Yes but people also need to realise that cheap means its not a 10 second show car. Also to do cheap now you need to be able to do all aspects of the build the second you involve a professional to do anything the cost goes through the roof. I have built cars from ground up but simply dont have the time anymore so happy to pay for body work etc. If i was trying to do it all my self would never get finished as many under estimate how many hours it takes.
I dont disagree with that, but the op said nothing of his ability or skill so we shouldn’t assume he can’t. After all he did say “want to BUILD a duster to run on a budget” so we at least should assume that by “build” he has some ability.