I figured out how to re-sign the dll
I then took clock icons not unlike the diamond flip, and replaced them with PE Explorer, resigned the file, and there ya go.
I can't shrink the space, but I can make the clock bigger, maybe. I just don't have time at this moment. It will be a day or two before I can try.
If someone has a source of image files for the diamond flip clock (numbers), that would be instrumental in doing it, and would be greatly appreciated.