Emergency brake bracket on T56 trans

Hi.
I'm trying to find a suitable location for the emergency brake handle on my T56 manual trans. The car is a '34 Ford hotrod.
The transmission is from a LT-1 Camaro. On top of it, in front of the stick there is what looks like some kind of block off plate (app 2x4") fastened with 4bolts.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v207/staleg/T56.jpg

Probably a stupid question, but are there any nuts, washers or other stuff that will come loose and fall down into the transmission if I remove those four bolts?
Or are they just fastened in the transmission body and do nothing else than holding the plate in place?

And one more question: I have mounted the T56 tom the motor with the original flywheel bolts and pressure plate bolts. Is that good enough, or do you usually change to new bolts when the trans has been apart from the clutch?

Those holes are threaded directly into the case... Should be a good place to fab up an E-brake bracket... I'd suggest some standoffs and longer bolts so as to retain the stock cover...

I guess the stock ones are ok....I usually change over to a new set of Grade 8 bolts whenever I have the clutch off.....