I don't want to argue with you, but I had a 7 1/4 in my '73 Swinger. Here it is when I took it out:
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Look at the shape of the bottom of the cover. Also notice the filler plug in the cover. I know the cover isn't the be all end all, but it doesn't look like the 8 1/4 I put in.
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