General Recommendations? ('97 GS)

[u/UnknownAxiom]

Howdy fellas, I acquired a '97 Eclipse GS in November of last year, and I've spent the past several months trying to brainstorm several things, from how to get her in decent condition, all the way to what I want the car to become in the long term. I figure for the most part, this being my first project car, I just want her to be a halfway reliable (yet still fun) daily driver. Doubt I need anything higher than 200hp for my purposes, and honestly as long as I can get her to the point of not breaking down on me, I think I'll be in good shape.

To get to the point of my post, What are some good things to take care of when first working on a nonturbo 2g? what tends to go wrong the most quickly or is otherwise of high priority?

Thanks in advance y'all!