That my friend.... is why we're all here! This is a community... with all the support systems you've ever wanted... and some you probably don't...
Seriously though --- we might have made it info overload for you - but that's why you can just keep posting questions here until you've got it all figured out.
It's all pretty simple really - and like most things - only seems complicated until you "do it" or learn about it...
And by the way -- you don't have to do $12,000 carbon fiber brakes to have "decent" braking - and you don't have to do Wilwood or Baer to be a part of

Many of our cars have a real nice set of GM discs up front and they will throw you thru the front window when you hammer 'em...