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genesis flyer?
stretch to the extra maybe.
unless you have/want to buy/can easily borrow all the tools, and have a bit of know how, building up an old conversion can end up more time consuming and costly that you originally planned.
Bike jumbles still offer the cheapest S/H goods, the days of the ebay bargain frame are over.
asm makes a good point, SS can be done cheaper because of the availability of bargain cassette wheels (then just whack on a shimano DX cog and spacers or ss kit) the downside is you'll need a new rear hub if you want to go fixed (unless you think welding a freehub is a good, safe idea)