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- crispychicken49
- crispychicken49
Hello GTPlanet! I start off my build thread with a story about my first wheel.
My story about this wheel is entertaining. Wait, no it's not! Here' I'll spare the details and go with the basics.
It was a Madcatz MC2 PS2 wheel. It had no Force Feedback and broke within the first week. It sucked.
Fast forward many years, and we get to the present day. I had just received my Fanatec 911 GT3 RS V2 CSE Wheel. Took about 20 minutes to set up, and were ready to rock! Well sort of. See, I've been using a Gamepad for at least seven years, maybe more. With someone who's only used a game pad for a year or two, they'll get used to it in about an hour or two. For me, it'll take some very long time. I can now keep a car steady, but recovering from a drift or spin, forget it! Here's a little discription of what it feels like getting used to a wheel after so many years of gaming with a pad.
You know that period of time after having the flu really bad? Where you know what to do, but you have to get used to it because you haven't done it in a while? Well, that's how I feel.
So far, a have a pretty good setup. Nothing perfect, but it will do. The problem I have is that the table I use is completely un-sturdy. In fact, on Friday I managed to take the wheel off the table and have it fall flat on my toes, thankfully my foot covered the Clubsports. Here's a pic of my setup as I have it now, it doesn't wobble as much on the carpet, which is a very good thing.
Well, I figured to get the most fun with my wheel, I'd need a cockpit. Then I came across this thread. Hehe, I bet you know what I'm thinking! Thanks DR for the guide!
Me and my dad figured we could model the cockpit after my dad's BMW 330I. The proportions are about exact to my size and height, so it would work perfectly. Are friend also mentioned that he needed seats from his son's E30 325I to be gone, so why don't we go down and pick them up?
A trip to Carrolton and we come home with two seats and two headrests. Did I mention there fully adjustable?
Not in the 100% best condition, but who cares! As long as they're fully adjustable, they're comfortable, and they're seats, there's no problem!
So right now we are in the design phase of building the cockpit. It will be made out of PVC Piping, Wood, and Aluminum. Plus it will have inverted Clubsport Pedals, and maybe a buttkicker. I'm also thinking about a Surround Sound System.
If you have a recomendation on what buttkicker and Surround Sound System I should use, post it up! I'm also open to suggestions on pretty much everything!
My story about this wheel is entertaining. Wait, no it's not! Here' I'll spare the details and go with the basics.
It was a Madcatz MC2 PS2 wheel. It had no Force Feedback and broke within the first week. It sucked.
Fast forward many years, and we get to the present day. I had just received my Fanatec 911 GT3 RS V2 CSE Wheel. Took about 20 minutes to set up, and were ready to rock! Well sort of. See, I've been using a Gamepad for at least seven years, maybe more. With someone who's only used a game pad for a year or two, they'll get used to it in about an hour or two. For me, it'll take some very long time. I can now keep a car steady, but recovering from a drift or spin, forget it! Here's a little discription of what it feels like getting used to a wheel after so many years of gaming with a pad.
You know that period of time after having the flu really bad? Where you know what to do, but you have to get used to it because you haven't done it in a while? Well, that's how I feel.
So far, a have a pretty good setup. Nothing perfect, but it will do. The problem I have is that the table I use is completely un-sturdy. In fact, on Friday I managed to take the wheel off the table and have it fall flat on my toes, thankfully my foot covered the Clubsports. Here's a pic of my setup as I have it now, it doesn't wobble as much on the carpet, which is a very good thing.
Well, I figured to get the most fun with my wheel, I'd need a cockpit. Then I came across this thread. Hehe, I bet you know what I'm thinking! Thanks DR for the guide!
Me and my dad figured we could model the cockpit after my dad's BMW 330I. The proportions are about exact to my size and height, so it would work perfectly. Are friend also mentioned that he needed seats from his son's E30 325I to be gone, so why don't we go down and pick them up?
A trip to Carrolton and we come home with two seats and two headrests. Did I mention there fully adjustable?
Not in the 100% best condition, but who cares! As long as they're fully adjustable, they're comfortable, and they're seats, there's no problem!
So right now we are in the design phase of building the cockpit. It will be made out of PVC Piping, Wood, and Aluminum. Plus it will have inverted Clubsport Pedals, and maybe a buttkicker. I'm also thinking about a Surround Sound System.
If you have a recomendation on what buttkicker and Surround Sound System I should use, post it up! I'm also open to suggestions on pretty much everything!
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Anyway here are some pictures. Took a while to mount the pedals.
sooo never mind.
