I just stumbled over a site about "Building a Tele/Strat/Precision bass from Scavenged Parts", more or less. One thing he does right bang-off-the-barn-roof is list the areas, then the specifics, of parts acquisition. Zample:
http://www.guitarsrecycled.com/page3.html
Might be worth a sticky....
http://www.guitarsrecycled.com/page3.html
Might be worth a sticky....