I've gone to the local Lowes and Home Depot and gotten the largest rivits that they carry and they are still not large enough? I know I can put washers on both sides of some...but there are a few places that I can't do that? Where can I get larger rivits...and where can I get the larger rivit gun? Are there any other solutions to rivits? Thanks

You can get the riveter for Harbor Frieght for about 18 dollars. Comes with wrench, 4 different nose pieces and 25 each, 1/8,3/16,3/32 and 1/4 inch rivets.
Model # 41291. They have an on line catalog.

Depends on where you're trying to rivet.

• The rocker panels can be reattached on the bottom edge with black nylon 1/4" license plate bolts or any 1/4"x1" bolt or 10mm x 25mm bolt.
  
• The top of the rocker panel can be attached to the door sill with 1/4" black plastic push rivets (see Motormite Rivet-Tite section at your local auto parts store).
  
• One hole in the lower corner of the front fender can also be through-bolted.
  
• To attach the lower quarter to the frame, I think you will have to use 1/4" aluminum rivets.
  
• Likewise, to attach the lower quarter to the upper rear fender, use 1/4" plastic GM rivets.
  

Both aluminum and plastic 1/4" rivets were still available from GM a few months ago. You do need a 1/4" rivet gun.

Good luck!

Thanks alot guys....especially you Wolfhound. We just had a harbor freight store open a few weeks ago. I've already spent over $1000 dollars there. Bought a rivet gun but the one you said was hiding on a top shelf. I got the rivets from the parts store...they are a little harder to do than the gun...but they are alot cheaper. Ok.. I know there is some left over rivet material that dropped in that channel that the top rocker rivets go into. My only other question is how can I get that out?

When I took all the body panels off of my 84, I used screws in place of all the rivits. For the areas that are "blind" (like the door sills), I used aircraft nutplates that I surface riveted with 3/32 pop rivets. Made putting it together super easy and if I have need to remove a panel I just get out the pnuematic screw gun and have a ball

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Rod Schneider, Woodstock, Ga. 84 SE, 330,000 miles and counting, 88 GT, not nearly as many miles :)