Here in AZ, I only got $23 from the scrapped body. Some places here will pay if you give them the frame and a title(here the title goes with the frame). It was almost impossible to find a wrecker who would take that body off my hands(daggummit). Of course if I had left the frame on it they would have taken it for free(cars don't rust much here in AZ). Of course here you can get an engine(Chevy 350) at the local Pick-A-Parts™ for $150.

My donor I got from a friend's job. It was an old Cop car, that became a taxi, and they parked it because the torque converter was making noise(BRAND FRICKIN NEW TRANSMISSION!!!!). Picked it up for $500, and got quite a few extras. Personally I think that's great advice about getting a running used car for the drive train, and chucking the body. Hell the engine advice is good for anything you intend on keeping the drivetrain out of.