Those pics of the pistons don't look serious. Those notches may just be indicating the front of the piston for installing. That's a pretty common method that the manufacturers use. See pic.

So you should come down off that ledge as well. wink

[on edit]Looks like Kevinski squeaked in just before me with a pic.
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1929 Ford pickup restored from the ground up. | 1929 Ford Special Coupe (First car)
Busting rust since the mid-60's
If you're smart enough to take it apart, you darn well better be smart enough to put it back together.