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EDIT 07/19 - Got my TH8RS shifter. 
It's got an aftermarket shift knob and a Phillip Yip short shift plate wrapped in carbon fiber. I also added another MDF board to the shifter assembly to have room to place my gloves / beverages.
This is "how I rolled" before building my rig. I think I've come a long way if I may say so myself...
EDIT 04/18 - Partial triple monitor stand mod and pictures of my ECCI pedals as requested by the_greeze.
Hey guys. Been working on this for more than a year, and finally my project has come to a state where I feel comfortable showing it to others. Both me and the cockpit have gone through changes. When I started out I was still a console racer, now I'm a full fledged PC sim racer.
I started off making a PVC rig, plans courtesy of SlowEddy and SIMUL8R. The plans can be found here in GTPlanet or the Lumenlab forums.
The cockpit in its early lifeforms:
Full size
Full size
(Note the DFP)
Full size
Painted before making switch to PC racing:
Full size
Full size
Full size
After the doors that PC sim racing opened for me, I started acquiring some goodies. I went from a 40" Bravia TV to dual monitors and finally triple 24" monitors, I also swapped out my bungee corded DFGT pedals for an ECCI 2 pedal set, connected through a Leo Bodnar cable. I also installed a keyboard mount and finished the shifter mount. No shifter yet.
My old triple monitor setup:
Finally, I ended up with this:
Component list
Coolermaster 690 Case.
Intel Core i7 2.8 GHz.
ATI Radeon HD 6950.
6 GB RAM.
Razer Carcharias headset.
ECCI 2 pedal set with PMBII and Leo Bodnar cable. These are compatible with the DFGT and PS3 as well.
DFGT with Gran Turgismo paddle shifters.
70W Dayton Amplifier powering two bass shakers, one under the seat and one under the pedal "plate".
Triple 24" Viewsonic VX2439WM LCD monitors, 2ms response time.
GT Omega Racing free-standing triple monitor stand (planning to mod it in the near future).
Future plans:
Button box.
TH8RS Shifter.
ECCI clutch expansion.
Another bass shaker and amp.
Triple monitor mount modification to allow steeper side monitor angles.
Wanting to build my next rig out of MDF.
Android tablet for use with a telemetry application.
So there you have it, my humble cockpit and mancave. Don't mind the cable management, or lack of it, rather.
EDIT 4/18
Triple monitor stand modification
I have been partially succesful at performing the angle mod to my GTOmega monitor stand. I was able to cut an MDF board, add it as a spacer and bolt one of my TV arms to it. I get a nicer, deeper angle of my right monitor but the bad news is that the default monitor plate bracket can barely sustain the weight. Here's a few pictures of how it all ended up. If anyone has any ideas or suggestions on how to reinforce them, please let me know... Currently out of ideas.
Monitor plate from behind:
Full size
Full size
Monitor side:
Full size
Left monitor (unmodded) and right monitor angle comparison:
Full size
ECCI closeup pictures
Here are a few pictures of my pedals as requested by the_greeze. These pedals are 100% compatible with the DFGT and PS3/GT5. I bought these used and bought a refurbishing package from ECCI: Bought new potentiometers, a new cable and new springs. I had to disasemble them and refurbish them myself... It wasn't an easy task, but they felt like new once I did it.
Front view.
Full size
Left side view - You can't appreciate it very well, but the brake pedal has two springs. The second one is the PMBII brake upgrade. Requires a lot of effort to fully depress it.
Full size
Top view.
Full size
Pedal cable plug. It's a phone jack-like connector. You can see one of the pots.
Full size
Cable plug connected to my Leo Bodnar adapter.
Full size
It's got an aftermarket shift knob and a Phillip Yip short shift plate wrapped in carbon fiber. I also added another MDF board to the shifter assembly to have room to place my gloves / beverages.



This is "how I rolled" before building my rig. I think I've come a long way if I may say so myself...

EDIT 04/18 - Partial triple monitor stand mod and pictures of my ECCI pedals as requested by the_greeze.
Hey guys. Been working on this for more than a year, and finally my project has come to a state where I feel comfortable showing it to others. Both me and the cockpit have gone through changes. When I started out I was still a console racer, now I'm a full fledged PC sim racer.

I started off making a PVC rig, plans courtesy of SlowEddy and SIMUL8R. The plans can be found here in GTPlanet or the Lumenlab forums.
The cockpit in its early lifeforms:

Full size

Full size
(Note the DFP)

Full size
Painted before making switch to PC racing:

Full size

Full size

Full size
After the doors that PC sim racing opened for me, I started acquiring some goodies. I went from a 40" Bravia TV to dual monitors and finally triple 24" monitors, I also swapped out my bungee corded DFGT pedals for an ECCI 2 pedal set, connected through a Leo Bodnar cable. I also installed a keyboard mount and finished the shifter mount. No shifter yet.
My old triple monitor setup:

Finally, I ended up with this:








Component list
Coolermaster 690 Case.
Intel Core i7 2.8 GHz.
ATI Radeon HD 6950.
6 GB RAM.
Razer Carcharias headset.
ECCI 2 pedal set with PMBII and Leo Bodnar cable. These are compatible with the DFGT and PS3 as well.
DFGT with Gran Turgismo paddle shifters.
70W Dayton Amplifier powering two bass shakers, one under the seat and one under the pedal "plate".
Triple 24" Viewsonic VX2439WM LCD monitors, 2ms response time.
GT Omega Racing free-standing triple monitor stand (planning to mod it in the near future).
Future plans:
Button box.
TH8RS Shifter.
ECCI clutch expansion.
Another bass shaker and amp.
Triple monitor mount modification to allow steeper side monitor angles.
Wanting to build my next rig out of MDF.
Android tablet for use with a telemetry application.
So there you have it, my humble cockpit and mancave. Don't mind the cable management, or lack of it, rather.
EDIT 4/18
Triple monitor stand modification
I have been partially succesful at performing the angle mod to my GTOmega monitor stand. I was able to cut an MDF board, add it as a spacer and bolt one of my TV arms to it. I get a nicer, deeper angle of my right monitor but the bad news is that the default monitor plate bracket can barely sustain the weight. Here's a few pictures of how it all ended up. If anyone has any ideas or suggestions on how to reinforce them, please let me know... Currently out of ideas.
Monitor plate from behind:

Full size

Full size
Monitor side:

Full size
Left monitor (unmodded) and right monitor angle comparison:

Full size
ECCI closeup pictures
Here are a few pictures of my pedals as requested by the_greeze. These pedals are 100% compatible with the DFGT and PS3/GT5. I bought these used and bought a refurbishing package from ECCI: Bought new potentiometers, a new cable and new springs. I had to disasemble them and refurbish them myself... It wasn't an easy task, but they felt like new once I did it.
Front view.

Full size
Left side view - You can't appreciate it very well, but the brake pedal has two springs. The second one is the PMBII brake upgrade. Requires a lot of effort to fully depress it.

Full size
Top view.

Full size
Pedal cable plug. It's a phone jack-like connector. You can see one of the pots.

Full size
Cable plug connected to my Leo Bodnar adapter.

Full size
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