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No one can tell you about future values (especially in niche market segments), but all other things being equal... The further you deviate from stock / original, the higher the risk of reducing your total addressable market. The smaller the TAM, the lower the average sales price or the longer the "days on the market," or... both.

Build it the way you want, but you're making a bet (the ante being the additional build costs) to risk a lower sales price. Be intellectually honest that you are not playing the percentages.

Maybe you'll strike gold and you'll find a buyer that will pay you for building a car the way you wanted to build it? Most likely, however, is that the higher bill of materials + lower sale price will be the cost to scratch your Safari build itch. You'd be trading $$ for "units of pleasure." Not that there's anything wrong with that.

God speed and good luck.