ThinkCentre M82 SFF More Hard Drives

I'm trying to figure out my options for adding additional internal storage for my M82 SFF.
Idea #1
I've read about someone using a dual 2.5" bay in place of the original internal 3.5 drive.Lenovo Forums #1 (see second post) along with power and data splitting cables(?).
Idea #2
Replace the CDR/R drive with a dual 2.5" hotswap bay. I'm not knowledgeable on which power and data cables can be split off of a motherboard.
My question here is for someone who knows about this kind of hardware more than I do. I'm looking for links to specific hardware that will fit inside a M82 SFF ThinkCentre.
Can either of these 2 ideas work? Can both?

I was able to come up with a workaround for these mounts using a couple of flat washers and 6-32 screws from older hp computers (the ones under the faceplate are too short, motherboard ones 'might' be long enough). Just stack 2-3 washers (depending on thickness) and screw 'em down.
Making it work is not an issue, just would be nice to have the proper hardware
The original screws have to come from somewhere, would be nice to find to find out who hp's supplier was for these, which is probably what those ebay sellers were able to do. Either that, or they have been scavenged from decommissioned computers.

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