Like what GG said, I've seen people get discouraged and give up over less, (remember I drive wrecker, I have taken a fair share of lost causes on their last ride) and I'm from a "partially automotive" family (no "restorers" so to say but we generally keep our old rusty crap on the road longer than "average" and all the classic iron was built, not bought) Alot of times it is the young kids who are the cause of the lost ambition. Either "I want it I want it" types or the good old father/son project that good old sonny would rather have a v6 02 Camaro with altezzas or a yellow Neon with a wing and worry about a paintball gun than build a friggin awsome 67 RS with his dad and have a work of art when done(even though I ain't a fan of 1gen Camaros... well Camaros in general besides the early 2gens) I hope the best of the project at hand, prove us wrong! Don't be a statistic!
The rat-rod look? I personally don't even like that on the junk azz, unfinised, rotted out, cobbed togher, scrap-rods. Just my opinion and you know what they say about opinions...