This is very disheartening to read, one of the things I really liked about this forum was its community spirit and things like this only serve to damage that and the trust we put in other suppliers, which are mostly small businesses supplying a niche market which in the current climate can only be extremely challenging.
Just one of the prime reasons for choosing the Haynes is the option to build it on a budget surely, which puts a kit car in reach of those who may not have surplus disposable income (that's me for sure).
I'm prepared to be 'flamed' for this but if this is an isolated case then wouldn't it be nice if one of the remaining suppliers stepped in and offered replacements at a heavily discounted price, I for one would be happy to make a donation.
It's a shame to see someone's build threatened through no fault of their own, as I said at the beginning this is a bit of a community and surely everyone could get together on this one
If on the other hand this is just the tip of the iceberg then I doubt there is much we can do
NB I should just mention that what I've said above is based on 'the face of it' I don't know full details of the individual transaction.
Whatever happens mgglep, I wish you the best of luck with both the current situation and your build.