Steve, Jim, Gerard et al, let me respond, since it is my Bugeye in question.
The floors do indeed have a seal coating on them, not a bad idea really with the condition of roads in some parts of the country. The welds are complete. The only floor holes are the correct holes for the seats and inside seat belt mounts (since there was no tunnel mounting points). The photo that you are referring to is of the front footwell section of the floors only, which were replaced with a flat panel, not the stamped footwell. The rear floors have all the correct stamped channels and are in great shape. Do you really think someone would go to the trouble and fill these ? LOL. I'lll take some more floor shots tomorrow and add them to Spritespot. See the inside before carpets pics of the floors on Spritespot. The floors are 100% solid and the remainder of the car is also rust free. I have detailed that there have been other rust repairs - new spring hangers and outer rockers that I can see, and a few other patches in the wheel arch area. These are shown in the photos on Spritespot. How many sellers do you know that would give this full disclosure? Nothing to hide here.
The black under bonnet seems to be an American thing, why do you guys do that ? I had never seen this on a Sprite from other countries but see it often on cars here in the US. It would not be my choice on a full restoration, but as I have explained to Gene, the car was 80% complete when I purchased it. I have corrected the things that were wrong and finished it without starting over. I have also indicated that there are some poor paint match sections and that it is a good 10 footer.
The car has many, many new parts (down to the nut and bolt level) and is correct with a few minor exceptions, which you may or may not be able to pick. See if you can, if you like a challenge ! I have been totally up front about the condition of the car. It is a solid Bugeye with an original 948, smooth case and new drum brakes all round. It is not and will never be a concourse car. If it had a 1275, ribcase, disc brakes etc, it would be worth more $$$, like the $12-15K cars often seen on eBay and other sites. It is not like some of the crap cars I see sell on there for $6-7K, its somewhere in between.
Regards
Lew