Here are some pictures of the most recent Camaro cage I did. It is a Vintage Race '67 owned by a friend of mine.
I usually use the Halo-bar scheme in my cages. As you mentioned it is easier to make simple bends instead of complex. I also like running the front down tubes through the dash. It gives you more space to swing your legs into the car. The owner of this car is pretty tall so the main hoop is back pretty far.
My own race car has the bar farther forward and tilts back at the same angle as the front edge of the Quarter window. That is a trick I learned from Mark Stielow's Mule build up. If you can find his build book it shows a lot of great details for building a cage.
I also recommend adding padding to the halo bar. In a street car your bare head is close to an immoveable object. Use the dense SFI 45.1 stuff, not pipe insulation!
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