replacing header bracket

[insomniacshotrods]

After a couple years of recovery from injuries/surgery, and other things that kept me away from working on the Model A, Im getting ready to start replacing the wood. Another problem I have is that the header bracket on the drivers side is broken at the joint for the windshield pillar. I almost have the rivets ready to drive out, but do I just bolt the new or repaired bracket back on? Or put old rivets back in and weld the bottom to the channel? How has others fixed this problem? Thanks.