Homemade arcade cabinets?

Takumi Fujiwara

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I've been thinking of this for a while. Has anyone mage an arcade style cabinet for the PS2, or a driving cockpit, or anything like that?

I was thinking of making one, with the new GT4 wheel, and some MDF, and a car seat. And, of course, a TV and PS2.

Has anyone else done this yet?
 
yep many of "us" have done it :)

make somethign like this :)
 

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mine is not that expansive looking due to limited budget ;)

but it works fine and it was definatly worth $50 or so i spent :P

friend of mine got me a used 92 civic seat :) (free)

bought some wood (2x4) and some bolts. for the frame.

Painted it white.

its not a looker , but it sure is sturdy and feels comfortable :)
 
I wou;dn't mind making one, but I have nowhere to put it at this stage.
 
Originally posted by Cobraboy
I wouldn't mind making one, but I have nowhere to put it at this stage.
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Ditto.
 
Anyone else found the GT Force wheel's lap attachment to be virtually useless? :(

Even my crappy old wheel had a better lap 'holder'. Turn GT force wheel sharply with force & you have to keep wheel down.

Some point I'll probably make my own :)
 
I was at some motor show last year and for Mitsubishi's stand they had a Lancer Evo Rally Car that was hooked up to play GT3, like the steering wheel and pedals of the car actually worked with the game. I thought it was quite clever myself.
 
do a search as there are many threads about this. and some good guides to build them.

Small_Fryz
 
Sure it may not look arcadey with a fancy paint job and a racing seat but hey it works! sure is fugly tho. Once GT4 comes out i'm gonna start modifying it and find a place to mount the new wheel and then a roll cage.
 

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is it me or do the testers have really bad teeth? :odd: ;)

The subaru simulator is very cool, on hydraulics and it feels proper realistic...
 
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Haha, that looks cool...:D With the WRC Blue paint and everything!
 
Originally posted by ZEE
The subaru simulator is very cool, on hydraulics and it feels proper realistic...
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i hate the fact they need three screens to give you that type of view, if it would be a single screen then :eek:!!
 
i wonder how much that would set you back, bet its pretty god damn expensive!
 
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