Would you have any leads for a text backup version of the forum, or where I could find any backups?
The world loses so much valuable information from forums on a daily basis.... It's like the modern burning of Alexandria, except it's a slower quieter loss of information.
Doesn't help any with this specific situation but just FYI... There is a neat little program called HTTrack which will enable you to build an offline backup of an entire website. I recently used it to make a backup of Nemiga Parts Chevrolet so I'll always have a copy of the parts diagrams for these trucks (and other GM vehicles), complete with all discontinued part numbers as well. I've been considering backing up this site too, just in case.