@Hotrod- That should work, only issue may be safely doing so with what I have available to me.
@truckernix- From what I have seen there are only two lengths of bolts. The longer two on the bottom that go through the main cap into the cover and then eight shorter, 1/4", ones. When I tighten up the one that do not thread into the block, but just have the dimple behind the plate, they push the plate away from the block, but don't bend it permanently.