Experiment is over. I went in today to replace the gasket and the paint on the inside is flaking off. I replaced it with the original one.
I drilled and tapped holes for some stainless steel screws with holes in the heads and essentially safety wired them.
Ill spend a weekend removing the powder coating from the inside and eventually putting that one back, only because it looks better.
Heres a pic of the safety wire….I did break a tap in one of the holes, that’s why there’s one hole without a screw and safety wire.
