I tried a variety of poisons to get the pistons out, but they aren't ready just yet to come out, I'm hoping perhaps tomorrow... The damage doesn't look that bad anymore. It sure as hell is going to need a .5mm overbore, but that's okay.
I also took today the flywheel to the shop as a pattern for an 8-bolt aluminum flywheel. It's going to be so very cool
They already have a very similar crown style flywheel for an E30 BMW engine, and there will be no shortage of friction surface replacements! Also all the threads have helicoils, so they won't strip easily either. And it will have the 60-2 trigger wheel setup too.
The guy also asked if I was interested in adjustable billet cam gears, he said he wasn't sure if they had them ready made but if I delivered one they could get the measurements out of it and make a set. They're quite a bit more expensive though than those in the bulk buy would be.