David,
A&C makes a very nice body,one of the nicer ones that I have seen.They also will do a gelcoat that is very nice and can save considerable paint and bodywork costs.
If you want to bypass any problems and have the "right" kit
then it comes down to 2 choices IMHO......
1.Kirkham
2.ERA
These two companies make the nicest kits that I have seen and both companies are noted for their customer service.
Plenty of the other companies make perfectly good kits but as far as I can tell these two are the blue chippers (other than SAI of course but there have even been some questions as too Shelbys customer service)
I suggest you spend a couple hours perusing(sp?) all of the vast amount of info on this site and then ,when you are thouroghly confused make an educated guess.
Good luck,and whichever kit you choose I promise you you will have a blast.
Dan