DIY Plans for a Race Simulator Cockpit?

[norbs]

Still running that Pentium 2 Duke?

[KNAPPO]

Best bit is the bottle opener hanging on the left.

[norbs]

I like the yellow trike myself.

[KNAPPO]

Good spot!

[Duke]

That thing cost us a fortune, then my 10yr old decided to dismantle it...

[GT VIRUS]

So after MNF, I was told to get my cockpit in order. So an ikea bed was sacrificed to make this little beast

[norbs]

[KNAPPO]

Dang that's bright. VERY cool tho.

And so is that Lotus 49!

[norbs]

Dang that's bright. VERY cool tho.

And so is that Lotus 49!

i might do it again with the camera higher. Looking up at that angle you can hardly see the monitor.

[Duke]

That's cool norbs but way too many rev led's going on for my liking. :

I'm just waiting for my additional displays to arrive then work out the best positioning for them all on my rig.

[norbs]

Jesus!




http://www.assettocorsa.net/forum/index ... ost-529528

[DarrenM]

Imagine if this guy was into racing sims

[Duke]

You can all go & get stuffed...
1st boot success but more f'n lights than a red & blue light DISCO!!!

[r8response]

Better do a better job with that cable management.

[norbs]

Better do a better job with that cable management.

LOL. Glad you said it

[Duke]

It's a pretty old case so makes some of the cable management look pretty crap no matter how much you try to keep it tidy.
But yes that pic was with some quick & dirty connections to get started on the OS install asap.
Decided to go W10 after talking to the FNF boys, best thing was I didn't even need to update W7 just asked me straight-up if I wanted to upgrade.

[NeilPearson]

cable management is a bitch.

and I bet you never fix it now its together :P

[Duke]

1st test run last night with $Racing, OMG!!!
Everything on max except for crowds & 2 pass shadows in testing (single car) with Radical at Spa & it was between 350-400fps. :O

Then today in 28'C ambient with kids playing the CPU temp was only 10'C higher (38'C) with GFX sitting at 58'C.

So I'm a very happy chappy, yes I know I should've done it 12 months ago.
But as they say, good things come to those who wait. Plus I had to sweat the old asset, probably helps that I also bought the family a new lounge suite last week... Got a bargain too but it was still $4K. :O

[norbs]

Now you just have to start playing modern games to justify it.

[r8response]

Now you just have to start playing modern games to justify it.

He can finally run VGA graphics

[Duke]

So now the PC upgrade is done, I bit the bullet & bought my first piece of serious hardcore sim-racing hardware, a HE Sim Shifter Sequential.

While norbs looks for a cheap plastic alternative I went for the deluxe, most expensive but also most compact option given the cockpit doesn't have a lot of room left to mount another shifter.
It only took 5 days to get to me from the Netherlands but so it should've given the P&H costs. It came with the most solid steel desk clamp I've ever seen, it is 6mm thick steel. But I couldn't use as it made the shifter too close to the monitor, so I spent yesterday fabricating my own custom steel mount as you can see in the pics below.

What's it like, well I thought going from a G25 to a TH8RS shifter was a big step this is possibly an even bigger step from the TH8RS.
The feel of it in the hand & of the shift mechanism is so raw & industrial, it takes a concentrated effort to shift it which it does with a definitive clunk but it's not loud. This thing is built tough & I expect it will last me a lifetime of sim-racing & probably will for my boy too once I part with it. Yep this thing is not cheap for what is essentially a 2 button controller but I'm happy I spent the $'s.

[w00dsy]

But I couldn't use as it made the shifter too close to the monitor

is this the FOV mathematics all over again?

[NeilPearson]

lol

[Duke]

So my next upgrade to the PVC SimRig is complete. 2 Simexperience modified Mini-LFE Buttkickers & a 300W 2 channel (150W ea) Amp added.
1st impressions is WOW, very cool to have some additional tactile feedback going on. Now I want another set to put on the front of the rig.
Here's a quick video of them while my boy is having a run in DiRT Rally.