My thoughts are that you would be as far ahead to buy a set of forks already mounted on a carriage, such as a skidsteer fork attachment, have a fab shop duplicate the mounting ears on your bucket, and put those on the forklift carriage. Or go all the way: buy a quick attach base with the forks and have mount ears to fit your loader, installed on the quick attach base. Then get another attachment plate and have it installed on your bucket so the quick attach base works on both, forks and bucket.
My reasoning for this is even if you find a rusted out bucket with the right ears to fit your loader (there are many different mount ear arrangements in existence, so you could be searching a while), the bucket material thickness and shape most likely will not be right to attach forks to. Look at forklift carriages, they are pretty substantial due to point loads from the forks. Bucket shape, and spread of the loading, for the most part allows for lighter material.
Talk to the shop you plan to use for this work and get their ideas and estimate, their input should help you decide the best route to go.
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