Sprite/Midget Alternator Conversion Kit, with Pulley Installed (Bugeye thru 1971)

Alternators are great if you have extra electric accessories to run on your Sprite, but they are also great for many other reasons:

• The bearings are superior to those in the generators-they are much more durable than the bushings on which your generator rides.
• The lights won't dim at traffic lights at idle speed.
• You can get rid of your external regulator, which is one less thing to have to clean and keep corrosion free (regulator is built-in on alternators).
• An alternator is strongly recommended for supercharged cars in particular
• You get rid of the tach drive and cable, both of which are persistent maintenance issues. (you'll need either an electronic tach conversion or an electronic tachometer, however)

There is no downside to this switch! Easy to install! Fits 948, 1098 & 1275 cars!

INSTALLATION NOTES:
- When installing this kit, the voltage regulator is internalized in the alternator, making your original regulator obsolete. You can either remove it, or you can replace it with our Dummy Voltage Regulator to maintain the original appearance.
- Installation instructions are directly emailed to you upon purchase 

-You will re-use your generator slide bracket, if you need a new one, click here.

- As with most alternators, there is a bushing at the back of the alternator that is designed to move back and forth when the bolt is tightened to properly locate the alternator. That bushing should be able to slide back and forth, though it is a tight fit between the bushing and the ear and you will need to be careful. If you find the bushing to be pushed out too far, appearing as if it were "backwards",  you just need to push it farther in, towards the front of the alternator. This can be accomplished a number of ways, but I tend to use a soft-handled screwdriver through the bushing and a hammer to hit it in farther, taking care of course to not break the ear off the alternator case. Supporting the ear is one way to prevent this, but I find that just using your strength to hold the alt while hitting provides enough give to allow the bushing to be hit in and not put undue stress on the case. See the photo gallery for a visual.