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I could go on forever on this topic, but suffice it to say that mr220v is dead-on, all count. In fact after looking for years for a starting point for my MR2, I finally settled on a $500 shell with fair to good interior (I need a few little pieces of trim) and a fair body (needs paint and a few dings worked out, as well as very light surface rust.)
With regards to this, I've learned two things: First, it is better to get an otherwise clean car with bad factory paint than a car with shiny new paint that could be a closet basket-case underneath. Second, it is always much better to spend a little more up front than it is to get "deal" on a pile of junk.
After having worked with cars for many years, I've come to realize that people don't generally abandon "cream-puffs" with one big, expensive mechanical issue, they give up on cars that have a million little things wrong with them that have been driving them crazy for years, and the blown engine is just an excuse to move on.
If you find a great $300 shell, then more power to you, but know that it won't be the rule, but the exception. In all honestly, if you're the kind of person looking for a "turnkey" solution, then a $300 car most likely isn't for you! You'll be best off just buying a car on which someone has already performed the swap.
PS-Good luck finding a "running driving very very clean" car for $1500-2000. If I could have found one of those, I would already be driving!
PPS-Your original question was, "is it feasible?" Short answer: Not really.
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