Inner fender removal for weight reduction?

I also bought my shell with no front end, just aftermarket front frame rails from the crossmember forward and welded through the floor connectors to the rear. It had stock front suspension. Its pretty dramatic how far the nose drooped when I first lifted the car. As it had no radiator support (or provisions),Stock replacement panels were out. After replacing the cowl and firewall (due to 70's mods)and seeing what's not behind them , don't know why anyone would expect that area to support the front end. I ran my bars to the front side of the-A piller ,the hood springs were a non-issue with the glass nose.