Appreciate everyone's advice, personal experience, and photos. Hope my project turns out as well as everyone else's did.
A few things to add:
Canvas loops:
If you are tossing old skin and it has these welded on, save them. Some pieces don't come with them installed, and they are kind of pricey...I think around 7 bucks a piece. Be mindful of where they go in relation to the top you plan on using. I welded them on per locations of my old top, but when I replaced it with a newer rubberized canvas one, some of them were slightly off.
Windshield brackets:
Pay attention to where they are mounted to maintain a smooth fold and adjust accordingly. The holes on mine were drilled larger than the fasteners, so when I drilled through the skin and installed them, the windshield didn't lay down smoothly. I cracked a pane because of this. Tweaking was necessary.
Fenders (if you replace these too):
Mine looked like they had been removed and re-installed so many times previously that there were multiple holes for the hardware along with broken rusty screws in the frame. I had no idea where the original holes were supposed to go. Since all of the screws had to be drilled out, I welded all the holes shut and started over. Lined up the locations with the new fender holes and installed them using bolts instead of screws. There must have been something different somewhere, because I noted that I had difficulty installing my spare tire when all was done. I now have to partially remove the fender in order to get it on and off the mount.
Right side skin above fender:
There's a small triangular shaped cutout where I matched the new skin to the frame in the area of the under seat tool box. I wasn't really paying attention when I did this. If you want a factory look...don't do that...otherwise you will have this nice little "hole" above your fender at the gasket. Nobody ever notices it unless I point it out. I see it every. single. day.
Having said all that....It's not rocket surgery, so have fun with it.
