Generator to alternator

Hey Mike. I have done it a couple times, as above. Get yourself an alternator, brackets, volt reg, electronic dist and ignition box as well as the mating connectors and wire away.

It is important to ensure that the switched wire to the alternator has full battery voltage or you will have an overcharging condition. In my 55 the original ignition switch had more than 1/2 volt drop through it. As a result the voltage reg tries to charge enough to bring this voltage up and ends up overcharging and frying the battery.

You will need an alternator with 2 field terminals and an electronic voltage reg.