It's been a while since my last post. My brother came down to visit and he helped me get organized in the garage and make some decisions regarding the build. I decided to pursue the path of simplicity and committed to not to using any of the original interior, trim, carpet etc. I basically trashed it. Here is one load going to the dumpster:
There will be more. I still have the door panels to finish removing and I will eventually get rid of the original wiring. Speaking of which, we weighed the wiring (not including door wiring) and it came out to about 120 lbs. I'm not sure exactly how much weight was removed from the other interior parts, but I'm guessing it's significant. I'm really curious how low the final weight will be.