How to mount your steering wheel & what to?

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I am currently in the process of designing a steering wheel mount, as I can't afford to buy one.
I want to know what other people use and what they think of it. E.g. Coffee tables (what height?), something they bought.....

I'm sure there must be a whole wealth of tips and tricks in the forum, but I can't find it after several searches so I thought I'd start my first thread.

TimsterC ;o)
 
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I made myself a custom table. Had to, since none of the store bought really worked. 2 factors you need to measure are table height and width. So you need to measure what height your knees are at in your fave chair.. and width under the table so your legs can move without any restrictions.
 
I made mine from an old bench at work..
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I got a Wheel Stand Pro for £90. It is very well made and is of sufficient heft that it's able to withstand any heavy input from the driver. Multi adjustable too. When you finish driving and want your room back, undo two cables and two quick release clamps, fold it down and put it out the way.
Even if you don't buy it it's worth taking a look at the design, 3 welds to perform, tubes and a couple of clamps. Lovely bit of kit. 👍
 
I built one for myself, doesn't look too great, but it is good enough.

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You might be wondering what are the rope, thermo bottle, and wooden stick are, they are for myy handbrake. Too lazy to do something awesome, so I went to this improvised versionof it. Screw the wood and align it with it O button on the shifter. When pull the wood, it hits the button. So step 1 is done. Step 2 is to make the e-brake go back to the original position so it won't stuck on the button. Wrap a rope around the wood and hanged the bottle filled with pennies (coins). The amount of weight is perfect so I won't need to pull the e-brake too hard. Overall, the ebrake mod is great and it has a great feeling when pulling it, not too light or heavy.

Total cost: ~15-17 USD

Lumber: 12
Screws: 3

How sturdy it is?

http://www.youtube.com/user/mikekhel30#p/a/u/0/RnTCzm1JiJY
 
I started out using a ironing board since I could adjust the height. It was ok, but I sometimes had trouble with it moving around since it wasn't very heavy. Eventually ended up getting a Playseat.
 

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