8N Distributor parts?

I am in the process of replacing the bushing on my 8N side mount distributor. I've ordered a new bushing from YT but can't find a source for the rivets/ pins that I drilled out of the drive gear and sleeve. Can anyone tell me where to order them from?
 
Believe it or not,Ace hardware has some rivets that might be the right size. I wasn't looking for rivets,just noticed that
they had some.
 
I appreciate everyone's input and advice. In case anyone is interested I thought I'd post the results of what I did. To start with it seems an online
mystery as to what size drill to use to drill out the original rivets on the side mount 8N distributor. After carefully removing the rivets, I was able to
determine that the upper collar uses a 5/32" diameter pin and the lower drive gear uses a 1/8" diameter pin. After discovering this I used a 12D nail to
make solid steel rivets. I used a cut off wheel on an angle grinder to remove the head of the nail. After that I chucked the nail up in an electric drill and
used a file to turn it down to size. I wished I had a lathe at home but unfortunately I don't. I then used a good punch to flare the ends of the nail- rivet to
lock it in place. This worked pretty well. I tried to find solid steel rivets nearby but after 2 days of calling every hardware store within a 100 mile radius, I
gave up. You can order the rivets online but you'd have to order them in bulk and I didn't want to end up with $60 in 2 rivets.
I think steel roll pins would have likely worked ok but I was a little skeptical about trying it since the original was a solid steel rivet that lasted
approximately 68 years. Hard to duspute the effectiveness of the original design.
Hopefully this helps someone someday.
 

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