It's becoming a problem.

Yes on both accounts.
I give you allot of credit that is one hell of a project.

There is one now in AZ. A beautiful 65. Check craig's list or facebook market place. I saw it just 2 days ago.
Price was $18K that I thought was real good .Might even been on Moparts.I look on many sites and really don't remember which.
Like the OP, I need em cheap, ratty=affordable, and a decade to build it. Also prefer local.
If I found a solid body, I`d transfer my driveline out of my cuda and stash it :lol: