As far as pics go...if you don't have one, go buy a digital camera and take lots of pics of parts before removal with orientation and more after removal because chances are you may or may not remember where it goes or how it goes on. Also you might want to think about backing up all your pics on a photo sharing site because if your hard drive goes down you'll lose all your pics. Then you're really screwed.

Finding someone close by that has a similar car that is put together that you can go and look at helps alot as well when you start putting thing back together.

Don't want to scare you but your $8K budget will get everything taken apart and cleaned up. Better start saving for when you start putting things back together. Of course it depends on how deep you want to go. It's a very slippery slope after you start to take things apart. Everything need to be cleaned and painted. Sometimes I work all day in the garage taking one piece off, cleaning, rust inhibiting and painting before I can put it back on.