Awesome, thanks for that info. Might have to drag that motor out of the shed and have a peek at the internals.

I'm probably not the right person to give you info on the market as I find it difficult spending huge amounts on 1 car that's perfect, when I could have 5 cars that are ok but need minor fixing for the same price. However from what I've seen, building a car to suit the fussiest of the numbers matching buyers doesn't really look to be a financially beneficial operation, even with the higher price you will achieve when selling. Those last 5% of details will no doubt cost that extra amount that can blow a budget.

Those mods you mention however, give a car that has all the desirable options that will make an appealing package. While it may not be as that particular vehicle left the factory it is all stuff that was available and your just building a top of the range fully optioned vehicle. A good example are the $30,000 utes that seven8twomotors sells. They're nowhere near factory original but that extra effort to turn it into a $40,000 factory original vehicle might cost more than the extra $10,000.

You don't want to be selling it to someone who considers it an investment cause they'll want it perfect at the lowest price possible. Build it to appeal to the guy who wants all the fruit that makes his mates envious. Isn't that what life is about?