New piston, old rings ok?

I have a ford v8, I have piston dammage due to metal in the cylinder (long story) The engine is still in the vehicle, heads are off. The cylinder wall is in excellent shape, no ridge either, can I replace the piston with a new one and sneak the old rings on??? to avoid honing with the crank in place, which I understand is not a great thing to do???

Photo of piston:

http://www.ford-trucks.com/user_gallery/displayimage.php?&photoid=45374&width=0

All opinions appreciated!

Dear Packrat,I would double check,make that triple check the end gaps and for debris on the walls, and ram it together.diz

Thanks!

I was told today that the thing to do is replace the piston and put cast rings on, they will break in OK without a hone, whereas the harder ones will not. That make sense?

Many years ago I had a 4 cylinder International Scout that needed new rings.I tore it down in the truck and cleaned the cylinder walls with gasoline.A damp rainy day came and before I knew it,the cylinder walls had a very thin coating of rust on them.I cleaned it the best I could with an oily rag and reassembled with new moly rings.That old scout had no blowby and never used oil.Sometimes a mistake can turn out ok.Good luck.