E52 New Quincy 60 Gal. Compressor & Custom PEX Air System! 1956 Chevy Bel Air Restoration
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- čas přidán 6. 07. 2024
- In Episode 52 of Restoring Christine, we finally get to install a brand-new shop compressor, a Quincy 60-gallon, single stage, 3.5 hp unit! We also fabricate a custom air-dryer system with an external tube cooler, 12 volt fan and power supply, and a 3-stage dryer. Finally, we plumb the entire garage with a new PEX system to distribute air to the work bench and the corners of the garage!
Bill Thomassie
"Christine" 1956 Chevy Bel Air
2-door Sedan Restoration
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Ive been looking at a lot of video of compressor upgrades, best setup I've seen so far, great job!
Thanks! The only issues that I've had are with the hard copper pipe from the pump head to the cooler and the check valve on the top of the compressor. I ended up inserting a custom-made high-temp/high-pressure hose off the compressor head and then I stuffed aquarium filter media on top of the desiccant drier to keep the pebbles from jamming the check valve.
Nice work man
Appreciate it! Over a year later and it's still working great!
Hey Bill, thanks for sharing how you designed this setup. I have the Eastwood air dryer/filter setup about 30 feet away from my compressor. I had all kinds of problems laying down paint on my 56 Ford, ended up painting the truck 3 times. Just painted the bottom of the floor on my 57 chev and didn’t bother connecting to the Eastwood unit and paint flowed perfectly! So I’m redesigning my system and am going to lift some of your ideas! Love the channel !
Glad you're liking it! I found a number of tips on the dryer system and the use of PEX for the air line, and the only thing I'd do different is to use 3/4" instead of 1/2. When I use my longest run through a 50' 3/8" hose reel, it loses pressure pretty quickly, even though the tank still has plenty of pressure. Other than that, it works well!
Thanks for the shout out, my friend! And now you've got all the air you need! Thanks again!
Glad you liked it!
@@RestoringChristine1956 I realized that you mentioned both Chrysler and Chevrolet, neither of which I have actually done an episode on. One of those will be fixed this Saturday.
Very neat install
Thanks!
Really clean setup! 💥
Thanks! It's been working great! I wish I had discovered PEX a long time ago!
Plumber certified. Ole Quincy needs to take note on these Bill rated accessories 👌
But that PEX system makes all that copper skill almost obsolete!
Hi Bill, good to see what others are using for shop equipment. I have a 60 gallon Quincy 2 stage. Mine is made in Usa. Compressor pump is different from yours. Using a Harbor Freight refrigerated dryer, rapid air piping and like you I terminated it with regulators and separators. I love not dragging 50 foot of air hose around. Thanks for the content and regards to Duece.
My boy Duece has been mostly inside! I've been working with the door closed, so he doesn't visit very often. So far, I'm pleased with the quality of this compressor, and I was braced for it not being 100% Made in the USA, based on comments and reviews. But for what I paid for it, it was tough to pass up. It was more than the DeWalt, Husky and Craftsman equivalents, but its specs were better.
Thanks Bill, Getting ready to Hit it Hard on my 56’ Two Door Hardtop. I bought this exact compressor and installing it over the next couple of weeks. It’s Hot here in Houston. Keep up the great work. I need this motivation to get it it going.
We were in Austin & San Antonio last week. Hot as a fire cracker!
After your cooler run 3/4 pex 100 foot rolled up then to reg ect ect more cooling in a 100 foot distance on the wall compact
I've seen systems that do that, but this is working very well like it is. I have a trap on the exit from the tank and it's been staying dry. When I paint, I have a small desiccant drier and filter that I put on the gun and the little beads change color ever so slightly, which tells me that there may be a little bit of vapor left, but not any droplets. The paint was flawless over 5 days of spraying.
Awesome 👌
Thanks! It's been a long time coming!
You went all out looks good. I had a rotted out emglo compressor and I got a 55 gallon propane tank and built a compressor. It's on its side and has wheels so I can move it easy. Then I ran a 10 foot rubber hose along the roof to a water separator then it goes to a desiccant dryer. 90% of any water gets trapped in the water separator. The system works I painted my chevelle no problem. I like building things from what would otherwise be junk.
I had a 20 gallon compressor that I bought new 20 years ago and it's been Frankensteined to death to keep it alive. I'm sure the tank is ready to split, which is why I upgraded. On the old one, like you, I made a junk-yard dryer system out of pipe and reimagining some Harbor Freight parts. It did the job but I wanted to build something that was worthy of the compressor that I invested in.
