Need help on my soon-to-be-built cockpit [pics of awesome seat]

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Hey guys, I bought a G27 and it is coming in 2 days. I am going to be building a cockpit and was wondering (if you did) what tecniques you guys used to make adjustable pedals/wheel/shifter. I am asking since the height of users ranges from 5'10" to 4'8". (I am in between.) I was thinking notches so I can just pick them up and move them. Any help is appreciated.
 
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A couple questions, mate. Have you already got a seat? If so, is it on runners that allow it to move forward and back. If so, you can effectively adjust that to suit your pedals and (while not 100% neccesary) you could use notches to shift the pedal and shifter plate forward and back.

On another note, what material are you looking to use for your cockpit? PVC pipe, timber and metal are all pretty popular on GTP and there is plenty of examples of each in this very subforum :)

Good luck buddy 👍
 
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Well, I have no seat from a car, but we are going to get one ventually. I am planning to use wood. When we get a seat, I am going to put it on sliders. thanks for the tip. Also, should I get an adjustable sterring wheel angle/height?
 
You could definitely do so, and it shouldn't really be too hard. Seeing as you want to use timber, the angle adjustment could be as easy as making the top piece of wood attached only by a single bolt on each side; which you can use to adjust it to the wanted angle before tightening it back up. A similar system could be used for the height as well, but notches would probably be the better option.

In all honesty I don't think either adjustment is neccesary, but on the other hand I'm the only person who uses my rig so I have no need for them, while you'll have a big variety of different sized people strapping in.

If you decide you want to do these adjustments, sit down with a piece of paper and a pen and have a think about it. You'll undoubtedly be able to think of a far better solution then I have :lol:

Once more, good luck 👍
 
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You could definitely do so, and it shouldn't really be too hard. Seeing as you want to use timber, the angle adjustment could be as easy as making the top piece of wood attached only by a single bolt on each side; which you can use to adjust it to the wanted angle before tightening it back up. A similar system could be used for the height as well, but notches would probably be the better option.

In all honesty I don't think either adjustment is neccesary, but on the other hand I'm the only person who uses my rig so I have no need for them, while you'll have a big variety of different sized people strapping in.

If you decide you want to do these adjustments, sit down with a piece of paper and a pen and have a think about it. You'll undoubtedly be able to think of a far better solution then I have :lol:

Once more, good luck 👍
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Thanks for the tips! I can't wait to build this cockpit.
 
The pedals shouldn't really need to be adjusted, the seat moving forward/back should provide enough adjustment.

If you're suspending the pedals, you just need to figure out how high you're gonna mount them (unless the difference in size of your guys' feet is huge, you should be able to keep them at one height no problem). If you're not reverse mounting them, just sort out the correct angle of the board they will be attached to.

The steering wheel tilt is a cool feature, though might be more trouble than The benefit of doing it. A guy on here put in a real adjustable steering column, it was semi recent so it should be easy to find on the first page or two of the sim hardware forum here.
 
Thanks for all the help, got the G27 yesterday and it is awesome! I am going to star on the cockpit this weekend. My siblings have a music teacher whose husband is a carpenter. I am going to ask him if he can help me with some of the wood.:sly:
 
also, when I build it, what is the most secure way to secure the shifter? It is frequently slipping of my temporary table. Should I put it in between two boards?


Oops, double post :dunce:
 
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also, when I build it, what is the most secure way to secure the shifter? It is frequently slipping of my temporary table. Should I put it in between two boards?


Oops, double post :dunce:
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There are bolt holes on the underside of the shifter.

I think the size is M8 but I cant really remember. Worth a search.

Good luck! Post pics when you're finished :)
 
Do you have a vision of the car you want it to feel like? My first cockpit was a simple stand, but then grew bored quickly and built a cockpit modeled after the Audi R12 TDI. I remeber the feeling I got standing next to it watching all the LED lights light up on the dash when it fired up at Petite LeMans and went home and mounted my router and modem just above my wheel so whenever i turned everything on I could easily imagine myself in the real cockpit with a LED lighted dash. From there my next will be an open wheeler painted in Force India white. I find it helps make the build more fun to keep focus on the car you want to model yours after, and include little details you would find if you were actually driving it.
 
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Do you have a vision of the car you want it to feel like? My first cockpit was a simple stand, but then grew bored quickly and built a cockpit modeled after the Audi R12 TDI. I remeber the feeling I got standing next to it watching all the LED lights light up on the dash when it fired up at Petite LeMans and went home and mounted my router and modem just above my wheel so whenever i turned everything on I could easily imagine myself in the real cockpit with a LED lighted dash. From there my next will be an open wheeler painted in Force India white. I find it helps make the build more fun to keep focus on the car you want to model yours after, and include little details you would find if you were actually driving it.
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+1 👍

Even if it's just the colour, it makes a nice difference. What did you want to make it out of? Wood?
 

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