Need help with a modded MT-2

[Ultra Spidey]

Hey,
I recently modded an MT-2: Removed the two notorious capacitors, and replaced the clipping diodes (D1, D2) with LEDs.
It was perfectly fine after I removed the caps. It did produce a much more natural distortion, yet I still wanted to finish the mod and add the LEDs.
As I were soldering D2, I accidently overheated the PCB and the copper detached from the board. Thinking that abit of solder and tape would fix it, I added the other LED and closed the enclosure. Two problems arose: Firstly, when activated, it took time (2-3 seconds) to "load" the signal and distort it. The other one, there was no bypass. I opened up the enclosure and moved the burnt copper around. It turned out that when I moved it to a place where bypass worked, distortion wouldn't work and vice versa.
Question is - Can the first problem be solved by adding a 47nF cap between the diodes, like the original mod instructed?
Additionaly, how can I solve the burnt copper problem?

Thanks,
Moshi

[Ultra Spidey]

Bumping for visibility. The short version:
1) How do I fix a pcb which copper has detached from the board (and is still connected to the rest of the copper)?
2) Would adding a 47nF cap in parallel of the LED clippers disable the "load time"?

TIA

[the_random_hero]

1. I've seen a short length of thin wire soldered directly over the track to repair a break plenty of times.
2. I'm almost 100% sure that the 47nf cap is just there to tame some of the high end.

[Ultra Spidey]

Thanks, I didn't think of adding wire to "bypass" the faulty track.
Any idea on why does the pedal take time to "load" the distortion?