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you can sell the car to me and start your new project
I was wondering how I'd finance it 😉
I know what you mean regarding a restomod though, it's probably a bit more sensible for a first big project.
I can't help but feel like once the whole thing is broken down into it's constituent parts though there's no one element that's too daunting aside from the chassis and suspension design but looks like getting a license plate on the finished article in Ireland is going to be a nightmare unless there's a "donor" chassis with a VIN...
Nahguavkire-
See if you can get a copy of the Bosch automotive handbook, think it is version 10.
Suspension wise, I'd chat to either GAZ suspension in Essex or LEDA/HBE engineering norfolk.
Why not look up formula student, some teams build their own chasis, well design and get someone else to assemble the chassis. Design the suspension etc.
If you were in England, say go to Jevington house, near beachy Head to see and speak to the guys rebuilding, restoring the Campbell cars as well as building other vehicles.
lynx
I'd suggest working out what element you most want to be able to say "I've done that".
For e.g. if you use an MX5 donor for the chassis/suspension/engine/trans/steering/etc then it's a design, trimming, paint and bodywork project.
I'd suggest a resto-mod type project where you get to do some (but crucially not all) of each element of the car, which would give you some insight into which of these elements you actually enjoyed, and which you'd rather pay someone else to do.
Diving straight into a ground up, do-it-all project is going to be an enormous undertaking.
My suggestion: import a Volvo 242, convert to RHD, swap in the engine, transmission and running gear from an E90 M3.
That should take 3-4 years and by the end of it you'll have done a bit of everything, you can sell the car to me and start your new project.