It's not that difficult. Once everything is mounted to the block, push the upper end of the plate to the right, moving the idler into the other gears, until one of the upper bolts stops the movement of the mounting plate. That one upper bolt is going to be your first 'fitted' bolt. That one is done. No modification needed there.
Keeping the upper section of the plate shifted to the right, up against that one (or both if you're lucky) upper bolt, swing the lower section of the plate (crankshaft end) to the left to set your gear backlashes. Once you have the backlashes set with the upper section of the mounting plate still pushed to the right and stopped against the upper bolt(s), you want to position the mounting plate bolt and hole that is close to the idler gear in such a manner that the hole in the plate will stop against the bolt there and keep the plate from moving to the right, thus stopping the idler from shifting any closer to the other gears. Once that bolt and hole are properly arranged, you can do the same to the last bottom mounting bolt and hole for added insurance as a backup.
Fitting that one bolt and hole near the idler gear may be a trial and error deal. I had to weld up the hole and move it a few times until I was happy with the fit, while giving me the backlashes I was shooting for, but once it's done, IT'S DONE. The assembly can be removed and replaced without a second thought to the backlashes. A person could even use a shouldered bolt at that position to really make it trick. I didn't do that. I just made sure the bolt hole was very tight fitting to the bolt. No movement allowed.