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Back in '74 my best friend bought a brand new TR6 at the time I was driving a '57 Austin-Healey (my first LBC) and while I didn't do a cowl shake comparison test the difference was noticeable, the TR6's was barely there while on the Healey you could actually see the cowl shake!
When I restored my interior I of course inspected the bare cockpit, mainly looking for rust, for any possible problems. I did note this part but I thought it was just a bracket for installing interior pieces. While I'm sure it does provide some torsional rigidity it can't be that crucial since it's just a piece stamped steel held in place with sheet metal screws. If it was key to the structure I'd think it would have been more robust.