NEW to this maverick

[yz2502000]

hello a 74 ford maverick was given to me by my uncle. she's kind of torn up inside and out but has a strong little engine. so i want to restore this car but my father looks at it and turns his head because we cannot find parts anywhere for it. and if my dad wont help me out with this i'm a sitting duck with a big hunk of metal, i'm only 16 and don't know to much about fixing cars.the last owner dropped a 71' f100 302v8 in it, just needs a clutch and tune up. but healso got into an accident and it smashed the front end in a little so the hood and everything is a bit tweaked. Now the inside was totally thrashed so we completely gutted it and just threw out the carpet, front bench seat, and a ****load of tar. haha. We had to Hot wire the car to get it over to the house, the starter in it is good just it needs to be plugged in. i just need some tips; websites, books, personal experience, whatever you think will help. i joined this website today so if i did something wrong posting this please let me know so i know. -thanks