Center drag link, are they really $600? 1964 dart

Swapping a 64 dart to a 360 magnum from the slant 6. I know I need to change out to the v8 drag link but I'm not about to pay that much for one. I don't see why I can't cut and weld the part I got and and thinking about going that route. Saw one guy shimed the engine up but I don't like the idea of that.
So back to your post. $600, that's a first, and obviously ridiculous. Post a wanted add in the wanted parts section. Also keep your eye out on the parts car section. One will pop up at a reasonable price on the site. Also welcome to the site. Probably should have said that first. :-)