Another part for the “why did they cut that off!?” category. For some reason the pop-out window bracket for the first window behind the driver’s side door had been chopped off. Luckily the same bracket is used on 3 other windows and I was able to create a paper template by rubbing over an existing bracket with pencil/paper. Once the new bracket was shaped, drilled, and tapped it was welded in place. The picture makes the grind marks look deeper & messier than they actually are; after the next primer coat the new bracket should look as good as the factory brackets.
![](https://benpatterson.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/cropped-Bus_070109_9-1.jpg)
![](https://benpatterson.org/wp-content/themes/languages/../pencilline.png)
![](https://benpatterson.org/wp-content/themes/languages/../pencilline.png)