My Sim Cockpit

dedraro · Nov 23, 2014

11/09/2015
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01/25/2015
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Hello to all guys are Dario'm 20, I'm Italian and have always been passionate about cars and video games, a combination that took the life of a few weeks, since I was able to finally realize a driving position up to my expectations, it is not over yet there are still a lot of details. Here are the components of the PC:

pc has the following configuration:
CPU: Intel i5 4690k (I'm waiting for the arrivals macho to overclock at least 4.0)
VGA: r9 280 (soon I will take another for crossfire)
RAM: Vengeance 2x4GB
HDD: WD 1tb
ALI: Corsair CX750M
MB: MSI z97 Gaming 5
CASE: Zalman z11 plus

Here the assembly:

dedraro · Nov 29, 2014

Guys the cockpit is still fervent development, I have lots of ideas for the head.

Today I mounted the wheel, here is a bit different steps

Set the adapter from a metal sheet from 0.7mm steel really resistant

Molded and painted

Ready to be mounted

Here are the results as

And not to change here is another video, hope you like the rally, because this time is on WRC4.

PS: the channel seems to be going pretty well, and 80 registrations in 2000 view, in three days with only 2 video, I think they try to carry on, I think if you want to subscribe to put at least 2/3 video per week.

dedraro · Dec 2, 2014

This evening I tried to record another video, but I must say that the quality is really poor, there's just a bit of light can be seen in less badly

I'm planning to take a gopro, for this kind of video say it's fine?

dedraro · Dec 7, 2014

Arrived and mounted the spring for the brake, GTEYE.

What about another story, at first seems equal to the original, but more pressing and more becomes rigid, entirely different sensibility.
In fact I made this video where not even use the abs.

dedraro · Dec 12, 2014

Here at last the first video really "onboard" the quality is a little bit so because of the low light in the room also has suffered some also in the conversion and upload, for the next video I have to take a lamp and point on the station, trying to not to reflect the screens: S

Dynamitry · Dec 12, 2014

argh... that monitors angle....

dedraro · Dec 16, 2014

I know, they told me in many, but I do not find myself liking right at an angle greater than this: S

I am finally able to record at 60fps, shall we? I have to adjust your view only maybe a little higher, and then absolutely the brightness in the room

dedraro · Dec 29, 2014

So in these days of celebrations I have been busy, that's what I fixed:

I changed the angle of the screens, as they told me pretty much all of it, now it is so:

Also arrived a bit of aluminum

With the smooth plate I realized the padlles for the steering wheel
Designed and shaped

Finished and installed

While with the platform and the plate almond I finished (at least for now

) pedals

See you soon

Moxley6969 · Dec 29, 2014

Very Nice dedraro, Keep it up.

DesKane · Dec 30, 2014

loving this !!

dedraro · Jan 5, 2015

thanks guys

dedraro · Jan 19, 2015

I'm taking my hand and began to finally make a decent drift, if you want to pass from the channel

dedraro · Jan 25, 2015

Here is a mini guide on how to build a Botton Box (It is only a pad hacking).

So just take a 4€ chinese pad

Disassemble it and connect to the buttons on the card of buttons or switches

Create a base where to put the buttons

Close the box and secure it to the cockpit

I remade also the sequential gearbox and the hand brake, in addition to "close" above screens with these panels blacks, to give more a sense of immersion in the game

And here as always a nice video

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I also took a new steering wheel, a srw-s1, for various Formula etc., to which I adapted quick release and I put a spiral cable for not doing so confuse and raised 2 padlle useless: D

Now I'm thinking of buying or Buttkicker or at least a vibration system, only that there is a wide choice and I do not know which is better compared to the price :S

Chris Dawson · Jan 25, 2015

Nice looking cockpit

Have you set up your screens using the triple screen app in AC, and input the side monitor angles and bezel sizes? The transition between them looks off to me, and might be why you don't like pulling them in any further. It might just be the angle it is filmed.

Moxley6969 · Jan 25, 2015

Hey Dedraro,

If you want your S1 to survive a little while, I Highly suggest taking it apart 1 more time and re enforcing the Grips, They are by far the weakest part of the wheel when using it with FFB, The Screw's are Very small and have Very little material they are "biting" into.

dedraro · Jan 27, 2015

@Chris Dawson thank you very much, it seems that the side screens are not well aligned because of the prospect, because I shot from above, from the driving position can be clearly seen, however, thanks to the advice

@Moxley6969 thank you I had already decided to reinforce it with aluminum reinforcements, but if you just confirm only needs that the glue, I avoid a bit of hassle

Ps: I opened this discussion, if you want to check it out, I'd be happy

http://www.racedepartment.com/threads/tactile-transducer-system.99938/

dedraro · Feb 2, 2015

First test with the SRW-S1, I tried to change a little the camera settings, seems to be better as well

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Ruebban · Feb 9, 2015

With Fanaleds software you can get the shift lights to work on the SRW-S1, but i imagine you use the display for that,

Great looking cockpit btw, and i ordered the SRW-S1 and can't wait to get it.

Im just curious how you mounted the quick release?

dedraro · Feb 15, 2015

Ruebban said:
With Fanaleds software you can get the shift lights to work on the SRW-S1, but i imagine you use the display for that,

Great looking cockpit btw, and i ordered the SRW-S1 and can't wait to get it.

Im just curious how you mounted the quick release?

I use fanaleds, but for the srw-s1 I find that the LEDs are much too bright, so that bother me, and then I have them off, for the quick release I bought it on Aliexpress to 18 € seems to me, is one of those replica Sparco, the first I took the original, but for what we must do is just fine one fake.

Bass Shaker arrived, I have taken 4, and amplified by a Lepai LP2020A +, I have to thank @JeffL who helped me throughout the project.

As I took a sound card Creative Sound Blaster, really good, which I found on offer recently.

What about the bass shaker alone, without the aid of SimVibe (software to manage precisely the transducers) are really useless I used them for 2 days type boxes, waiting for me to arrive the second sound card, and they were really annoying, i do not understand how they manage to use only the Buttkicker with SimVibe instead is a whole other story, it takes a bit of time to set up each parameter but once you find the right compromise one wonders how it was to drive without

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dedraro · Mar 25, 2015

Although it is much we do not place anything, at this time I made some changes to the location, such as the installation of the new steering wheel, a TM T500RS.

I had to disassemble to be able to sell below the screens

I also created a simple adapter, using the quick release of the original crown and the sparco, I joined them with a hard aluminum 3mm.

I also realized this aluminum support to easily attach and detach the screen / tablet that I use for telemetry.

Finally I also placed the srw-s1, reinforcing the supports, and changing the cable.

And as usual, here is a video with all the news: D

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