Homemade racing game cockpit fabrication (Project Ghetto Playseat) - Page 2

ninefivezero · 07-31-2008, 08:21 PM

Great work man.

demonizeZ · 08-01-2008, 01:49 AM

damm man awesome job on fabrication of the whole thing from ground up.

Mr. Ali · 08-01-2008, 01:57 AM

wow, not so ghetto after all.

tweakmonkey · 08-01-2008, 10:16 AM

Thanks guys, it was a lot of fun, too! I have another seat at home and another wheel, so the next time I find an old exercise bike you can bet your ass I'm building a second one.

b00gerflick3r · 08-01-2008, 10:36 AM

Cool stuff.

sharky · 08-02-2008, 10:46 PM

dude... it was amazing to see that go from a bunch of junk into this! Seriously, it was fun watching you build it

Great stuff... now I just need to go to your pad to play some racing games

MSP · 08-03-2008, 07:50 AM

Awesome! Now we need some video of you using it.

randomtask · 08-03-2008, 08:18 AM

that's super classy, well done!

tweakmonkey · 08-03-2008, 12:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sharky

dude... it was amazing to see that go from a bunch of junk into this! Seriously, it was fun watching you build it

Great stuff... now I just need to go to your pad to play some racing games

Thanks for the kudos. I thought you were getting annoyed as it cut into work time.

Toward the end, a lot of customers were digging the pile of racing simulator as I bolted it together.

And yes, you should come over!

Quote:

Awesome! Now we need some video of you using it.

Hmm, I've got a tripod and camera here. I'll try to make time for that today.

Quote:

that's super classy, well done!

Thanks, it came out great after a bit of work.

b00gerflick3r · 08-03-2008, 10:09 PM

What no cup-holders? Pfft this will never make it in America....

tweakmonkey · 08-04-2008, 12:39 AM

I'm going to add cup-holders. I just wanted to bring it home to play with it for now though.

For MSP:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nQJMj7j54nQ

(open it in Youtube and click the High Quality link at the bottom right of the video for the best playback)

The quality sucks for a number of reasons...
I shot it during the day so the room was saturated by light. The screen's 120" I think, but it doesn't show up so well on video, especially during the day.

I edited it with Avid Media Composer, but the file was 4.6 GB, so I compressed it with Windows Movie Maker when I got home tonight. I can try to make a better video later.

OcTaNe91 · 08-04-2008, 02:12 AM

i really like the gearshift next to the seat, looks (and probably feels) more realistic.

MSP · 08-04-2008, 12:53 PM

That is completely and utterly bad-ass. I would think you could make some money selling those.

EDIT: OK, I'm craving a good racing game now. Any suggestions?

tweakmonkey · 08-04-2008, 01:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MSP

That is completely and utterly bad-ass. I would think you could make some money selling those.

Maybe but there's already a strong presence from Playseats, although it's basically a monopoly. If I had a hookup for cheap (Chinese?) race seats and labor once I created a design, I guess it could be a market.

Quote:

EDIT: OK, I'm craving a good racing game now. Any suggestions?

What consoles do you own? Or PC only? Do you own a racing wheel yet?

pk_volt · 08-04-2008, 07:13 PM

awesome job!

I really wish I had the craftmanship to make something like that

MSP · 08-04-2008, 07:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tweakmonkey

What consoles do you own? Or PC only? Do you own a racing wheel yet?

PC.

tweakmonkey · 08-04-2008, 07:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MSP

PC.

For PC, download Live for Speed or GTR2.

They are much more fun with a wheel of some kind of course.

Even the non Force Feedback, cheapo-Logitech wheels are a lot lot of fun IMO. Check Best Buy, should be under $50.

tweakmonkey · 08-18-2008, 01:25 PM

I added a bass shaker over the weekend. I drilled a couple holes into the seat bracket on back and screwed it in with machine screws. It looks like this:

To hook it up, I took my amplified Yamaha subwoofer apart and removed the speaker, then ran the wires that were going to the speaker to the bass shaker. I turned the frequency cut to be higher, so it cuts out at a higher frequency than the sub. I turned the volume up quite a bit then turned it up on my receiver to +5 db. The results are amazing.

I can't really demonstrate it with video because it does not make a lot of sound, but it shakes the hell out of the seat. There's engine rumbling, tire noise, and force feedback from the sound now.The whole living room moves when it's turned up.

I have a second bass shaker here at the shop I'm going to install also, then hook the sub back up so I have my 5.1 working again.

86mcss · 08-18-2008, 08:08 PM

haha thats frickn sweet!

pk_volt · 08-18-2008, 10:08 PM

I've made a thread for you over at racesimcentral.com - the largest racimg sim community out there:

Beautiful cockpit made from a 18 year old free exercise bike! - RaceSimCentral Forums

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tweakmonkey Chief Webologist Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Bay Area, CA Posts: 4,686 (#11 ) My photos: 414 Thanked 30x in 17 posts	I'm going to add cup-holders. I just wanted to bring it home to play with it for now though. For MSP: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nQJMj7j54nQ (open it in Youtube and click the High Quality link at the bottom right of the video for the best playback) The quality sucks for a number of reasons... I shot it during the day so the room was saturated by light. The screen's 120" I think, but it doesn't show up so well on video, especially during the day. I edited it with Avid Media Composer, but the file was 4.6 GB, so I compressed it with Windows Movie Maker when I got home tonight. I can try to make a better video later.
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tweakmonkey Chief Webologist Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Bay Area, CA Posts: 4,686 (#11 ) My photos: 414 Thanked 30x in 17 posts	I added a bass shaker over the weekend. I drilled a couple holes into the seat bracket on back and screwed it in with machine screws. It looks like this: To hook it up, I took my amplified Yamaha subwoofer apart and removed the speaker, then ran the wires that were going to the speaker to the bass shaker. I turned the frequency cut to be higher, so it cuts out at a higher frequency than the sub. I turned the volume up quite a bit then turned it up on my receiver to +5 db. The results are amazing. I can't really demonstrate it with video because it does not make a lot of sound, but it shakes the hell out of the seat. There's engine rumbling, tire noise, and force feedback from the sound now.The whole living room moves when it's turned up. I have a second bass shaker here at the shop I'm going to install also, then hook the sub back up so I have my 5.1 working again.
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