I can't remember where on the car this came from.  The pic below may be upside down.  It appears I cut some spot welds to remove it.  It doesn't seem to fit on the trans hump.  Not wide enough to fit over the hump.  I'd like to know what it is and where it came from on the car so I can decide if I need it or not.  Thank you in advance.

that is what it is for. and yes, it is upside down in your picture.

Thank you all for the answers!  I will look it over when I get home.  There is another piece that I thought suited that purpose that I was going to use...I'll post that pic later.  My dash is modified and the part I posted may no longer fit for my application.  I will report my findings.  Thanks again.

I think I know why I am confused.  When I sectioned the cowl, it moved the dash forward roughly 8" so the orange bracket I asked about no longer fits where it was in the factory position.  I have the other one in the pic below that I cut apart and re-welded to alter it that I am going to have to use in place of the orange one.  I'm not exactly sure how it originally mounted.  The 2nd pic is an attempt to show how narrow the cowl is now and how far forward the dash will be from its factory position.  Sectioning the cowl not only created a lot of extra work, but also a lot of "re-engineering" to mount other parts and components and other alterations to make things work.