first hotrod

Hello everyone, I'm building my first hotrod and thought I could find some info I this board. I'm a twenty seven year-old factory worker from Michigan. My background is circle track racing. My cars include an 04 Ford F-150 4X4 with the FX4 package. An 87 Monte Carlo SS I've had since I was 19. I also have a 1977 Impala chassied sportsman/street stock circle track racer. It's got a 450 horse 355 cu. in. small block Chevy and rattles the siding on the garage. I've just purchased a Model A chassis and starting a new winter project. I guess everybody calls them "rat rods" but I like period correct hotrod.