hey good eveing to you i just finished building my very first armor well almost i got stuck on the O2 Tank "clips" so i cam here for some help. Well back to your question when i did mine i just did it and it turned out great i did how ever put to rivets in and if your looking straight at your armor i put one in the top right and left corners but when i did it i also riveted the belt to the ab so that its all one piece so that the belt can fold up for easy storage. i hope this helps a little bit oh and by the way my name is Anthony Lopez im from Citrus Heights, CA. the sacramento valley.