I went the cheap header route and I do regret it. I got in a real rush when I was finishing my car and bought cheap Patriot headers. They work fine and fit great but they hang so low on the driver's side.
A friend did the same thing on his Dart and lots of bad roads over here and didn't last him 6 months before they were shot. Yea Cley I really don't want to spend more money and want to get my car done by summer and trying hard not to cut corners.