Hy Danthemanmj23, your questions are a bit confusing, do you want a daily driver, a restored truck, or a hotrodded truck.
The value of the completed vehicle depends on what you build, a stock restoration or a hot rod.
The time it takes is dependant on how well and complete you do the job, restoration or hot rod.
The headaches of a restoration are in my opinion easier to solve because you have research material to access to verify how it should be. When you hotrod a vehicle you are blazing a new trail, and it all depends on what components you choose to use and how many changes from the original design you choose to make.
The money invested, again is dependant on which direction you choose to go and how meticulous you want to be with the work.
Your truck is somewhat rare, with only one and a half years of production, personally I would not hotrod it. I would repair all the mechanicals, possibly find a 261, and a hydramatic for it, and probably a higher speed set of rear axle gears for it. Ultimately the truck is only worth what someone will pay for it, just my opinion, hope it helps.
