Show us your Rig / Cockpit

Will Currington · Jun 27, 2011

Quick vid of my bro lapping Limerock in rfactor. Shows low FOV and horizon change then at end the remounted 7" monitor so you now see the display through the wheel. Now to do something with the SLI-M which is just perched under the monitor.

Will

Alex Ball · Jun 27, 2011

That looks bloody ace, Will!

Alex Ball · Jun 27, 2011

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And the view:

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Sorry for the quality of the pics, couldn't be bothered to get the camera out, so I just used my phone.

Jim Cole · Jun 27, 2011

Almost looks like you are in the car for real now

If you manage to get triple monitors that size looks like it was be crazy good for them hehe.

Alex Ball · Jun 27, 2011

haha, maybe one day!

Alexander Rhodes · Jun 29, 2011

This one used to be mine, until I moved to Spain last year, now that I'm back in the UK, and building a new wheel, I think I might adjust this a bit, I only have 1 monitor now though, and still no PC of my own anymore lol. Nut once the wheel is ready, it won't be much longer till I'm in my new seat

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c258/squalll/PICT0029.jpg
http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c258/squalll/PICT0038.jpg

It'll be one of these seats going in the new setup, since I don't have the car anymore

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c258/squalll/100_0441.jpg

Abdul Al-Amry · Jun 29, 2011

Alexander Rhodes said:
It'll be one of these seats going in the new setup, since I don't have the car anymore
http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c258/squalll/100_0441.jpg

And the other seat?

Alexander Rhodes · Jun 29, 2011

Abdul Ahmed said:
And the other seat?

It's up for grabs lol. Along with a load of other stuff (harnesses adjustable rear spoiler, subtle body kit, headlights and tails lights etc...) I was planning to race it once I'd finished with the modifications, but went to live in Spain and got forced back due to the recession

, so now, it's hard times and I'm not racing at all lol.

Kris Vickers · Jun 30, 2011

Alexander Rhodes said:
It's up for grabs lol. Along with a load of other stuff (harnesses adjustable rear spoiler, subtle body kit, headlights and tails lights etc...) I was planning to race it once I'd finished with the modifications, but went to live in Spain and got forced back due to the recession , so now, it's hard times and I'm not racing at all lol.

Post some ads in the for sale section if you like?

Alexander Rhodes · Jun 30, 2011

maybe lol

pointer4 · Jul 3, 2011

My old, and first one:

http://www.pointer4.hu/cockpit1/P1010099.JPG

thttp://www.pointer4.hu/cockpit1/P1010099.JPGhe second

http://www.pointer4.hu/cockpit2/P1020753.JPG

the current:

http://www.pointer4.hu/cockpit2/P1020753.JPG http://www.pointer4.hu/cockpit30/Poi_motion-sim_3.0.jpg

and because she, i can't play recently

http://a5.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/270586_1414746066476_1767302705_707537_4406723_n.jpg

Will Currington · Jul 3, 2011

Nice pointer, but your FOV seems way to high for a triplescreen setup bud.

pointer4 · Jul 3, 2011

You are probably right, I'm not too good on the track.
I do not feel the car, the turns. What do you suggest? What the iracing calculates for me, that's good?

Kevin Ascher · Jul 3, 2011

I suggest to set it down to a setting where you have a feeling that all the objects you see appear as big as they do in real life.
It really is down to personal impression but I would certainly recommend you to check with the iRacing calculator.
I can surely tell you that you should set it down for at least 10 numbers or so..

Alexander Rhodes · Jul 3, 2011

On your second setup, you had an out gauge-info panel, I've been looking for that software everywhere, but can't remember what it was called or who made it. Can ya post a link for me?

Ron Keene · Jul 3, 2011

heres my setup, it started out as a Playseat Evolution with logitech g27, i built a homemade setup out of wood and steal angle iron using the seat from the Playseat Evolution ,added a Porsche 911 GT2 Wheel with a set of clubsport pedals.before ,http://

and after, http://

Jadran Dimic · Jul 3, 2011

Alexander Rhodes said:
On your second setup, you had an out gauge-info panel, I've been looking for that software everywhere, but can't remember what it was called or who made it. Can ya post a link for me?

Look here:
http://www.rfactorcentral.com/detail.cfm?ID=SimTools

Alexander Rhodes · Jul 3, 2011

thanks dude

Steven Ciofalo · Jul 3, 2011

pointer4 said:
You are probably right, I'm not too good on the track.
I do not feel the car, the turns. What do you suggest? What the iracing calculates for me, that's good?

If in iRacing use their calculator with the bezel correction and such. Otherwise you can also use my tutorial for rFactor as the numbers are going to be the same since were concerned with the hardware and not any particular sim. http://www.racedepartment.com/rfactor/38273-setting-up-your-rfactor-fov-tutorial.html

Roy Visser · Jul 11, 2011

Due to a longterm illness its hard for me to stay active around forums, and even harder to take the time to make stuff for my own sim. So when i finally had some energy to do the stuff i wanted, this is what came out..

In this post click I wrote that the large gap next to the Frex Shifter and Handbrake was meant to be for a custom button box. So thats where i started working on.

As always first using Google Sketchup:

Then after some tweaking in my mind making it in Acryl and test fitting

Going even further and using 3m Dinoc Carbon to make it visually appealing. Also did this on the frex shifters, those normally come with Carbon Plates, but being the perfectionist as i am, i also applied 3m Dinoc Carbon on these to make it look identical 8).

This resulted in:

Now came the electric part...... The rotary switches and rotary encoders are hooked on to the SLI PRO. All the push buttons and toggle switches are hooked up onto a Leo Bodnar BU0386 pcb. Making for a total of 13 Pushbuttons, 2 Rotary Switches and 2 Rotary Encoders. Now you guys might start wondering, "i see a total of 14 toggle switches and pushbuttons.." You'll see what i did with that 14th one a little bit later...

So after this i tested everything, and it all works perfectly! So now finally i can start finishing the sidepod with some paint! (although i might keep it unpainted for a while to see if everything is to my liking, but so far i dont want to change a thing

...now what did i do with the 14th button? AKA the Safety Flip Switch? I used this Switch as a condition needed to use Toggle Switch 13.Toggle Switch 13 is what i "see" as the Ignition button in the Car. Since it's kind of hard to explain how i use it, i made a video!

all in all, very satisfied and soon this part of my sim will be finished too, the sidepod only needs paint and it's finally done

next projects....
- Inverted Pedals? (going to use my spare set of Clubsports for that, but need an extra Tuning Kit too)
- Making a new Housing for the Sli Pro -> used to have a Sli M which i made a very special housing for

housing idea for the sli pro:

also did some small tweaks to the clubsport pedals, using one of the knobs i bought for the buttonbox and putting in some washers on the rods for the Throttle and Clutch since i got tired of reminding the distance between the two nuts

Thats all for this small update!