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The Army had "Morale Support" facilities at Fort Knox and Fort Benning. They had full tools and power tools and IIRC a paint booth. They also had civilian instructors on staff to help you out.
You had to take a basic safety class, then to use anything technical you had to take another class. They punched your card to show you were "qualified." I did some body work on my 1964 Beetle and converted it from 6 volt to 12 volt. The civilians also knew where the local junk yards were as well as the best part stores.
A club activity seems like a possibility. Yankee Beemers has over 500 members. $30 each a year would be $15,000.