New Thread-to Be Or Not To Be?

I say build it the way you want it. It's your car if you do what other people want you to do with the car you won't enjoy it as much as you could. The only way I'd keep a car stock is if it was a rare car that was worth a lot. Otherwise on an ordinary car, stock can be boring and who cares if you don't have the proper date coded numbers matching hose clamp?