73 SoCal Rebuild Options

[Nate]

Hey guys,

Recently joined this forum as I started working on a 73 914 2.0. The last time the car ran it was making a bad noise. It hasn't run in about 15 years. I pulled the motor and started taking everything apart. I have to say that the flat head screws that hold most of the engine cooling sheet metal on are a damn pain in the ass. The flywheel turned freely and nothing seemed seized. The motor is pretty high mileage. Somewhere around 200k. The odometer stopped working around 140k miles. So enough talking, here are some pictures of where I am with the project right now.

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And here is the car it came out of. It's always been a California car so the rust is minimal. Only a couple places of cosmetic rust.
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I'm in the process of pulling the cylinders and pistons and then I'm gonna decide whether I want to split the case or not.

I don't really want to make this car into a race car or anything. Just get it running and driving well. That being said, I don't want to dump $1000 into new pistons and cylinders. Anyone have any good options? Cylinder honing?