I have a few vintage Macs that could work well as parts machines.
PowerMac 6400/200 - needs new PSU, body is in good shape - $50
PowerBook 100 - shows blank screen when plugged in. No chime. -$35
PowerBook 170 - crashed hard drive, broken hinges - $25
PowerBook 165 - line patterns on screen. W
Perfect, tested and guaranteed. Available: Several of each.
Best brands: Samsung, Micron, Hynix.
1GB PC2-5300 $1
2GB PC2-5300$6
1GB PC2-6400$1
2GB PC2-6400 $7
2GB PC3-8500$7
4GB PC3-8500$15
8GB PC3-850
New sealed LG Mobile USB DVD tray Drive $17
DVD+/-RW FireWire/USB external Drive with cables $59
Internal DVD-RW IDE for iMacG4/PowerMacG4 $19
NEW ASUS Internal Mac Pro SATA SuperDrive DVD-RW Dual-Layer burner $25
NEW LiteOn Internal SATA Tray SuperDrive DVD-RW Dual-La