my brother started where I am at right now. he doesnt know a whole lot about building cars but he found a shop that he can build everything by himself but the owner is teaching him as he goes. that would be wonderful but i found it is hard to find shops like that around here. I would also like to learn by helping him with his stang but unfortunatly he lives in texas and I live in michigan. we do talk almost everyday and most of the time the topic of conversation is his build or my options for my build.as far as working on cars I do have some experience with some beginner work like tune ups tires brakes oil changes and things like that.I dont pay anyone to do anything on my car I feel like it is pointless to waste money on something that I can do myself and save money while gaining knowledge at the same time