if this is a team frame (while being very cool) will undermine my intentions for the frame---Put as little money as possible into it (Maaco color of the day or rattle can touch up) and have fun ridding.
You could still do that, no? When you're done, sell it for restoration or do it yourself. Just don't drill the brakebridge, crash it it, use it as a polo bike....but team bike or not, I'd rather ride it than hang it on a wall and look at it.