This past fall i picked a Huffy Durasport up off the side of the road and i was wondering if the frame is any good and if its worth my time and money to turn it into a fixie or should i put it back in the trash where i found it.

Im more worried about the frame than anything. I really want to try my had at wheel building and this would be a perfect opportunity, but if I'm going to put money not only into the wheels and tyres but also into new cranks and chain and bearings am i just better off looking for a nice old frame?

Save your time and money for a nicer frame. The Huffy is the bottom of the barrel, worthy of being used as freak bike stock.

It might be a good "practice bike".
However, it isn't worth investing any real money into it.

I would agree with the others.
Unless of course it's this Huffy: