Never in my life would I have thought it would come to this

I have been looking for months here and on Craig list and on the net in general. Problem is I can find B,C,E body housing / full assy all day long for a reasonable price but the cost to modify comes up to the same as an original A-body. I'm in Colorado and there aren't too many a-bodys around here and even fewer with 8 3/4. Tonys parts wants 650 + shipping, A local guy has a few but they are in the 500 to 600 range just for the housing. I can get complete B,C,E assy for 350 in a wrecking yard near by but again the cost to modify might as well pay the price for an original.