I hope this doesn't sound too grumpy, but I think that the internet has changed the way young people learn--and not for the better. It seems like all they want is he answers without the learning part.
But if your goals are really as you say, then they are good ones and deserve an answer:
1) Buy a car. Fox bodies are a dime a dozen. Specifics don't really matter. You will actually learn more from a bad car anyway.
2) Drive the s**t out of it. Do all the events you can. Find out what you can and can't do, find out what the car can and can't do.
3)When things break or you have SPECIFIC things you would like to correct (about yourself OR the car), consult forums like this one for direction.
4) Repeat steps 2 and 3 until you run out of money or get bored.
That's all there is to it. My first autocross car was a '78 Corolla. It was never fast no matter how much I modded it--but I had so much fun driving it and wrenching on it. And I learned quite a bit along the way.
Mark
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