The Cheapest Possible Collective A-Body Build

Back in the early 80's I was a broke just-quit-college student. I bought a 64 Fairlane wagon for $500 that threw a rod a couple of days later. I called the seller and renegotiated the price and got the car for $100. I was working at a gas station-car wash-garage place and the service manager took pity on me and helped rebuild the engine (some kind of straight six). A few months later I discovered the block was cracked on the rebuilt motor and I had no money to do the engine again. I scraped and sanded the area of the crack and slobbered a bunch of JB Weld on it. Let it sit for a day to cure and drove the car with no issues for several years till I sold it for a Duster.