Wrong air cleaner bracket on my '87 4Runner?

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I have a weird situation on my 1987 4Runner air cleaner that I am trying to understand and fix. There's a small bracket that attaches with two screws to the MAF housing. And then, as I see in photos of other trucks, there should a bolt that goes through that bracket and into the air filter housing below. Like in the photo below, with the bolt circled in red:

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But on my truck, the bracket does not have a through hole, it has a tapped nut spot welded to it. It's as if a bolt is supposed to thread into it from the back side - but that corresponding part also has a nut spot welded to it. So I'm guessing that my bracket is from the wrong vehicle? I don't see this part called out separately on a parts diagram, so I'm not sure where to get the right one. Any ideas?
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I'm pretty sure the previous owner put on the wrong bracket from some other model. I know I can deal with it as is, I'm only being picky because I'm trying to restore this truck and be as close to original as possible.
 
Yes, that's right. And I agree, the four clamps are adequate, I'm not even sure why this bracket is there. Fortunately I was able to source the right bracket through a forum buddy, so all is good again!
 

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