Input requested: Issues in upgrading search for public site to 2013

We have a fully branded 2010 public site that uses search.  In our upgrade to 2013:
We'd would prefer not to perform the visual upgrade because we don't want to update our master pages and page layouts.  
Search currently uses a 2010 search scope to limit results to the single site collection - there are other portals on the farm.
We can't use the new 2013 result sources that replace search scopes, so I'm looking for a good way to limit search results.  I know I could create a separate search service app for the portal, but I'd prefer not to do that.  
Does anyone see a way to do this without performing the 2013 visual upgrade OR using custom development OR creating a new search service application that serves just the 2013.  I know I'm asking to have my cake and eat it, too, but I want to exhaust
all easy options before I try something more complex.
Thanks for your help.
Nate

Hi Nate,
As I understand, you are concerning about custom branding and search scope issues when upgrading from SharePoint 2010 to 2013 version.
For custom branding, SharePoint 2013 introduces a new user interface that is lightweight, fast, and fluid. To get this new experience, you must upgrade to the new UI. If your site collection contains custom branding, we recommend that, before you upgrade,
you first create an evaluation site collection where you can test and re-create your custom branding in a SharePoint 2013 environment. For more information:
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dn178510(v=office.15).aspx
http://en.share-gate.com/blog/migrating-sharepoint-site-customizations-to-sp2013
For search scope feature in SharePoint 2010 search, we have content source now. To limit search results, we could use Query Rules and Result Sources:
http://blogs.technet.com/b/mspfe/archive/2013/02/01/how-query-rules-and-result-sources-can-be-used-to-customize-search-results.aspx
http://blogs.technet.com/b/tothesharepoint/archive/2012/10/09/build-a-specialized-search-experience-in-minutes-with-sharepoint-2013.aspx
http://brainlitter.com/2013/03/22/sharepoint-2013-search-scopes-are-gone-but-dont-fret/
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