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Wrassled with a grease gun; I won, but it was touch and go for a few minutes. Slathered myself in anti-seize. Put shiny parts (tubular UCA and LCA, Viking coil-overs, Wilwood hubs) on the '71 Javelin road race project.

Thanks for the input.

I'm guessing it will run 30 hours a year, at most, so that's 100 years to get to 30k. That should do.

I think the IR 80 gallon, 5 hp, 2 stage will work for me. It's $1549 at Tractor Supply and has 4.5/5 stars with 1700+ ratings...

The closest Menards to me is 694 miles, but I'll check out your thread. Thanks

I checked Zoro, but none of the compressors in my price range had many reviews.

I don't blast very often. Thanks

The shop is set up for 3 phase, but the 3d leg isn't hooked up yet, so I'm just on 120 and 230 for now. I'm fine going with a 230v 5 hp motor.

I use an old Craftsman hopper and gun like the one pictured below. I do use a DA sander once in a blue moon. Thanks

The new compressor will be for the shop (one man shop; hobby stuff), but I sandblast at home and at the shop. I don't sandblast that often, and when I do, it's usually smaller car parts. Having said that, once in a while, I'll blast a set of wheels, and that does take some time. Thanks

My primary criteria is the compressor being able to keep up while I'm sandblasting. It will be used for other stuff, but sandblasting is the task that will use the most air. Thanks

The 80 gallon IR at Tractor Supply has a 5 HP electric-driven 230V 78db two-stage reciprocating air compressor and it's rated for 15.8 CFM @ 90 PSI. Thanks

That's the thing - the HF 5 gallon deal isn't nearly enough for my house. I need at least 40 gallons here, oil lubed, but 40 gallon compressors aren't easy to find, and by the time I go to 60 gallon, I might as well step up to 80 gallons.

I don't need the 80g at my home garage, but I need at least 40 gallons, oil lubricated, for when I'm sandblasting, and those aren't cheap. In addition, I really don't want to move it, so I'm inclined to keep the 80g at the house I hear you on the IR, but the reviews are quite good, so I'm...

Looks like IR 80 gallon 2 stage at Tractor Supply would work. $1,550 and great reviews. https://www.tractorsupply.com/tsc/product/ingersoll-rand-80-gallon-5-hp-reciprocating-air-compressor

So, I have an 80 gallon Quincy for my home garage and currently using a 5 gallon or so Harbor Freight (need it for the race track) for the 20' x 50' shop where I do most of my wrenching on the weekends. I have air tools, but 99% of the time, I'm using my Milwaukee M12 or M18 stuff. However...

Hi Thomas - Is this your car racing in Pure Stock? https://www.facebook.com/reel/1662511334952885

Whenever we had events with our Republic of Korea (ROK) Army counterparts, there was plenty of drankin' involved.

Decent chance of finding someone who speaks English in Seoul and/or near a U.S. military base, but good luck elsewhere. When we lived where from 2013-2015, the only car GPS that used English was horrible.