I think its important to remember that no individual step is really all that hard.
Some planning is required, some persistence is critical.
You should plan on a year and a half of persistent work on all those small jobs. You should do the work at home because driving to the airport is a hassle. You should not make this a committee project, each person often wants to go their own way and more time is spent discussing the project that is spent working on the project. Welding chrome molly. We mig weld most parts and TIG weld the more critical parts.