Miata Valve Cover Vent Nipple Replacement

I'm smart. Real smart. I took the valve cover off my 1999 Miata and, thinking I might as well paint it this time, I decided to twist off the metal nipple with vice grips.

So... apparently this isn't a replaceable part. I just crushed mine to oblivion so I can't exactly JB Weld it back on. Supposedly, the original is pressed into the valve cover.

1) Where on earth do I buy a new valve cover vent nipple? This is the metal tube sticking out of the driver side, which normally spits into a hose that recycles into the intake before the throttle body.

2) If by some miracle I buy one, how do I install it into my valve cover?

3) If I'm totally screwed, anyone got a non-VVT valve cover for cheap?!

How big is the hole? Hose size? You can probably get a barb from the hardware store/home depot that you can epoxy in or tap the hole for.

Tap it, insert barbed fitting.

Figure out what size it is and check Grainger or McMaster Carr.

I like this line of thinking. I'm currently stuck on the last baffle screw (I reassembled it pretty tightly last time...). I'll bring it to a hardware store tomorrow and get something that'll fit.

Great success! Yes, I tapped the hole in the middle of an Ace Hardware. I'll use JB Weld to reinforce the new barbed fitting because 1/8th threads are only barely larger than the original hole.