$1k is the regular price. Actually it's a bit less but for all the bells and whistles it comes up to about $975 IIRC. But, the catch is that they don't seem to want to make and sell them except on certain days. No one knows the days. I think SMB has a cruel and unusual sense of humor. It makes no sense to me. I got lucky.
Flakwagon, all penthouse bars bend eventually. My advice of 'flip em' above was serious. When you are installing the top and you have all the frame attached to the old van roof then put the bars on upside down (where they are bent the other way) and put the top on, without canvas. Using the weight of the top get the bars bent back to straight, then sleeve them. I haven't done this but I'm not sure of another way to do it. Somehow you need to get those bars straight. If you have a way to straighten them off the van that would be ideal. It might be easier to just inquire with one of the SMB locations about selling you some fresh bars. I used solid steel round bar in one I just did, 3' lengths in the center of each bar. Boywonder's build thread has a much more complete outline of the process than the pics I took on Twogone's van but it's not a bad job and anything you put in there is going to help keep them from bending.
If you want a bulletproof and simple way to refinish the top try Raptor Liner or any spray bedliner. It works great on SMB tops.