Lots of guys can manage to build lots of technically involved cars with some good -hard applying your skills, but first you gotta go sell your labor to some shop to learn, like go park yourself in the town art Morrison is in and keep bugging him for a job.
or where ever else.
TSC GT40 Monocoque Chassis

For Shaun84Targa and any other crazy Pelicans: Wanna start a car company? - Pelican Parts Technical BBS


the good news is the kid is 18 and has lots of time,

just don't tell yourself you can do this by the time you are 28!
( more like 58 maybe).

do you have a rich uncle or auntee that's gonna bequeath you with a big pile of money?

the world is full of BBC's with aluminum tops, but an aluminum block is still -uh, kinda pricy.

http://www.chevrolet.com/performance/crate-engines/big-block-anniversary-427.html