Show us your Rig / Cockpit

[terroristone]

More: https://www.getdropbox.com/gallery/790534/1/Cockpit?h=f3c489

hey jamie, how do you find the frex wheel compaired to a g25 or even the modded g25?
Regards Andrew

 

[Maik Peters]

Keep up the good work m8!

 

[Jose Ferreira]

Please can anyone tell me where can I find all kind of cockpit rack listed with price.
Before I have a web site with all diferent kind of cockpit listed with price but after I upgrade my pc I had losted that web site, I got it from here, someone had posted that web site here before but now I can't find it, if anyone know please let me know that web site.

Thank you

Jose Ferreira (Jojo)

 

[Michel Salvador]

sup jose well there a few i can give you web site since im searching for 1 to

nixim http://www.nixim.com/main.html
vpp http://www.virtualperformanceparts.com/index_en.html
tsw http://thomas-superwheel.com/tswsite/index.php?option=com_frontpage&Itemid=1
fanatek http://www.fanatec.com/
games cockpit http://www.gamerscockpit.com.au/store/index.php/racing-seats/c_3.html
playseat http://www.playseatsna.com/

from 250$-1k +

nixim and the vpp really nice cockpit from 500-1000 k

 

[Muty]

Ops I just made a new thread asking exactly the same thing. I didn't wanted to pollute this one. Thanks for the great info.

 

[simul8r]

How stable is that rig? The Playseats look really wobbly. Do you have any plans for that?

Actually, I do HERE. I've had some inquiries and now offer the plans to those interested.

I don't know anything about the Playseat but my rig is solid. All 2" PVC joints are glued and permanent. So far I've seen a copied version made out of 2" ABS pipes with good remarks from the builder.

 

[thagerty]

After using my previous simpit:
http://www.thewayiplay.com/mainforum/index.php?topic=981.0
for about a year... I figured it was time to rebuild! I didn't want to get rid of the old post because,... well, that simpit no longer exists...and someone may have wanted to see it...
The old girl... we had good times together...

Oh, well... out with the old and in with the new! The total build time was about 1 week of free time. I still wanted to be able to do car and flight sims like before. Tools available this time were just an old Table Saw, a Skill saw, and a Jigsaw... all borrowed from friends. I decided to build this time out of Black Melamine for the simple reason that there is NO SANDING, PRIMING, or PAINTING!!! I used two 4'x8' sheets...
Here goes the progress:

Taking apart the old pit for parts and space...

Construction begins... the wife cringes!
The bottom frame with the old plastic couch legs for fairly easy movement...

All the big main pieces were cut at Home Depot (you get 5 free cuts), so I just got each of my two 4'x8' sheets on different trips...

Disassembly of the G25 pedals for inverted mounting...that part was a pain to get the right angle and height!

The mess begins...

The Shifter/Flightstick assembly...

The mess worsens...

But then.... the day arrives....


Its done!!!... well mostly.

The Flight Throttle now beside the chair and much more comfy...

The shifter with my TERRIBLE cutting of the hole for the G25 (covered with electrical tape)

When I want to change from a Car Pit to a Flight cockpit... I first loosen the two "T" nuts on both sides of the shifter console...

Then I lift up the top lid...

Then the shifter rotates down...

...and around 180 degrees to reveal the Flightstick (old Logitech Force 3D Pro)

Then I just tighten the "T" nuts again, and lower the lid and I'm good to go for Flight! The only thing holding that Flightstick down when its upside-down is dollar-store velcro!

The end of the pit where all the wires come out... eventually this will hopefully be mostly hidden...

and the shifter console has a storage place that holds something amazing....

My super-duper custom made Head-tracking hat made for Free-Track (track-ir type software for free) using Kinex...

and my even more amazing Wii remote stand (made from cardboard) to hold my Wii remote used for Free-Track.

When all is done for the day.... I slide my pit to the side of my Man Cave...

Thanks to all on this site for great ideas!
Future plans... maybe a button/switch panel by the Throttle to turn on/off the Flightick/wheel/Throttle/keyboard, so I can hide the USB Hub...
and maybe even some casters to make moving easier!!!

 

[Simon Trendell]

Very nice!

I want one of those

 

[Richard Trange]

Thats the most beautiful home built cockpit i've ever seen! the only thing that may beat it is that super duper moving thing that simbin has in their showrooms!

 

[Rhys Gardiner]

That cockpit is simply amazing. I can't believe you did that at home... just awesome.

 

[Resi Respati]

That's one helluva cockpit

I want those

 

[Grégory Cogotti]

Awesome work! :thumb:

 

[Cam Wedgwood]

Brilliant cockpit and a great solution for the flyers among us! Well done,mate!

 

[Alex Ramsey]

Haha that Joystick/Shifter idea is really nifty! Like Cam said, great idea for the flight simmers. "Man Cave" lol

 

[Nuno Basto]

Here is my cockpit after some upgrades

How do u "enter" to your cockpit?!?

 

[Mark Birney]

Thagarty, very clever cockpit man! Headtracking and all... Love the whole rotator for the shifter and joystick.

For that storage box where you keep the Freetrack hat, you should put a coller in there, for beer and wine and other alcoholic beverages and such

 

[thagerty]

Here are some pics of the small updates I made to my Car / Flight Simpit...


Here is my new switch panel that allows me to turn on/off everything that's hooked up to the USB hub. Some games need to have only the wheel plugged in... or the Throttle may cause a prolem for another game,etc... Also has a key lock to lock out everything... and now I have a spare USB connector (hidden under near the wheel clamps) for I-POD,etc...

Now the usb hub and wires are all contained inside so the only visible wire is the keyboard and power bar.

The Wii-remote stand is all black now...

And I built a new Free-Track cap that is wireless and more comfortable...

And here it is powered by 2 AAA rechargable batteries and a power switch.

Nothing else... maybe I'll make a youtube video showing it in action...

 

[Bram Hengeveld]

Thanks for all the pictures mate, that looks awesome!!

 

[Mark Birney]

Fantastic simbox (as I like to call them ). Great freetrack cap too, better than some of the ones on the site

 

[Lee Heap]

Received my Visionracer VR3 last week so thought I'd put a pic up. Its nothing compared to some of the incredible setups on here!



VR3
G25 with custom made (fully working) F1 wheel with display, 4 rotaries, 12 wheel buttons
32" 1080p display
5.1 surround (and headphones for those late night races! )
Currently playing a mix of rfactor, gtr evo, iracing, netkar pro, LFS, RBR and GT5.
Now all I need to do is get signed up for some RD racing club events, any recommendations?!