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+ | Rocker covers are all the same technically from 1957 to 1985. ((IronMick of the XLFORUM http://xlforum.net/forums/showthread.php?t=2073162)) \\ | ||
+ | Different part numbers are a different finish or style. \\ | ||
+ | The should be no concerns about mixing ones from different years respectively per side. \\ | ||
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+ | There is, however, a front and a rear.\\ It has to do with the location of the oil feed lines. ((brucstoudt of the XLFORUM http://xlforum.net/forums/showthread.php?t=2073162)) \\ | ||
+ | The front box has the hole to the rear. The rear box has the hole to the front. \\ | ||
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+ | The 71 up have a thicker rib across the pushrod side and most people feel they're more rigid. ((mrmom9r of the XLFORUM http://xlforum.net/forums/showthread.php?t=1682099&highlight=splitting+rocker+box)) \\ | ||
+ | They do look better under a strobe light than the early ones. \\ | ||
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