Dashboard Racing Cockpit Project.

[UK-Gamer]

You sure need wings to get this done

 

[gogatrs]

I think it would have been cooler if you had just parked a full car in your living room.

 

[kikie]

Have you figured out how you're going to mount your steering wheel? If you have a G27, I can tell you that's it's not easy to "fit" the dashboard in such a way that you can see the gauges through the rim of the wheel.


This is what I mean. Last photo:

https://www.gtplanet.net/forum/showpost.php?p=4349571&page=82#post4349571

 

[RacingDriver725]

Have you figured out how you're going to mount your steering wheel? If you have a G27, I can tell you that's it's not easy to "fit" the dashboard in such a way that you can see the gauges through the rim of the wheel.


This is what I mean. Last photo:

https://www.gtplanet.net/forum/showpost.php?p=4349571&page=82#post4349571

i have a Fanatec 911 Turbo S wheel but that might be even harder to see out of.

 

[kikie]

Mmm, I don't know. Fanatec wheels are bigger and have, AFAIK the same angle when mounted on a table as the G25/G27

 

[RacingDriver725]

Dashboard raised (the pedals aren't hard mounted yet):

1st person view (the flash covered my face saving me from having to edit the picture):

And the engine is magically at 1000 rpm even though the dials arent connected to an engine:

 

[kikie]

Don't hard mount anything yet. It's difficult to adjust everthing if you hard mounted it and you have to make adjustments.

 

[RacingDriver725]

Don't hard mount anything yet. It's difficult to adjust everthing if you hard mounted it and you have to make adjustments.

ok, i haven't hard mounted anything yet (the dashboard is not attached to the base yet)

 

[kikie]

If you also use pc games, I'd consider getting the RevBurners from Symprojects. It's cheap, easy to install and a lot of fun.

 

[RacingDriver725]

If you also use pc games, I'd consider getting the RevBurners from Symprojects. It's cheap, easy to install and a lot of fun.

ok, I will get that if I buy a gaming PC.

 

[Gunstar]

Man, this thing's gonna be heavy duty man! Looking great!

 

[Brush Guy]

If I'm not being impolite, may I ask why you wanted to edit your face on the picture? Is it just that you are uncomfortable with your face being on the internet?

Anyway, good work on the setup.

 

[GTOne2Three]

If I'm not being impolite, may I ask why you wanted to edit your face on the picture? Is it just that you are uncomfortable with your face being on the internet?

Anyway, good work on the setup.

http://3113.com/iphoto/internetPhoto.html

 

[Sgt_Sheep]

Hey, Just a suggestion, you could go back to the junkyard and get the shifter off it? On my G27, I put a gear shifter from the same car (Peugeot 205 GTI) as the seat I got it from. On my G27, I also have the wheel from the 205 waiting to be put on, bit tricky though considering it doesn't use the same holes as Chillicoke's adapter

 

[kikie]

I forgot to mention that you first have to find out if your VW gauges are compatible with the RevBurner.

You can go here to find out.

 

[RacingDriver725]

If I'm not being impolite, may I ask why you wanted to edit your face on the picture? Is it just that you are uncomfortable with your face being on the internet?

Anyway, good work on the setup.

i dont know why, i just dont feel comfortable with my face being on the internet incase someone tries to stalk me etc...

 

[doublecheese]

@RacingDriver725

What you`re doing is great , keep up the good work )

A friend just totalled his Ferrari, maybe I should ask him for his dashboard

 

[RacingDriver725]

UPDATE:

"I" have just bidded on a genunine Porsche 997 gear stick on eBay. I may also wrap my centre console (when I get round to making it) in real leather. And a frame for the sides of my cockpit has just been finished. The seat has also been attached to the base. More pictures next week.

 

[despawn]

Nice going, looking forward to seeing how this project proceeds.

 

[HONDAndy]

I'd be interested to see ( if you do install one ) how a mini fridge would look, an idea I had kicking around too for use with the dash I want to use ( Honda Del Sol )

 

[sandboxgod]

This is hands down a great cockpit idea! 👍

I look forward to checking this thread regularly for updates. After it's done I'd even recommend a youtube. That other suggestion about hooking up the revs by kikie was a very great one too

 

[RacingDriver725]

more photos:

seat all the way back:

all the way forward:

reclined:

tilted forwards:

this is the leather i might use for the centre console:

started on the centre console:

 

[thunderjolt]

Looks Amazing!!

 

[RacingDriver725]

UPDATE:
The bid on the Porsche 997 gear knob went up to £50, so I bought this instead:

More photos on Monday/Tuesday, where i mount the wheel/pedals and paint the cockpit.

 

[Tvensky]

cool idea!

 

[OLDSKOOLACURA]

great job!

as a gamer I love it, But as a gear head I hate it because some one could of used that dash for their car.

 

[RacingDriver725]

When I was installing the new gear knob to the shifter I found a trick to increase the tension on the shifter. when you have removed the original shifter you should see a bolt like this one:

(picture wasnt taken by me). remove that bolt to get the rest of the shifter off, and tighten it back again without the shifter. but if you dont tighten it enough it wont stay in any gears except 3rd or 4th (which is how I found this trick). you can tighten it a bit more than how it was before buut not too much.

when I get home i will take a picture of my shifter with the new gear knob on.

 

[RacingDriver725]

UPDATE:
Damn cheap shifter stopped working ever since i put the new gear knob on

Im going to wait until the Clubsport shifter comes out instead of wasting £50 on 2 cheaply made shifters :@

 

[RacingDriver725]

Hello Ladies and Gentlemen, huge update.

before the update, here are some photos i took a couple months back but forgot to upload:

now, the huge update is its now iin my room and i can finally use it here are some pics:

left to do:

invert and mount pedals
close off part of centre console
dead pedal
finish painting
carpeting floor and console
install mini fridge
install front and side panel
strengthen sterring wheel mount
install Ambi-Pur air freshner (for the lulz)

 

[Mike0105]

That looks spot on mate, really impressive stuff!

Just a thought though, will you be 'trimming' the centre console? Would be great if you could source a VW armrest to put there. Also work as a storage solution for the tv remote!

One day I might make one. I reckon an old BMW (E36 318 or E39 5xx loads at a scrap yards up and down the country) would be a good starting point, although the Golf is an excellent choice.