GAWDDAM! I'd say the shape it's in now is better than the shape it was in that day!!
damn Drew, you are a car's worst nightmare.
ok so here is the update. After work I ran by my dad's place and grabbed my shifter assembly and cables. I didnt get a good pic of it but if you look, you can see the getrag shifter installed. I found all the nuts for the shifter and ones for the firewall plug.
Then I started ripping **** out! I love gutting things. Its so easy and cheap.

The back seat, seatbelts, latches, hatch mat, rear trim, speakers, noise deadning foam, and misc pading is gone!
and the obligatory pic of the parts pile so far. not pictured is the complete back seat.
I also found some wires that had been cut.

I dont know wtf they go to so hopfully someone that had the car before can help me. They come from the column modules so usually those are kind of important. If anyone knows, please tell me. It'll save me alot of time on alldata.
I also found a few dash trim pieces I didnt see before. less **** to try and find.