new to hot rodding...

Hello everyone.
My name is Dillon and im curently staitioned at McChord AFB (im an aircraft sheetmetal guy). I just recently picked up a 64 F-250 whith a 223 inline six. It has alot of potential. Im going to try to turn it into a hot rod truck while keeping the inline six (i like being diferent). I grew up around drag racing and building motors whith my dad. He has a 57 2door hardtop belair that does 11.25s on the 1/4 whith a small journal 327 in the motor bay. My curent truck is a 1980 Isuzu pickup whith a built up 110cu Isuzu 4banger(again i like being diferent). Well i hope i can get some great ideas for my ford off the forums:)