DIY Sim Rig :D (Picture heavy)

[PandaAttack1]

Awhile ago I was toying with the idea of buying a cheap Miata or similar to learn some track driving, but one of my friends pointed me in the direction of sim racing. I've always been a FPS player and never played any racing games apart from NFS. Spent ~30 hours in Assetto Corsa on a controller and the rest is history. Bought a used wheel and pedal set here on carb and enlisted @Spike727 's help to build my own frame/rig.

I showed him a few designs I liked and what I needed adjustable. We came up with the following;

The wheel is mounted on a plate that can easily be replaced when I eventually upgrade to something more spicy. This in turn is mounted to an assembly that can move up and down. The seat can move forward and back as well as up and down. The screen is mounted on a vesa desk mount, mounted on a tab in the rig. The pedal set is screwed into a piece of wood at an angle for the moment. This is likely the first piece of equipment I upgrade, so I did not want to invest time or make something permanent now. The seat and rails is pulled from a F30 BMW.

Build Log (part 1 of 2):

Yster pappie!

Dirty BMW F30 seat from the scrapyard. The leather is still in fantastic condition, just dirty.

Barefoot and ready to weld!

Mock fit to get a rough idea of lengths and overall size of the rig

Starting with outside frame

Cross brace and tabs in place for seat mount. The seat attaches with riv nuts, these things are amazing. (Spike's toe tax included)

Seat on! All good.

 

[Swish]

Epic! Would love to build something like that... Would save me a lot of money and 10mm sockets I keep losing...

Now hookup the airbag so the first prang you have at the Nurburgring will teach you how not to take a corner ^^

 

[PandaAttack1]

Build log (part 2 of 2:

Drilling holes into the uprights for the wheel assembly adjustability.

Many, many holes later.

Building the cross member of the wheel assembly.

Fatality tax and a much appreciated mid project hand wash.

Deciding where the uprights should be. Starting to feel like a sim rig at this point.

Adding angles to the front for improved aerodynamics.

Tab for vesa mount welded in! Rig about finished at this point.

Final fitment testing of everything before paint.

Compressor goes brrr. Spraypaint thingy goes psssst.

Assembled and in my house! Pictured here is @Spike727 taking a leisurely cruise around Laguna Seca.

This was an extremely fun project and I am thrilled with the results! The rig is rigid and adjustable and will suit my needs perfectly. Also, nothing compares with spending a solid weekend creating something with mates.

Thanks again for all your effort and inputs @Spike727 ! I clocked a top end run of 0km/h just after you left. See below for a picture of a 2m tall monkey cutting metal on the floor...

 

[PandaAttack1]

Epic! Would love to build something like that... Would save me a lot of money and 10mm sockets I keep losing...

Now hookup the airbag so the first prang you have at the Nurburgring will teach you how not to take a corner ^^

To be fair, this sim racing nonsense showed me that I have a LONG way to go before any real track driving in a car is feasible. I'm slow af, and would've probably spent thousands on straightening skew chassis' and wrecked bumpers.

 

[Spike727]

To a long weekend of barefoot grinding and welding.

@PandaAttack1 enige iets vir jou

 

[Some_Guy21]

Making my setup feel janky as hell

But in all seriousness, this is an epic looking rig. Wish I had the time and resources to tackle a project like this.

 

[SteveIndeed]

Well done!

 

[PandaAttack1]

Making my setup feel janky as hell

But in all seriousness, this is an epic looking rig. Wish I had the time and resources to tackle a project like this.

That MIG welder did make this project a lot simpler. But technically the same can be done with a drill, grinder and any welder.

The seat was from a scrapyard and the steel can be had from any steel supply co. Most steel yards will even cut your lengths to your spec for a few extra rands.

Well done!

Thanks dude.

 

[EKD Online (Pty) Ltd]

Love it! Maybe add a new seat cover ?

 

[PandaAttack1]

Love it! Maybe add a new seat cover ?

Thanks man! Any reason for the seat cover? The leather cleaned up perfect.

 

[CyNicole]

Nice job! Very clean design and work.

 

[Areola Grande]

Who is the fat guy?

 

[NI∀ƆOƆ‾⊥ᴚ∩ʞ]

Who is the fat guy?

The dude with the funny toes?

 

[Areola Grande]

The dude with the funny toes?

Yea the one who looks like he sells spanners out the back of a Datsun bakkie

 

[pɐlΛ‾pɐq‾ƃᴉq]

Build log (part 2 of 2:

Drilling holes into the uprights for the wheel assembly adjustability.

Many, many holes later.

Building the cross member of the wheel assembly.

Fatality tax and a much appreciated mid project hand wash.

Deciding where the uprights should be. Starting to feel like a sim rig at this point.

Adding angles to the front for improved aerodynamics.

Tab for vesa mount welded in! Rig about finished at this point.

Final fitment testing of everything before paint.

Compressor goes brrr. Spraypaint thingy goes psssst.

Assembled and in my house! Pictured here is @Spike727 taking a leisurely cruise around Laguna Seca.

This was an extremely fun project and I am thrilled with the results! The rig is rigid and adjustable and will suit my needs perfectly. Also, nothing compares with spending a solid weekend creating something with mates.

Thanks again for all your effort and inputs @Spike727 ! I clocked a top end run of 0km/h just after you left. See below for a picture of a 2m tall monkey cutting metal on the floor...

Is that a '58 GMC 100?

Apache?

 

[PandaAttack1]

Who is the fat guy?

Jou ma!

 

[PandaAttack1]

Is that a '58 GMC 100?

Ai jai jai, here comes the inevitable hot rod discussions. It's a something something Apache.

@Spike727 vertel die man van jou stadige bakkie.

 

[Areola Grande]

Jou ma!

Issie, my ma is nie so greis (??) nie.

 

[pɐlΛ‾pɐq‾ƃᴉq]

something something Apache.

ahh same same. Very cool!

 

[PandaAttack1]

Issie, my ma is nie so greis (??) nie.

Sheesh, calling Spike grey. You will probably need to stand on your own shoulders to kiss him on the lips.

 

[Areola Grande]

Sheesh, calling Spike grey. You will probably need to stand on your own shoulders to kiss him on the lips.

But I would not want to kiss him on the lips

Is that what you do?

 

[disipher]

yaaarrraaa the safety and health act here.....feet pics are not allowed on carb.... xD goinna give @UrBaN_BuNnY a hard on.

 

[Areola Grande]

yaaarrraaa the safety and health act here.....feet pics are not allowed on carb.... xD goinna give @UrBaN_BuNnY a hard on.

Too late.

Only 5 coasters left now, 1 is stained.

 

[pɐlΛ‾pɐq‾ƃᴉq]

Too late.

Only 5 coasters left now, 1 is stained.

dibs

 

[PandaAttack1]

But I would not want to kiss him on the lips

Is that what you do?

Every time. On my tippy toes. <3

 

[PandaAttack1]

yaaarrraaa the safety and health act here.....feet pics are not allowed on carb.... xD goinna give @UrBaN_BuNnY a hard on.

Want any more of them, toes?

 

[Spontaneous.Spinach]

VR Racing!

 

[heinreich]

A solid 5/7

 

[KangarooMike]

This is seriously cool. A simple steel design. Next step is to lose the TV and get a quest or an ultra wide.

I have something similar but WAY more janky

 

[PandaAttack1]

This is seriously cool. A simple steel design. Next step is to lose the TV and get a quest or an ultra wide.

I have something similar but WAY more janky

Thanks man!

I think it is just the perspective of the picture, but that is a 34" ultrawide.