This is how I configured my compressor. Got it at lowes at a crazy low price. Used pex for everything. Holding good pressure for two weeks now.
I don’t know how to add the video
I didn't invent this wheel! I borrowed it from someone else (likely many) who posted videos doing it like this!
Air compressors are so handy. I have a small portable 3 gallon one that's good for keeping air in the car tires. Can't handle most air tools tho. Better than nothing
Yes they are!
Just got a 60 gallon 3 cylinder...?but still crated. Gotta say all the plumbing looks great! But i have to wonder how the cfm to the tank and additional load on the compressor is affected by all those twists and turns in the plumbing not to mention the reduction in overall diameter of the plumbing by the smaller diameter tubing in the cooler. Any air distribution engineers out there????
Valid point, but it's been in use for over a year now and the only problem that I've had was vibration on the compression fittings wiggling the pipe free, so if you look at some of my later videos, I replaced it with a high-pressure/high temperature hose. It's flowing plenty adequate after the tank, and I can't say that it stays running excessively long between coming on at about 115 psi and shutting off just under 150.
I do like you design and think it's one of the best designs I have seen for an aftercooler conversion.
Those premade flare nuts with the 1/2" tubing, are they 45 degree or 37 degree flares? Do you have a link to them? I was under the impression that the Derale cooler uses AN8 fittings which are 37 degree, but those flare nuts you are using looks like the typical 45 degree flare.
Whatever the actual dimensions are, they ended up working. I didn't pay attention to a potential difference in bevel angle, but it all sealed. I will say though that I bonded up replacing the copper from the compressor head to the cooler with a custom high-pressure/high-temp hose, and it seems to really like that. The vibrations were a bit vbit to destructive.
Awsome
Thanks!
Excellent video! How did you know that I was in the process of running air from my compressor in my storage shed over to my new shop? I bought a kit from Northern Tool Supply that uses similar Pex line. I did not know about the cooler. Good point! I put the compressor next door for sound issues. I like to listen to music and maybe your podcasts out in my shop. I like the multiple regulators also! And not running Pex right off the compressor is a good tip! Thanks! I was kinda jones-ing for a Christine video to watch. :)
Good location on your compressor. Easy to put a "sound wall" up if needed!
I almost bought that same kit from Northern Tool! I find that the most expensive part is always the brass threaded fittings, no matter how you do it!
@@MagaRickn so far, it's not very loud. It's MUCH quieter than the oil-free 20 gallon it replaced!
@@RestoringChristine1956 Well, my old compressor ended up having a crack in the base. So I bought a Quincy just like yours! Nice compressor. Would have been good if it had come with a power cord!! Had to spend 1 whole afternoon tracking down a plug, wires, etc and making my own power cord. What a pain! But I now have air in my shop. Just don't have that fancy air cooling system you have. ;)
Never put a regulator between the pump and tank.
I have it wide open and discovered by accident the issue with having it even slightly closed. The pump will run on with a restriction or dead head if it's closed. My set up has been working OK because that valve is more or less disabled. Good point.
Awesome video!! By any chance would you know the exact name or part number for the adapters that you called “refrigerator HVAC couplers” that go on the end of the cooler fittings to attach the copper pipes to the cooler I’m trying to find them on Amazon and can’t find anything that looks like those but I’m sure it’s because I’m putting the wrong name of them in the search
Thanks! I think what you're looking for is this: Copper Reducing Coupling Fitting with Sweat End, 1/2 x 5/8 Inch ID for HVAC Refrigeration Adapter. I ended up replacing the copper that went from the pump head to the cooler with a custom made hose. I'll send a link when I find it.
Can you explain why you put all that on there exactly what's the purpose of it? Can you explain?
Fair question. Ultimately, I want clean/dry air at the supply, because that's the biggest enemy for painting. But another concern is water collecting in the tank, causing corrosion and reducing compressor tank life. So, I want to intercept it before it goes in. The cooler condenses the moisture. Then, the first filters captures big water and oil from the pump. The second screens particles. The third is a dessecant dryer that uses beads to absorb the last bit of vapor that gets through. It gives me clean air in and out of the tank that might only need a tiny bit of polish at the spray gun.
I think most of us car guys have messy work benches
I'd like to think so! My wife, on the other hand...
Dosen't look like the water separator is working
It is! I put a tin can underneath it recently and the week that I spent painting the car it captured about 8 ounces of water over 5 days.
Vearysmart
After 6 months, it's been working really well!
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