I have been running UBB.threads™ forever. I purchased back in 2003 and have been running v6.5.2 with the IIP 6.5.2 by David Lozier ©2004. I understand you guys have made IIP obsolete with your newer releases. Here is what I want to accomplish:

1) Use the new portal instead of IIP. This allowed me to make custom HTML on the side menus. Is this possible with the new version?

2) My boards look old and tired. One of our sister organizations forums looks like this:
http://www.theancientorder.com/forums/ubbthreads.php
I am so jealous. My question, is there any resources on beautifying board templates to produce something similar?

3) I want to also purchase the upgrade install option to get some help so I dont screw things up. Will you still assist me even though I have IIP installed?

4) I am actually moving from Debian to Redhat and am building a new server, I plan to upgrade the forums when I move systems in the next 30 to 45 days. How much lead time do you need for an install?

Any information is appreciated. Thank you!