Reading the above is like going back in time. No doubt this won't be your last vehicle...but I
guarantee you that it will make lasting memories.
Just for laughs, check out some old photos & memories of my buddy's truck back when I was
your age. (
454 Camper Special project from my misspent youth.)
If you treat this as the real-world learning experience that it is, and strive to
make the most of what you have to work with, this will in turn give you
invaluable practice in all things having to do with critical thinking, analytic troubleshooting, etc.
Way more than your contemporaries will be doing while only putting fingertips to a screen.
Play your cards right, and you will get to do anything you want for a career.
Just be careful. Respect the laws of physics. Safety 1st.
And go for it.
:0)