Hot Rodder or Purist?

As a builder I spend most of my days working on cars,and bikes. Parts that are factory engineered matched to the car make install a breeze. Availability is the problem.
Making a car look stock but with repops is a *****. Most repops are cheap. Missing fasteners ,need modification,or just look bad. Not fun.
Customs are great with the right customer. Can use imagination, engineering.
So as far as the builder stand point I'd rather go custom if the customer is willing to pay for it.
Personally I like to build oddball vehicles with better handling performance,and more horsepower than ever intended. But I like to make them look as if it came factory that way.
I'm a painter,and airbrush artist but I believe subtle is beautiful. Make people look for the cool stuff. Just shove it in their face if you know what I mean.
So custom all the way!