Yes, that is a factory installed cake pan covering the A/C system components.
It's August, soon to be September. In 2 months every TR6 on Ebay will have a much lower reserve. The picking and choosing will be much greater. The northern and eastern shoppers will have moved on to Ski-doo's and such. Why rush into buying something you are referring to as a possible parts car? I'm saving my milk money every day for that December sweet TR6 deal that comes along.