GT5 Racing Cockpit Built from an Opel Astra
For many GT players a driving wheel is a must but, no matter what wheel you choose, you need a sturdy place to mount it. While there remains plenty of choice in the commercial driving rig market from such names as rSeat, Wheel Stand Pro and VisionRacer, many gamers also enjoy creating their own, often cheaper, and there are many threads in our Sim Racing Hardware forum of such builds.
Youtube user NBJAG, however, has taken the homebuild cockpit to unusual levels by constructing his own race seat using the cabin of a real Opel Astra.
You can watch the construction process of this incredible driving environment in the above video, while further videos show you more details. He’s even taken the trouble of wiring up the instrument lights!
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February 27th, 2012 at 4:59 am - #KaroSVTR
This guy is insane! Makes me wanna make one too!!
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February 27th, 2012 at 4:58 am - #mc959
Wow, he found a solution for the black cockpits from standard cars.
I need to do the same for my Pagani Zonda 7.3S ; )
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February 26th, 2012 at 11:29 pm - #Mac K
Is this the first of it’s kind? That’s awesome work right there!
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February 27th, 2012 at 4:47 am - #BkS
Nope there are plenty more on Youtube. Check out the E30 cockpt. T’is awesome.
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February 26th, 2012 at 10:59 pm - #VspecZR1GT2RS89
Oh Yeah!!!! I want one NOW!!!!!!!!
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February 26th, 2012 at 10:00 pm - #SaintSaiya
It has a complete detailed dashboard so I guess its a premium
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February 26th, 2012 at 8:44 pm - #ChazFarote
At about 3:05 the wife comes in, “WTF! When are you going to give this up?!?!?” lol
This is so sweet! Congrats.
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February 26th, 2012 at 8:16 pm - #Veritech
All that’s left is to mount the entire thing on to a hydraulics system (like the virtual thrill rides like Indiana Jones in Disneyland) so that he can feel every acceleration, braking, and those rare moments where you just want to drive into oncoming traffic on the Indy and feel the OOMPH that comes with it.
On that thought maybe there should be a reusable airbag attached to it too.
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February 26th, 2012 at 6:07 pm - #Conza
I have to admit, this is a work of art, it doesn’t matter if you don’t like Astras or are a RHD driver, this is a testiment, I just hope that it is kept and upgraded when GT6 comes out, ect. – BRAVO
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February 26th, 2012 at 4:57 pm - #marktyper
HAHA Great job man! Please don’t tell me that that’s what you do all day -.-
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February 26th, 2012 at 4:02 pm - #Blazing99
That’s insane. Only 2 things missing
1. A hand break
2. Cup holders-
February 27th, 2012 at 4:04 pm - #quavers
And a seatbelt!seriously why no seatbelt?
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February 26th, 2012 at 2:36 pm - #Osr20_L
RIDICULUS…!!!
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February 26th, 2012 at 1:23 pm - #JEMcG
Sad.
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February 26th, 2012 at 12:59 pm - #Radracing
Now he will need four more monitors and PS3′s so he can lookout the side windows and get the full effect.
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February 26th, 2012 at 12:17 pm - #[joel]
this guy has soooo much free time (abd money too) xD
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February 26th, 2012 at 12:18 pm - #[joel]
and money too***
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February 26th, 2012 at 12:13 pm - #tazj_7
That is amazing, if I had the money and the space I think I would try to do something similar. DIY rigs can just be so much better than commercial rigs
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February 26th, 2012 at 11:49 am - #pasenast
nice! one of the best that I’ve seen.
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February 26th, 2012 at 11:03 am - #obazavil
amazing job! is a very, very nice cockpit
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February 26th, 2012 at 10:13 am - #McKiernan
I really love this! I would so love to have the time space & money to do something similar. This guy’s obviously passionate about his driving & this set up clearly brings more enjoyment for him. I’m so jealous, one day I’ll have one, but it’ll probably be on GT10 on the PS8
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February 26th, 2012 at 10:11 am - #SunnyMcDuff
Now he’ll never go outside again.
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Absolutely off the chain. And your significant other can ride along and nag you about how fast you’re going too. Love how he extended the steering wheel shaft to maintain the force feed back for the Thrustmaster wheel. He must have awesome driving feel.
And I had not seen the shifter for the Thrustmaster. Looks like an old school Ferrari shifter only with more gears.
Some body at one of the other wheel or seat manufacturers has to be brain storming about this. And I am sure custom game room (MAN CAVE) installers have been all over something like this for a while. If I could, I would in a New York minute.
Looks like you could pull it off with a number of dash boards. The McLaren F1 dash board will end the debate about which side is the “right” side to drive on. LOL.