clutch basket mod

[stainlesscycle]

i tore my basket apart and found 2 rivets missing... so i removed all the rivets, and am hoping to tap the basket and run the bolts in from the backside. or do i tap the thin plate and run flat sockets/ovals in from the inside of the basket (seems awfully thin, don't know if bolts will let go...)? is there clearance issues with the button heads hitting kicker intermediate gear underload? (there's aprrox. 3mm clearance between button heads and intermediate gear static, not sure if there's any 'wobble/deflection under load...'

anyone done this???