I suppose you could do that.
Or, do you think one of the thread repair items... timezert or helicoil would work?

If you want a triple tree bottom there are a few on Ebay right now, between $25 - $40, plus shipping of $10 - $20.
Here's the one with free shipping.
There are even some that yellow, in case that's the color you want.

  

Paved roads, just more needless government spending...

I pick up my mail in Santa Barbara, California, USA.

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