Again, the screws I though were right, were wrong. So I was finally able to go buy the right ones... and they fit!! Hurray!!
Just thought I would let everyone know that If I can do this mod, anyone can.
Bad news though, is that the bits I have for the drill are not sharp/hard/strong enough to drill through the shaft. So as of right now, I still have the stock pins in. Any recommendations on really hard drill bits?