You are both correct that it is a big ask and people should be skeptical. Most of the time something like this would end up having a new business partner or investor, yet this isn't an angel network or crowd equity site so I can only ask for a loan.  

Use of funds is more than a simple reskin and adding a few tweaks. There is also an additional service that will be added that will compliment what is already there.

A full use of funds and project overview is available, I'd prefer to speak one on one about the details.
There is also some collateral that can be discussed.

Bringing the service back up as is and waiting for the income would delay a full relaunch by a few months. It is of course an option yet I'd prefer to move faster than that as crypto waits for no one. I may also go the traditional bank route although my first thought nowadays is to see if crypto can be the solution.