im discusted with old guy purists

so i fixed a LOT of cars for folks over time.Sure some of them wanted things i would defintly no do to my own car,like color,or leave the texture in,put runs back like they were(thats harder than you would think)etc,but i never told any one they were ruining there car by the way they were fixing it.I can relate to the crappy carb thing,i got that going on right now.But it was a christmas from my dad years ago,ill never part with it.I do plant to have it chrome powder coated or something.I was just taken by surprise when they guy told me i was ruining a good car,because i wasnt putting it back all original.If it were a 340 car,or even a hemi car,i still would build it my way,no matter what anyone else thinks about that.I would save what i took off it,and prob wouldnt cut it up,but theres not too many cars i ever seen that i think couldnt benefit from some upgrades if somekind.