Need some inspiration

I have been working on a 31 A sedan for a while now and I am starting to get discouraged. the rust seam to never stop I have already replaced the entire bottom all the way around both door skins and now it looks like I am going to have to replace the roof panels above the doors. At what point does it become too much. I still have to blast, grind, s****e, patch ect. the rest of the body god only knows what I will find. I know many of you have started off with worse so show me some before and after shots to help get me motivated again.

 

Kinda in the same boat as you. I'm fairly new to doing this much work on a project by myself. Have had hot rods over the years, but learning to do more of the work myself. Bought a welder and trying to learn, did a ton of spot welds on patch panels. Panels made from sheet metal and tin snips. Not expert work but what the heck. Paid to have the chop done on cab but still needed alot of metal work. Got tired of working on it so I sprayed it primer this week. Showed up alot of dings I missed, but good to get over that hump. I think it is good enough for what I'm doing, could work on it forever and it still won't be perfect at my skill level. I think I can live with the imperfections, I want to continue the build so I can drive it. Started sanding primer to smooth out my paint job. Used a cheap spray gun, plan to spray it a flat solid color.

 

Having started only with a 1930 cowl, I'm replacing most everything that I find, even on the other used parts that I've come up with. I put new patch pannels on the cowl , gutted the tank and started with new subrails. The doors that I've aquired have been mostly replaced. The bottoms and outer skin on them was shot. I have a pair of the front roof pannels, which look like swiss cheese. I bought a new pair and am using them for cab corners (with some modification) and with the roof skin from a chevy pickup for the rear pannel. Also my door posts were very ratty. I've been patching them and reinforcing them to get away from the rotten wood inside. But it's one way to get a body, even if it's not perfect. That cab in the above post looks good now that it's one color. It's a slow process, but you have to keep focused on the end result.
Good Luck!

 

I am taking a break on the de-rusting for now and have srarted on the frame. Maybe having a roller will be the push I need to get it done