2000 Tahoe RAT Rod Convertible ??? A little different...

[Chad Nicholls]

I am not sure if this will be well received, however I thought I would share a project my son and I have been working for the last 6 weeks. Its a GMT800 2000 Tahoe LT that was rolled in Michigan last winter. We picked it up on Facebook for $400. It has high mileage and obviously it wasn't a restore candidate so we originally bought it for the engine to put in my son's 46 ford rat rod.

While he was gone this summer I got board and thought I would start stripping it for parts and scrapping the rest. I had a little too much fun and ended up cutting the top off, to give head room and allow the door to close so I could drive it around on our property. Well I had a hood off a 47 Grain Truck that I had sitting around with a major dent up the middle. Well one thing came after the other and before we knew it, we had a Frankenstein Rat Rod. We have a place near Silver Lake Sand Dunes and this will be our dedicated weekend toy for the dunes.

 

[Chad Nicholls]

 

[gat0r]

i like it
& it looks a helluva lot better than the rat rod c4 vette i saw a few years back.

 

[iamdub]

I dig it!

Why wouldn't it be well-received? You saved it from the scrap yard and gave it a cool appearance and new purpose. Cheap thrills!

 

[swathdiver]

The memories made with the kids will last for generations to come. Fun stuff!

 

[Rocket Man]

Cool!

 

[rico387]

I am not sure if this will be well received, however I thought I would share a project my son and I have been working for the last 6 weeks. Its a GMT800 2000 Tahoe LT that was rolled in Michigan last winter. We picked it up on Facebook for $400. It has high mileage and obviously it wasn't a restore candidate so we originally bought it for the engine to put in my son's 46 ford rat rod.

While he was gone this summer I got board and thought I would start stripping it for parts and scrapping the rest. I had a little too much fun and ended up cutting the top off, to give head room and allow the door to close so I could drive it around on our property. Well I had a hood off a 47 Grain Truck that I had sitting around with a major dent up the middle. Well one thing came after the other and before we knew it, we had a Frankenstein Rat Rod. We have a place near Silver Lake Sand Dunes and this will be our dedicated weekend toy for the dunes.




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What’s not to like? Get a tetanus shot and let the good times roll.

 

[Jeff O]

I suspect that those unfendered front wheels will throw up a lot of dirt which will end up in your unwindshielded face.

 

[mountie]

I love it !!!!! ( How can anyone not like a V8 powered anything???? )

Total fun!!! ( That's it...... "Total" - Fun" )..... I named the rat-rig.....

(( Find some '40 fenders for it ))

Canvas roof.....

 

[Miami-Dade]

You and your son have done a awesome job Chad!! I love it also!

Welcome from Miami Beach!

 

[Tonyrodz]

Pretty cool. I bet it still runs like a champ.

 

[malmed]

Took some junk and made a nice toy.... awesome.

 

[Doubeleive]

pretty creative and cool! interesting to see where this goes

 

[Big Mama]

We have a place in Mexico and your rig would be one of the nicer on our beach. Great job.

 

[Fosscore]

Super cool family project and unique. Thx for sharing!

 

[07RCSB]

Love it! Always great to see something unique.