Tuscan Undertray/Reinforcement?

[mozza42]

About to take the plunge on a Tuscan - as we go into lockdown.

Photos of the underneath show what appear to be a missing ARB bracket(driver's side, LHS of this pic, but perhaps more so an entire missing undertray - which is metal, and so does that provide any structural reinforcement?

I'm not experienced here, is this anything to pick up with the seller? TIA!

[m4tti]

Uhh yes the missing parts. I probably wouldn’t entertain that car. There’s plenty of them.

[Basil Brush]

Have they just removed the panel for the pictures or has the car been used like that?

[glow worm]

I would be amazing if they intend to sell it like that !!! Are you sure they've not just been cleaning the chassis and taken that photo ?
The roll bar would fall out without one bracket being in place.

[fredd1e]

How much stiffness the undertray adds is debatable but as posted above It would be odd as to why its missing and suggests it may have had a shunt /re-allingment that left the original tray unusable?

[Basil Brush]

glow worm said:

I would be amazing if they intend to sell it like that !!! Are you sure they've not just been cleaning the chassis and taken that photo ?
The roll bar would fall out without one bracket being in place.

That's what I was thinking, maybe just removed to show the chassis condition and one bracket put back to hold the arb in place.

[TwinKam]

Basil Brush said:

glow worm said:

I would be amazing if they intend to sell it like that !!! Are you sure they've not just been cleaning the chassis and taken that photo ?
The roll bar would fall out without one bracket being in place.

That's what I was thinking, maybe just removed to show the chassis condition and one bracket put back to hold the arb in place.

...or he used a pic he'd taken during a previous job...?

[Malcster]

I'd want to ensure it was coming with the car.

It does add torsional rigidity - I accidentally put the tray on a chim upside down, and after a few spirited drives it bent.

After realising what I'd done, had to knock it back into shape and replace the correct way around.