Arguably, with the feat, if you made the creature then i would say you could choose what feat he gets ( with what ever restraints a construct has on that idea) 2nd, if your going with the Golem Manual, It has the spells already in it so you could take the cost for them out of the over all. You still have to spend Gold to construct the body and all that though.
The World Of Warcraft RPG has rules for just such an instance.
for every pound +2d6 and 5ft to the total. Example. 10 lbs.= 20d6 & 50ft Radius. "Imbued gun powder" that is gun powder with a bit more Alchemy in it, does double what the regular gun powder does.
Have them go on a scavenger hunt to gather supplies for a birthday cake for a baker. Have them return to the baker the next day to partake in the eating of the cake, and have them have to fight it, as it's been baked into a cake Golem on accident. Let the candles on the cake be the indicator to the creatures health. Fire spells don't effect it ( in fact it heals it slightly).
I think it's mentioned in the Ultimate Campaign, a section about crafting time's and how long the average individual would typically "work" in a day. "Scribing a scroll takes 2 hours if its base price is 250 gp or less otherwise scribing a scroll takes 1 day for each 1,000 gp in its base price." ~Pathfinder Core Book~ Consider these things and the Crafting Rules in the Skills Section.
http://www.dreadfox.com/images/preview/Gypsy-1326480501.pdf?246 check this out, it might be more what your looking for. Also check out their "tips" section for the class, has more options in it that might be to your liking. other than that, I do agree with you though that does seem a bit late in the game to get the harrowing ability
Building off what RavenStarver has said, adding little bits of detail like this make a world of difference when it comes to the immersion of the game. When your players are traveling through the city brief but detailed descriptions of their surrounding environment could really make the feel. "Citizens travel in close quarters to each other as they hustle through the marketplace to buy and sell today's goods, city guards can be seen throughout the crowds ever vigilant". Or maybe something like
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