WHile you have the time before starting in on your own car take some time and go to local Cobra shows and gatherings. You need the relationship of those who are in the clubs and members of organizations who have the time and sweat in on building their own cars. They have the knuckle scrapping experiences and the long duration of hours invested in their love for this car. If you truly want to learn the right way of doing this I suggest that you humble yourself and throw that into being a dry sponge and go and spend time with those who have walked the walk per say and absorb as much of them as you can. You can read all the books out there and not have the real life
oil on your hands and it just takes away from the experience. To truly do this it takes time and a passion for this car that will frustrate you and make you smile all at the same time. Start involoving yourself and getting an idea of which model of Cabra you want to build and how much of the original parts do you want to incorporate into your own car. Good Luck