Ok I finally got back to work on this. The reason the sheet metal was added was because the element tray was damaged when element shorted.
the metal above element is warped.
prior owner said it was to hot. So I’m going to wire it up and check it.
I don’t know if element was a generic. The part looks right. I don’t know how to check it.
should I order the damaged tray and upper warped panel and insulation