I'm installing the windshield soon, but I also want to paint the car soon. So I dont want to put the trim on right now. However I want the windshield on so i can drive it in the mean time before i paint

My engine bay is super clean and I don’t want to take the time to prep the area, weld in a new nut, and grind it smooth as well as repaint.

Instead I cut up some scrap metal with a hole big enough for a rivnut and 2 holes for pop rivets.

The rivets will hold the nut in place when a bolt is being tightened to it.

I made sure to place it such that the pop rivets sit inside the channel of the hinge so they do not interfere with the mating surface.

This isn't the usual which should my car have or anything, more of should I convert it.

I pulled timing cover knowing I need to do a timing set. I know my car uses a one piece currently. My stock fuel pump eccentric has some decent grooves in it, and while it was working fine before, I like to fix things when I can before they become a problem.

Knowing how the two piece works, it seems like it'd be less prone to friction problems.

I know some people have pointed out problems because of the pin being too long with the 2 piece. Does this mean that simply having a cam gear setup to be used with a one piece, and that the proper pin length wouldn help, or is it going to be a fight as to whether the timing cover is deep enough?

A replacement fuel pump eccentric from Ford racing goes from like 140-180, but I could get a decent timing set and two piece eccentric that would probably have less wear issues for cheaper than that.

I'm not super concerned with originality in that regard, however if it's likely I'd have to replace timing cover (and potentially have problems that stem from that).. maybe it wouldn't be worthwhile.