrod Girl! but can we see a pic of your "redneck" stereo in the backseat?

No problem! Thanks again everyone for all the comments by the way! As for the stereo, I was new to wiring so my Dad supervised! lol, This picture was taken a long while ago *you can tell the seats and inside weren't changed out yet*, but its still looks the exact same! And works as good as ever!!!! 10'S were all I needed! I'm sure most people driving around me wouldn't be happy to listen to my Country, Rock, or Oldies blasting if I had any bigger!!! lol

P.s. sorry for the crappy picture of me, it was pretty hot outside that day! lol

[Ratrod_Girl]

Originally Posted by TwoFiftyShifter

Girl, that is truly a one of a kind ride. I like it ALOT. I dislike the flames on the wheel/dash, but I think everything else is awesome. Going for an almost 50s gasser look, I would love to see that truck with some wide white walls and maybe Cragar SS or chrome reverse wheels. Too cool.

I completely agree with you on the dash bit!!! I plan on ripping it all out and doing an entire billet or diamond plate sheet, box style molded around, and have black gauges to replace it all! Then the same for the door panels, a sheet of metal and the door handle and switches is all thats seen. No more plastic!

[BIGphillip79]

[QUOTE=Ratrod_Girl;3839118]]

Funny you say that! I have been on this topic with myself FOREVER. I have gone back and forth about it... sadly, I've seen this happen far too often on this truck model and I just don't like the way it looks... some of them dropped to the ground look ok, but the stock height.... just looks ...off. I did manage to find a nice set of rims I would get if I end up doing that....*posted below* Or I would just powdercoat, like you said, the rims I have! I'm a huge fan of the Outlaw I American Racing rims... i don't have to deal with breakdust! And as for the Whitewalls.. I'm not sure i'd ever go with them... I like meaty tires *mine are 33 in the back and 31 in the front 15's all around....they don't make them that big that i can find... :/

THanks for the comment either way

Well there is one way I know to get big fat white walls. You can make them as long as the tire has white letters.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xkcm3rh60p0

[Ratrod_Girl]

[quote=BIGphillip79;3840202]

Originally Posted by Ratrod_Girl

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Funny you say that! I have been on this topic with myself FOREVER. I have gone back and forth about it... sadly, I've seen this happen far too often on this truck model and I just don't like the way it looks... some of them dropped to the ground look ok, but the stock height.... just looks ...off. I did manage to find a nice set of rims I would get if I end up doing that....*posted below* Or I would just powdercoat, like you said, the rims I have! I'm a huge fan of the Outlaw I American Racing rims... i don't have to deal with breakdust! And as for the Whitewalls.. I'm not sure i'd ever go with them... I like meaty tires *mine are 33 in the back and 31 in the front 15's all around....they don't make them that big that i can find... :/

THanks for the comment either way

Well there is one way I know to get big fat white walls. You can make them as long as the tire has white letters.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xkcm3rh60p0

Oh yea!!! I forgot about this, I've seen this before on youtube! I was actually pretty pumped about doing something like this once, but when I bought my Nitto Dune Grapplers recently... they have no white lettering... But besides that, they had the flames on the side which was the whole point behind getting them! That was to make up for boring tires. I'll search around craigslist and maybe give this a go with a tester set! Thanks for the vid post!

[89muscletruck]

That sub setup looks better than mine!

[JetForceF22]

Are they actually running off the headers or just for show?

[jb1016]

RRG, you a Titans fan?

[worley91]

Originally Posted by Ratrod_Girl

Hi!
I'm WAY new here, but wanted to post a few pics of my progress! This is one owner and it was in BAD shape when I got it. Yes, i AM a girl and NO not a manly butchy one! lol, i do all my own work and if I can't do it... i learn it and do it later! I'm into the whole 50's theme kind of thing and wanted to do it to my truck! Like a classic "greaser!" So this is what i've come up with so far!!!! P.s. I DO NOT take it to any shop, minus the paint job and bending the zoomie tips, so this is all me!!!! : )

1994 GMC Sierra Stepside XC Pickup. Originally red. Now Hotrod Flatz.
350 V8 TBI

If you have any questions or comments i'd LOVE to hear them













The whole pack!


Old Exhaust

Where did you pick up that roll pan??

[Ratrod_Girl]

Originally Posted by worley91

Where did you pick up that roll pan??

I got it form stylintrucks.com! One of my favorite places to shop besides LMCTruck and SummitRacing !

They should still be on there!

[Ratrod_Girl]

Originally Posted by JetForceF22

Are they actually running off the headers or just for show?

They are NOT just for show. I have tubing running from my headers, to a muffler, to a dual port high flow cat x pipe, then molded around the chassis and coming out from both sides behind the doors. Welded to the chassis to keep away from the paint. They work, are loud as HELLo, and I LOVE THEM!

[worley91]

Originally Posted by Ratrod_Girl

I got it form stylintrucks.com! One of my favorite places to shop besides LMCTruck and SummitRacing !

They should still be on there!

sweet thanks.

[Ratrod_Girl]

Originally Posted by worley91

sweet thanks.

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Also, a word of advice, have someone there to help you! lol! It takes tweeking to get it to fit flush with the side finders I have two tiny chrome screws zipped in on either side to keep it pushed out. Other wise the rollpan, a Sir Michaels Roll Pan, will bend in a little once its tightened down! Good luck!

[Ratrod_Girl]

What do ya'll think about this? Like I said, i don't like whitewalls at all, so they're out of the question for me.... BUT I have been trying to force my red interior out to the exterior, so what would be a better way than this! .....

My horrible attempt at paint/copy/paste!

[Scootin 81 C20]

That looks good. You could always put Porta-Walls on there.

[worley91]

Originally Posted by Ratrod_Girl

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Also, a word of advice, have someone there to help you! lol! It takes tweeking to get it to fit flush with the side finders I have two tiny chrome screws zipped in on either side to keep it pushed out. Other wise the rollpan, a Sir Michaels Roll Pan, will bend in a little once its tightened down! Good luck!

I would have to tweak it anyways, I already had to re-build the side fender bottom cups which is how I came across my truck, it got rear-ended and everything was all boogered up.

[derek6787]

flat black - gloss red flames = red on the outside

[my90k5]

Originally Posted by Ratrod_Girl

What do ya'll think about this? Like I said, i don't like whitewalls at all, so they're out of the question for me.... BUT I have been trying to force my red interior out to the exterior, so what would be a better way than this! .....

My horrible attempt at paint/copy/paste!

Ratrod Girl, simply amazing. I love the black; did you do the paint as well? Being from Nevada have you been to the Jeff Gordon and Mario Andretti Racing School? Congrats on the placement!