Learning to work on cars

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Hi all,

I’ve been reading all these fantastic readers car threads on here and some of the guys here have some serious skills !

I’ve always wanted to learn to work on cars myself, to carry out routine maintenance, modifications and major mods such as engine swaps etc

I’m a civil engineer by trade, so I’ve got an eye for detail and the technical stuff. I’ve always been into cars, and hope to one day even open my own business working on cars and doing modifications etc.

So my question is, how can I learn the basics ? How do you all learn to work on cars ? Except for obviously the professional mechanics who obviously learn in college etc.

Thanks for your help in advance !