knock knock.....who's there?

I was under the impression the steel plate is a reinforcement for the top ring groove area, not the wrist pin bore. I’ve heard of other stock piston cars doing the same thing.
 
Nope.
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Is that what yours look like from the bottom?

or do they look like this...
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or this
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