Project Simulation | DIY Cockpits Plans | GT and F1 Style

[Clivevdb]

Have a look at this FYI

 

[Matt Whitaker]

Have a look at this FYI

At what sorry?

 

[Clivevdb]

At what sorry?

Its coming my first cockpit

 

[AussieStig]

Hey everyone, check this thread out, you may like what you see:

http://www.isrtv.com/forums/topic/17646-f1-sim-rig-plans-simple-construction/

Cheers AussieStig

 

[Matt Whitaker]

Looks like Masi is out... I discovered this thread about a year ago and decided to copy this PVC-cockpit, without buying the plans.

It was a long and hard process figuring everything out, but the result is pretty nice: http://i.imgur.com/KyutOLr.jpg?1

The pipes underneath the seat look crooked, but it's because of the removable trolley underneath the seat. Without the trolley, the frame is perfectly flat.

What piping did you use?

 

[Clivevdb]

What piping did you use?

I used 30mm and 50mm normal pvc drain pipes combined

 

[Matt Whitaker]

TO ALL, GOOD NEWS: (ish)

This was on the 16/05/2015 just to let all know just because he is not replying on this post does not mean he is not still around. (Personally a great relief for me!)

(Suggestion for people needing an answer quick to post on his profile)

 

[Orion528]

Saw his designs and gladly signed up. I'm happy to have found such a great design for an F1 closed cockpit !! I'll be donating to the F1 project very soon. Best bang for the buck that I've seen so far , and I've been researching F1 style rigs now for quite a while online... (I'm going Ferrari scheme though out of respect for Schumi.) Have fun and keep the rubber side down guys and gals !

 

[xDama]

What piping did you use?

I used PVC piping with a 50mm diameter and a thickness of about 3-5mm. In my country you've got the option to use standard PVC pipes or extra strong pipes (for sanitary purposes for example). The rig is quite stable, but not solid. I suggest using a bigger diameter if you really want a rock solid rig.

I wanted to keep the rig as compact as possible, so I went with the 50mm.

 

[MrF1]

My current Build. x2 more screens on there way

 

[Idan]

Hello new to this forum ,but been racing pc game for a long time.

Here is my rig :



I replaced the stock wheel rim with an aftermarket cheap pvc 34 cm one that i found online and did some custom upholstery on it .







Next project is the pedals , waiting for the v3 spanish total sim brake mod to be finished.

 

[mirel lazar]

how about a PS4 and this? with motion ;-)=

before you ask, it works like this

 

[Nick Moxley]

Nice build mirel, What software are you running ?

 

[mirel lazar]

Nick, I had to write my own since I'm using it with PS3 and PS4

 

[Sim2Go]

So yea -
Gran Turismo gave me the passion for racing simulation in general. I had few steering wheels over the years and this summer I thought why not make another one -

It was simple wood work with not functional car panel parts.

The sort of ending result was 3 - 24inch monitors with old G25 wheel and handbrake mod with it

Then the shifter broke due wire soldering for handbrake and it became sort of unusable. Time passed by and I thought to make something more stable. So this is still on-going budget racing sim V1 (without motion simulation or 3-way projectors screen.)

This is BMW e46 body.

It was pretty messy.

Something better

Bit by bit, sorting out the problems with metal constructions. BTW it was UK model, so more work was put in redoing panel parts.

At this stage its more likely looking like a car

Currently I'm ar this stage - most of eletricity is done, 2 out of 3 monitors are in (third one is bit harder due car doors). I'm waiting for th8a and pro gauge to arrive

chipped 4 cylinder 3,4 liters AMD motor .

Ill try to upload some video of final version of this with functional buttons, hand brake, traction control, maybe with "turn sticks". Also strong sub-woofer under the car to get more "realism"

 

[Sim2Go]

Just a video of some test runs and photos. As winter is coming its a little hard to work in wood shed, so project will move only with button functionality, sound system, finding cheapest ways of doing things

 

[JonPDX]

Probuff,

That's coming along nicely. Thanks for sharing your project with us.

Jon…

 

[Sim2Go]

No no, thank You for liking it it really helps to move forward

 

[MrF1]

Heres a rig i built and a 2nd one i just recently put together. Still testing so paint and trim are not yet completed.
Ive nearly documented every mitre and cut for the rig so i can easily re make in a few days.

Test Night on Rig 002 and 001 sits beside her.

 

[MrF1]

both completed.. long sessions ahead

 

[Sim2Go]

More goods from symprojects.com.

They got really nice hardware with plenty of functions. I think they should do more tutorials on their things tho. I'll try to make a simple wiring tutorial of interior car parts, which are really simple and easy to do.

Meanwhile, when I got a day off doing simple things like this. Also looking and speaking to people about bearing system and where to get cheapest parts. The main bearing will have to hold at least 1500kg (4 people in) and maybe even different springs might be used while handling different amount of people. Will see in summer

 

[Nick Moxley]

Meanwhile, when I got a day off doing simple things like this. Also looking and speaking to people about bearing system and where to get cheapest parts. The main bearing will have to hold at least 1500kg (4 people in) and maybe even different springs might be used while handling different amount of people. Will see in summer

Wait what ? Main bearing ? different springs ? what exactly are you planning here ?

 

[Sim2Go]

Wait what ? Main bearing ? different springs ? what exactly are you planning here ?

I'm sorting out proper pivot point for a center of a car shell. The main "joint" between car shell and platform on the ground will be "metal ball' with a diameter of what is available. By meaning different tension springs I'm talking about 4 of them in place equaling weight distribution (1 to 4 people sitting in a car). By doing fluid frame for various motions I aim to save money on motors, which will move the frame

 

[Sim2Go]

Thats quick sketch to get head around what I'm talking about Main joint will be used from hydraulic trailer because its common and does not cost a fortune

 

[Nick Moxley]

Interesting, have you been to the more Motion oriented sites to see what guys with a lot of motion experience have to say ? motor/pivot/controller suggestions ect ect

 

[lemansfanatic]

Hmm, adding motion to a full car simulator. You don't typically see that very often. This just got more interesting. It's in the completely wrong thread but still, very interested indeed.

 

[Masi_23]

Hey guys, still alive!

Completely abandoned this thread. Mostly been active at the iRacing forum (barely) - haven't touch console racing at all since. Been real busy with other commitments outside of sim racing, but I still do work on the F1 rig and its progressing well lately.

I had people kindly help me with my efforts with donations way back - I've refunded a few since it has taken millennials to finish. If you are one of them, please PM me; I still have my logs.

Cheers!

Here's the GT1 rig being put to good use (Lotus 79 - Nordschleife):


Here's a couple of sketchup mock-ups (Close to prototype design):

 

[Sim2Go]

Short test run video

 

[Nick Moxley]

Sweet, looks good. Curious what the octopus of cable is working...i see a few push buttons and normal dash stuff, but what are the other leads all about ?

 

[Sim2Go]

light control module wires - positive/negative and another positive to power up lights inside a car and is controllable (light intensity).

audio/climate - negative and positive (from lcm) just to light up them.
turn signal/long light unit - negative and 4 (maybe? cant remember) wires to JC32 to register it as buttons
dashboard - wires for pro gauge, relay module and its controllers
also there are two bolts which holds all positive and negative wires and are easily removable (for testing, adding, etc)