Help with Technic MOC

hey guys! mechanical engineering student and new lego technic enthusiast here looking for help with my first moc. any advice is greatly appreciated :) so basically i want to make a technic lego corvette c3 for my boyfriend's birthday gift (which is in 3 and a half months, hence why i am tackling quite a challenging project). since i actually want to buy the parts and everything, i've had to make some cuts from my initial design idea, but the general gist is i want it to be as close to the...