Same as what I'm doing with my project. The inside of the motor is dirtier than I'd like, but just figuring on getting it running and driving and will worry about rebuilding the block/head portion later. Keep up the good work and updates!
Thats awesome! yeah always can rip the engine out and worry about that later. This was meant to be a budget swap for me. Have you seen or tried those hone tools that deglaze cylinder walls?
Amazon has one like this that I might try. My cylinder walls are pretty shiney and a bit of surface imperfections. Figure the price might mean it's worth a shot. I heard a trick of putting waxed string around the gap of the piston to keep the small metal bits out, then just vacuum out the junk and wipe it down with wd40. Hone deglaze tool