Your rig/setup

Where's your seat cushion ?

 

have taken it out realised i like it more that way, slightly deeper and more flat

 

My new Ricmotech mini plate and Spec D Tuning rim:


My newly complete rig, DXRacer.

 

A few updates in the last 6 months.

A secondary display (21.5" 1080p) to complement my main display (40" 4K). Other than TeamSpeak, I'm still trying to think what would be useful to display during a race. Race standings would be good but I don't think AC outputs that info.

Momo Mod 27/C rim. Much nicer to use than my previous Momo Team rim which I got rid of after a few weeks as it was very uncomfortable to grip.

 

My new mod wheel.

 

Hi folks,
I decided to build a racing rig when I still was not satisfied with 3 monitors placed on a desk. I could not find a good compromise between sense of speed, FOV, and cars/tracks being distorted due to FOV. I experimented with two possible ways how to setup the monitors before I started to build: First is same viewing distance to the center of all three monitors but lower horizontal FOV, second is different viewing distance to the center of all three monitors but higher horizontal FOV due to larger screen angle. From driving realism I was way more satisfied with the latter one. That also fitted my plans of keeping the total width of the rig low as I don´t have to much space in the room. I was inspired by the rig on this page (http://www.flash.ae/sim_rig/). However, I did modify the H-Shifter alignment slightly and made a completely different monitor stand to fit my FOV needs. The rig basically consists of:

-Whole bunch of PVC tubes 50mm diameter, 2.4mm wall thickness.
-Some wood, a lot of screws, black spray color and carbon foil.
-G27 wheel, shifter, pedals.
-Thrustmater TH8A shifter.
-Triple Dell U2414H.
-Leather seat from local scrapyard.
-Lenovo 7" tablet and Samsung Ace 2 for dashboard.

What else:
-The monitor stand is completely decoupled from the rest to avoid shaking at fast wheel changes and manual shifts.
-G27 H-shifter is modified to work as a sequential shifter and can be rotated by 90 degrees to a position where it does not disturb the use of the Thrustmaster H-shifter. That way you can either use paddles or sequential shifter or H-shifter, whatever you prefer or suits the car.
-The seat itself was only 30 Euros at a local scrapyard. Seat alignment is still full functioning within the rig.
-Total dimension of the rig is 150x120x120cm (LxWxH).
-Horizontal FOV is ca 170°.

Some photos:








Photo from behind the seat, the angles on the screen are distorted when viewed from this position:


Photo from the position of my head:


Rig with PC desk in place:


Since photos do not really capture the FOV I made two short videos:





Greetings,
Knightly_

 

Oh man Knightly,what a rig!
Really love that triple monitor stand!Is there a way to share the plans?
Thanks!
Greedings Jim!

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Nice videos. And rig too. Makes me reconsider buying a vive or oculus.

 

only professional cockpit !!!

 

As another has said is there any way you could share the plans,I've been looking for something this good for ages.

Cheers

 

My custom Rig...Custom F1 Wheel , Custom GT Wheel , PanelBox with buttons , rotaries and LCD Displays.

 

Like what you did to the standard wheel.

 

New rig----> Playseat Challenge
I'd post a pic but shin still recovering from stupid me trying to adjust the seat straps while still sitting in it and it collapsed on me. I am an idiot. Now everytime I look at it I think of pain LOL

 

Lol lesson learned.

 

Just built my first rig yesterday having previously used a fairly flimsy stand and a dining chair, what an improvement!

Rig is a GT Omega Pro + RS6 seat, with a T500RS with pedals (including basher brake mod) plus TH8A shifter.

I would recommend to anybody considering getting a proper rig: Do it! Do it NOW!

 

This is my working in progress setup... I've recently replaced my 10 years old desk with this new wooden desk, very solid. The seat is also old and not the most comfortable for racing but i'm used to this. I'm looking to upgrade it as soon as i have money with the playseat challenge because i have little space and maybe a T300 RS wheel. I've also recently bought this lg ultra wide 29 inches free sync monitor 2560x1080p IPS panel and it is really awesome with AC. Planning to get a 2nd one to replace the 24' Benq.

 

Progess...

 

Hey Thomas (and margmagas a bit above),
Unfortunately I don't have any building plans for the rig. I mainly built it from the photos of that one homepage I linked. I used a few scratches but threw them away because they did not resemble a plan. However, if you really are interested in the individual lengths and types of utilized PVC tubes let me know and I will measure the stuff and create some sort of semi-professional plan. Just drop me a message.

Greetings,
Knightly_

 

Few updates here and there

 

Very nice mate....what FOV do you use?...