S & W Race cars
Just in the process of installing a S&W 8 pt. in a 71 Valiant.
The main hoop is not too tight to the body panels. I would prefer it to be wider so it is closer to the panels. The tubes are all flame cut, not notched. You will have to dress or remove material from the inside of all the tube to butt up nice and tight. I used a cheap tube notcher from HF and the fit to the pipes is perfect, ten times better than the flame cut ends. The main hoop had about a 1" twist which we straightened out. When I did my car long ago, I ordered the main hoop to my specs and just got a bunch of straight tubes and cut to length. You will have to trim the tubes in the kit to fit your application, no big deal, just time consuming.
If you are looking for a perfect fitting kit, you are not going to get one, IMO.