Home schooling will work just fine on Hot Rod Stuff, there is a wealth of information on motors, tin work and everything automotive available in libraries, book stores, and on line. An easy way to answer the techy questions on motor rebuilds is to talk to an automotive machinist. Ask around the rodders in your area and find the machinists they know and trust, talk to them about your specific performance goals. The school of "been there, done that" is very alive and well right here in this forum. As far as advice on particular parts to use, just ask around in all of these resources, do some studying, build it. You'll be surprised at the results.