Number two piston might not be a loss though, if you know a good welder, or you can weld aluminum.
What if you put a spot of weld at each spot where the ring gap is. Just filled in the ends of then, than chucked it up and the lathe to clean it up? No more channels feeding crank air right out the exhaust?
Just a thought I had when I should have been sleeping.
Another thought. I wonder if you could get the Husqvarna 395xp cylinder to bolt on? The base would need the bolt holes changed out. It has a 12mm wrist pin as well as a 38mm stroke.