Kevko oil pickup tube tab, run it or cut it?

LOL.... that is crazy. I have welded I don't know how many grade 5 nuts and bolts to things with no issues. What weld process was used? Maybe just 5 ft-lbs this time with loctite!

The only thing questoin about the new bolt is the lack of a narrowed shank; I always wonder if that could slightly misalign the main cap; the narrowed shank allows the cap to freely align to the block. But I don't know how snug the new bolt's shank is to the hole in the cap, so it is probably not any issue.