IMHO you are really going in the right direction, both body and motor👍👍 Trend makes DLC coated . 990 x . 205 wall piston pins, which I would think might be enough? $ 600 for them though. Any clue what this will weigh? Could it run fast brackets , Quick Sixteen?

8..603 156 mph best, 2905 lbs 549, indy 572-13, alky