What is this?

This is on both sides just forward of the radiator. It looks like there was a bar or support that was welded, then someone cut it off. I was thinking someone had cut a factory support off, but the welds do not look like factory. Is this support bar that was cut stock?

There were two owners before me. My theory is that the car may have had an intercooler installed for a turbo/supercharger set up at one point. What do y’all think? Was this a support welded for an intercooler?

When I bought the car it was basically stock, but there were two curious mods (strut tower bar & adjustable tow arms in the rear) and the heat shield by the exhaust manifold was missing.