I hate to be the devil's advocate here, but consider the fact that everything I've heard indicates that this is just one guy making these headers at home as a sideline. I couldn't agree more that a year is waaaaaaayyyy too long to wait for something that you've pre-paid for, but remember that life sometimes has a way of getting in between us and our interests. Remember when people were hollering about how long Galen Govier was taking to respond to their requests and it turned out that the guys wife had cancer and eventually died, and he had to take care of her. I know that if my wife was dying I wouldnt give two ***** about my business or anything else for that matter. Not saying that this is what is going on with Harold, but trying to make a point that no one really knows what the deal is here.
Now, after almost a year, he has certainly got the benefit of the doubt along with your money. He needs to settle up any outstanding purchases and then not sell anything else unless they are already made, boxed up, and ready to ship. Putting the cart before the horse like that is almost always a recipe for disaster.
That being said, is there anyone else who could take up the task of making early-A headers? I wonder does Harold have a patent or copyright on his design? Having helped out with a couple of custom header builds, I know its not easy but it CAN be done in a reasonable amount of time, and once the first set is out of the way and there is a working pattern, it should be much easier....
just my $.02
-Tim