Sounds like you can take these lame motherfuckers' attempts at criticism pretty well, so just do what you want - You're young, have some fun and learn some shit, make your car look/be the way you want.
If I could impart one part of wisdom that might be of objective use, it's take your project thread down/stop updating and do your stuff to your car in your way. Sure, use the net and reference as you see fit to emerging trends etc, but leaving something as subjective as your own adoption of style open seems counter-intuitive.