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[ubernewb]

so yeah, my best buy hasn't put it on the shelf yet.. to tide over my eagerness i decided to pick up my wireless steering wheel. after i got it, i realized that i don't have a desk or anything in my room to mount it to.. well crap.. now what?







































well.. this is what..









this is what some scrap wood, some reclaimed casters, and an old car seat will get ya in a couple hours time..


next i figure i'll whip up a sweet cupholder for it, maybe a mini-windshield, and then some paint/graphics.

[gordita37]

HAHAHAHA

[Paperstack.1]

I like very much  

I've been to best buy tonight and seen the cases on the shelves. While looking at other games, I saw it and I thought "It's out already!?"









But then I saw that plastic price thingy that said "Forza Motorsport 2 Presell"    

[ptnguyen203]

Nice setup, gonna be awesome.


On a side note, you should probably either extend the back a little more, weight to the front or something to prevent you from falling backward.

[Achtung]

QUOTE(ptnguyen203 @ May 29 2007, 04:49 AM)

Nice setup, gonna be awesome.
On a side note, you should probably either extend the back a little more, weight to the front or something to prevent you from falling backward.

I was just looking at it thinking the exact samething,

 if you dont modify it alittle its going to be a rollover simulator as well

[fastTOE]

one word: friggin badass!

but yeah, look into the counter weight thing.

i just got the wheel tonight as well (in preparation), and am finding the 'lap' playing isn't working too well,... maybe i just suck too much at the wheel still.

[ubernewb]

haha.. actually, the thing is incredibly stable. i TRIED to rock it backwards when i still had it in the shop and it just wasn't happening.

[r3coil]

haha thats pretty sweet.

[ubernewb]

yeah, uhm.. i weigh in at about 210lbs last time i checked.. hold me just fine. doesn't even so much as flex when i stand on it

[tonloc79]

QUOTE(KaRiL @ May 31 2007, 07:50 AM)

dude...geek squad?
tell me that's not yours...  

thats sick though nice job  

Looks to me like the photos are taken in the car audio installation garage at a Best Buy. Nice rig man, i just built mine yesterday out of PVC! Game kicks ass with MS wheel

[ubernewb]

quick little update for those interested..



first off, i decided to redo the way that the wheel mounts.. instead of relying on the crappy clamp i removed the lap-base and screwed the thing straight to the wooden platform. (after hitting the base with some satin black paint)



pretty easy, after removing the lap piece, i used it as a template to drill spots for the mounting screws



next i built my little "trunk" area, which will hold all my other xbox controllers / accessories.. pretty roomy storage from what used to be dead space



it's got a "hood" too, but it's only on at the moment for a test-fit.. i still need to do some reshaping with my orbital sander before i shoot some paint on it



as you may have noticed from that pic, i'm gonna go with a white and black paint scheme on it.. i like the contrast, as well as how it matches the wheel. here's what the top looks like with the wheel attached



here's a bit of cable management underneath, as well as a shot of the bling bling.. being an installer, i have tons of this retarded kinda shit just laying around. way i figure it, why not pimp the forza rig? i've got a 12v inverter that i'm putting in the box under the seat to power it..



and here's what she looks like lit up




all in all, a pretty productive couple hours into the rig today.. it's starting to really shape up nicely..

uber



comments welcome!

[garver]

You should build a roll cage for it.

[ubernewb]

hooray for updates!









the white carpet is actually a $10 bath mat from target.. just happened to be the perfect size for the floor board.. little spray adhesive, and my feet get to enjoy the same warm fuzzy feeling that they do when i get out of the shower.. haha

the seat cover was snagged from autozone.. little too ricey to put in an actual car, but for this it's perfect.. i think the black/white/grey matches the cockpit/wheel perfectly! and for only $18 i couldn't go wrong

the "underbody" is from an old led underbody display we used to have at best buy.. when they dropped the product, we gutted the display.. it's been sitting in a box for a couple years now, so i figured now would be a good time to put it to some use.


figure right now she's about 90% complete.. my still-left-to-do list is..

1. finish hood and get it painted and mounted
2. cut down a piece of mesh i have to fill the area under the hood
3. come up with a sweet design for the big black sides.. might recreate the forza 2 logo. if i use that, i'll have "forza motorsports" done on the sides of the seat box to match


other than that stuff, i'm pretty damn pleased with the results.. i did it out of sheer boredom, but it has evolved into a pretty cool project that gets a lot of ooh's and ahh's when i've got people over.



now if you'll excuse me, i've got some serious racing to do

uber

[Darkjasper]

That looks F@#$ing AMAZING. Nice work there. Hope your having fun with it.

[ubernewb]

hehe.. expensive seat.. mine's geting upgraded thursday night. buddy of mine got rid of his jetta, so he's giving me the seat he had in that thing.. sparco evo 2.. boo-yah! that and his 5-point harness... it's gonna be rad

who doesn't need a $700+ seat for gaming?