About to make a cockpit/pedals, tips?

nickmp0wer · Dec 19, 2005

Im about to weld myself a cockpit, i have some square metal tubing and a racing seat.

Im also going to try making some pedals since the DFP ones blow. I think I'll use some of the metal yubing, and as the piviot point i will have a threaded rod? the pedals will move side to side when pressed, but i doubt it will be noticable. I think I'll drill a hole in the end of them to use for the pontenameters? I'm going to be using some springs for the pedals, and for the brake and clutch i was thinking of using some hood shocks or something also?

AlarmedBread · Dec 19, 2005

theres a million ways to do it, designs can be as crude or as sleek as you wish

you just need to make pedals that feel how you like, and throw a pot in there somehow

heres an idea, lots of good stuff over there

http://forum.rscnet.org/showthread.php?t=191930

Fairlady240zg · Dec 19, 2005

nickmp0wer
Im about to weld myself a cockpit, i have some square metal tubing and a racing seat.

Im also going to try making some pedals since the DFP ones blow. I think I'll use some of the metal yubing, and as the piviot point i will have a threaded rod? the pedals will move side to side when pressed, but i doubt it will be noticable. I think I'll drill a hole in the end of them to use for the pontenameters? I'm going to be using some springs for the pedals, and for the brake and clutch i was thinking of using some hood shocks or something also?

Im assuming youve welded before?
Sounds good to me, but Im drunk, so yeah...

I figured I would build a wooden one. Theres a site online that has directions, its something like $22.49 to make one..
Can be cut etc with a dremmel tool. How much has parts and stuff for yours cost?

Raghavan · Dec 19, 2005

Sounds complicated to make the pedals, and i'd make one with wood instead if you're not too good at welding.
And i'd look at some quality pedals before trying to build some. Saves you lots of time and effort.

AlarmedBread · Dec 19, 2005

Raghavan
Saves you lots of time and effort.

quality pedals cost around $500

if you do the math, thats atleast a few weeks work to save up

building your own costs a fraction of that, time spent is less, and you get exactly what you want

theres no need to weld anything really...it can all be bolted together

unless you were to make pedals with bearing pivots and such 👍

X-Othermic · Dec 20, 2005

AlarmedBread
unless you were to make pedals with bearing pivots and such 👍

Which takes alot of time and normally is very hard to pull off.

nickmp0wer · Dec 20, 2005

well i was thinking of just using threaded rod, and some nuts. But that might be kind of hard on the potentameters

AlarmedBread · Dec 20, 2005

its not that much more difficult than using bushngs...you drill a hole and pop a bearing in...how hard is that?

just using a bolt for the pivot point should be ok, use some washers to limit side to side wobbles

for the pots you should make a bracket so its held on both ends and and angular force on the pot's shaft is limited, or you'll break them