I'm 28 years old, currently serving in the Army and on my 2nd deployed. I'm on year four of my six year contract. Going to school online, will have my Associates degree by January 2015. I understand how you feel I wish I had more money for more mods but I do what I can and what I think is more of a priority. Remember drivability comes first before anything else, don't do anything too heavy to your car incase something breaks, unless you can pay out of pocket for it. For now I will leave the engine alone, especially only having 7,800 miles on her. For now I want to do the ZL1 conversion just to give her a more aggressive look I like OEM parts and I will stick to that for the body. Good luck in school don't worry it will pay off in the end, I'm 28 years old and this is my first new car I have ever owned. Only problem is, I don't think I can ever go back to a regular car. I am willing to pay the extra money for a great ride because ever time I drive it, I feel like a million bucks, maybe because all my other cars were old rusted up Junkers lol.