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"Depends on what else I find", I see you've gotten my point.
First things first, did you get the seats out so you can assess the floorboards? If they're not too bad you can patch with sheet metal (stainless steel is my preference) and pop rivets work if you don't have access to a welder. Remember these aren't classics so you can do what works and not worry to much about what's correct. If you do use pop rivets I'd use S/S and don't skimp.
There's usually two reasons to replace the crossmembers, either they've rusted out from the bottom and lost their integrity or the capture nuts are screwed up or missing. The originals are welded in so they'll have to be cut out but the new ones can also be installed with pop rivets.
You'll have to decide want you want to do about the seats. The ones with no adjustments could be some kind of racing seat. If it was me I'd go with the originals, you know they'll fit and they're comfortable.
If you want to see how my interior turned out you can check out my thread in the Projects section.