Cool!!! I think you will need to get yourself a soldering iron and some solder and wire and just start practicing. With electronic components, heat kills .. so you will need to get your technique down ..
Perhaps the best way to get started is with an 8 buck
madvapes kit .. comes with all the parts and will give you good education. And if you screw it up completely, you aren't out much. The MV kit is very much like the Old Goats I gave to the Marines back at Christmas time. Imagine the satisfaction of building your own and being successful
Check this:
510 Box Mod Kit
Check this link for some basic soldering techniques:
How To Solder - Soldering Tutorial
Good luck and do keep in touch, I would like to see your finished product.
Alan
PS: Do you really live in Fresno? We used to live in Reedley