[Dr.Viggy]

I'm not sure if this is the right place but I have a bit of a complicated situation.

I installed vb 3.5.4 about a year ago. I modded it up with all the things I needed/wanted. I was new to the world of forums as well as PHP and anything outside of HTML really.

Along the way alot of my templates got out of whack from me hacking away at them. Then I went away for 5 months where I couldn't reach my site (aka I'm in the military). When I got back the newer version was out and I don't want to update without knowing what mods will move over plus I'm not sure how to update perfectly and with my templates the way they are I'd probably screw something up.

What I'd like to do is wipe it all clean, install the newest version and start over. I figure this will be good because it needs an overhaul for starters and while I was gone the membership was lagging and kinda died. However, I wanna keep all the posts, members, photos, etc that are there.

A) What's the best way to get this back on track? B) Anyone here in the mood to assist?

edit: Let me add that I don't have a ton of money to drop on this but i understand this is a large task and nobody is going to help for free. So message me or reply here so we can talk about an offer to help vs some payment options. Thanks.