Great plan Rodger...
Maybe a big inch injected nailhead, with an intake and ITB's like the one on your truck.
Use a 6 speed with a paddle shifter and build an articulated seat like the one in Rad Rides '66 Chevy Hurricane...keeping the bench seat like Leno did.
Here's an amazing '54 'Buferd racing the La Carrera Panamericana
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pnCz0Ks1r7U
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zAP6Y...eature=related