Show us your Rig / Cockpit

[Papernut]

Here is an old video of my setup. Only changes from vid is added dedicated PC for the rig apart from main setup.

 

[nicka117]

Made my own F1 seat.

 

[BCR_Motard]

Another iteration of my sim.

a man of taste I see...the GSI GT Max 32

 

[ao1977]

[…] Sim-Lab GT2 Rig […]

As I recently got hooked into Rally and WRX, I upgraded my rig with some components from Aliexpress:

• a 330mm round suede wheel (accompanied by a Seeeduino Xiao in a short hub for the buttons)
• a handbrake with an additional handle, 3D printed in TPU by my brother
• a sequential clonk noise generator
• Q1R style quick releases

Also I decided to release the T-LCM pedals into the wild and replace them with a set of Girro Sim XR Pro.

 

[nino_zh]

Almost done after a recent rebuild and using CAD again after multiple years to design some parts.

Still waiting for some parts and then i should be done (for now )

 

[Andy_J]

All you rich people with fancy rigs........heck you ain't lived.

Here is my rig:

 

[Elaphe]

Updated photos of the latest version of my rig. Not many changes since 2022, most of them cosmetic and little improvements.

More photos and information HERE.

 

[wearrfamily]

Created an account to share my rig and give back to the community. I've learnt a lot trawling through the forums here. Special thanks to Mr Latte and blekenbleu for their tests and knowledge. I call this the Playseat Challenge: Ridiculous Edition. It's got a VRS DirectForce Pro 20Nm wheelbase, load cell handbrake, H-shifter, Logitech pedals, wireless keyboard, and a custom 8-channel haptic system. All mounted on a Playseat Challenge that still folds up to almost the same size as the original. I use it with my WFH setup that converts from work to play in around a minute. Attaching a few pics here, but there's a full 30-image descriptive gallery on imgur. Full parts list available here (USD 2600 in all).

 

[blekenbleu]

Full parts list

Inspiring! Sadly, text are not searchable; I may have missed it while reading,
but what is that monitor arm? It seems quite amazing.

 

[wearrfamily]

Inspiring! Sadly, text are not searchable; I may have missed it while reading,
but what is that monitor arm? It seems quite amazing.

Thanks! I haven't added any details about the desk itself in the parts list; it only contains what's gone on the chair itself. The monitor arm is by WALI and is quite reasonably priced. I've been using it for almost 6 months now and I don't have any complaints after I made some modifications as suggested in the reviews so it could take the weight of the G9. Thanks for sharing your research on the transducers!

 

[Ruttman98]

30-image descriptive gallery on imgur.

Great ingenuity on display and shared for others to adopt and adapt!

Thank you also for the list and pricing--I had a similar sim racing spreadsheet which is now in digital limbo after my MacBook motherboard finally gave up.

Your.experience with the VRS wheel mount hub is instructive and appreciated.
I am learning towards the SRM drive hub mount for the VRS DFP as I do not think I need the longer and much more expensive shaft mounts offered by Simcore, Hybrid Racing Simulations, or Sim Racing Bay.

 

[wearrfamily]

Great ingenuity on display and shared for others to adopt and adapt!

Thank you also for the list and pricing--I had a similar sim racing spreadsheet which is now in digital limbo after my MacBook motherboard finally gave up.

Your.experience with the VRS wheel mount hub is instructive and appreciated.
I am learning towards the SRM drive hub mount for the VRS DFP as I do not think I need the longer and much more expensive shaft mounts offered by Simcore, Hybrid Racing Simulations, or Sim Racing Bay.

Thanks! I'll likely get a wireless GT-style wheel in the future and will seek out a quick release at that time. For now I've resolved to use this setup as is for the next few months so I get a good sense of what's working well long term and what's not.

 

[Dogmanbird]

@wearrfamily​

That's beaut!

I tried a next level racing version of your seat but it flexed and bounced around so much just with a g27. The play seat must be a better build if you can mount a VRS on it, even with some bracing.

Cheers

 

[Herr Pietrus]

Although I don't like the chaos and clutter visible almost everywhere in the photos.... I must admit that many of these cockpits look impressive! Meanwhile I'm wondering how to fit my T300RS stand under my desk (It turned out to be a bit more difficult than with my old DFGT... Life sucks on so many levels ..).

 

[Michael Krone]

Life sucks on so many levels ..).

Hey now, it can always be worse.

 

[JTMax33]

Quite proud of this. Just need to update my seat!!

 

[PWIstuDio]

Dear All

just saw this great article

https://www.racedepartment.com/news/show-us-your-best-diy-hardware-projects.1059/

reminded that its long time ago i posted a short update in this great thread. some know my stuff - maybe some not.

my rig was born some years ago and beside the wheelsbase, pedals and the monitors i can definitely say - its DIY

if you want to read more - i have this "small" report

Rig Report - Peter Winkler

Dear All, since some years i am well known by sharing my DIY hobbies across different platforms. I started to write german posts to share my experiences to help others enjoying our great spare time. 10y ago i posted my first DIY report showing my slotcar track - today i have already 50 pages...

www.racedepartment.com

Enjoy the power of DIY - maybe with one of my 40+ projects free to download

pwistudio's Thingiverse Profile

Learn more about pwistudio on Thingiverse.

www.thingiverse.com

i cannot rate which DIY project is my fav - SFX - one of the steering wheels - the overall cockpit layout - the button boxes - the active pedal test - or just the work with a great DIY community across the globe.

Cheers
Peter

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=531378145815095

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=1523196131501825

 

[BrunoBæ]

2 different uses of the 100% handcontrolled SRW-S1 wheel.

 

[HoiHman]

My high gloss carbon fiber curved dashboard with matching center console

 

[Michael Krone]

Quite proud of this. Just need to update my seat!!

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Nice. I have a certain respect for wood rigs after building a couple myself.

The seat upgrade... What I did on one was build a mount for a PC chair like yours, and removed the legs and stand off the seat itself.