So now that the lady has seen my cycling fanaticism, she wants to ditch her 45lb AL hybrid monster and get something proper. Since I'd rather line the pockets of c&v members than eBay powerseller #8312581, I'm turning to you guys. I'm not lookin to spend a million bucks, but I'd like some semi decent components for her and not just random mismatched/rusty stuff I pull off of trash bikes. All in I'd probably like to spend $250 or so, although I'm flexible. I'm hoping people did conversions and kept some of the old parts.

She's 5'10 with long legs and a short torso, she had maybe an inch of standover on my 55cm. I'm thinking a 54/55 for her with a raised seat and a long but short-reach stem.

So far I need:

Frame. Steel, gaspipe tubing is fine, although I'd rather not give her a 50lb. Varsity. English threading, please. She really really wants one that's turquoise, but if it's not gonna happen I can get it powdercoated for her birthday. Hopefully I can get one with a headset too.

BB. UN52 or any other decent sealed one.

Brakes. Shimano 105 or something would be good, I'd like to use sidepulls. I do have a 105 sidepull rear brake, probably 1990-ish vintage, if someone's got a matching front from when they took it off their fixed conversion and never looked back, that works too.

Brake levers, standard ones for road drops

Derailleurs (whatever those are) - as long as it isn't the ****ty plastic Simplex ones that I ****in destroyed on my first roadie, whatever is fine.

Shift levers depending on frame, I'll work it out later

Cranks/chainring. Standard road double is good.

Wheels - 700c alloy, if it's got a 6/7 speed freewheel on the back that isn't too beat up, even better.

Bars - Basic road drops are fine.

Stem - Quill stem, not too long reach, some SR one is fine.

Tryin to avoid buying individual bits on ebay and shipping them separately, that's gonna push me way over budget.