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  Nov. 8, 2009 9:25 a.m. Carrera4 Reader

  I'll start:

  Racing Sim Rig

  Is it sad that I'm a married 35 (almost 36) year old male with two kids, a serious career, etc, with one of these in the house?

  BTW - I built this myself with about $40 in supplies from the local Home Despot.

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  Nov. 8, 2009 11:50 a.m. maroon92 SuperDork

  hmmm. any pics of the build process?

  "there is no horrible way to win, there is only winning" -Jean Pierre Sarti

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  Nov. 8, 2009 12:27 p.m. Carrera4 Reader

  unfortunaly, no. I built this a few years ago. It's 1 inch square aluminum tubing and such. It's all bolt-together as well - no welding! I can provide more pics and detail if interested.

  Making things easy is hard work.

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  Nov. 8, 2009 2:58 p.m. DirtyBird222 Dork

  i need to build one......i need to find a place to live first.

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  Nov. 8, 2009 4:19 p.m. 93celicaGT2 SuperDork

  That looks like a celica seat

  1992 Celica GT (FSP), 1993 Ford Escort GT (HS), 1990 Mazda MX6 GT Turbo (13.27@118mph)

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  Nov. 8, 2009 5:03 p.m. Carrera4 Reader

  No idea what the seat came from, it was sourced by a buddy who was also building one of these.

  Making things easy is hard work.

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  Nov. 8, 2009 9:49 p.m. vladha New Reader

  Interested, yes. Please provide more details. For $40, how could I not build one of these?

  Mark

  No Daddy... it tastes like butt!

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  Nov. 8, 2009 10:18 p.m. captainzib Reader

  Dude after you're married with a family, who cares how big a nerd you are? You've got everyone you need to impress right there.

  -Ali

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  Nov. 9, 2009 10:01 a.m. 81gtv6 Reader

  More info please. My 6 year old is now playing NFS Shift and has been asking when I am going to build one of those. One that bolts together and is on casters will go a long way with my wife.

  38 with two boys and a girl on the way, go nerds.

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  Nov. 9, 2009 10:12 a.m. Carrera4 Reader

  I will take more pics and try to put together a build sheet over the next week. It was pretty easy and has quite a bit of adjustment (seat and wheel are both adjustable fore and aft) so it fits most adults but I'm sure it could be scaled back to fit a youngster. If you can find a seat for free, and you already have a wheel, then everything else is off the shelf. My caster set up is probably over kill, but I was going for height so I have big wheels and 6 inches of wood added in there as well.

  Making things easy is hard work.

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  Nov. 9, 2009 10:18 a.m. Giant Purple Snorklewacker Dork

  I'll have to post pics later - I meant to get mine built this past weekend using an old E30 sport seat and a pile of scrap 1" square tubing but... time being what it is - I ran out before I really even got started.

  walterj, playing with the 'preferred username' feature

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  Nov. 9, 2009 11:57 a.m. scardeal New Reader

  I need a guide (a human guide) to lead me in exploring a junkyard in MI to find one... I'm one of those types who it helps (a lot) to have someone mentor me in potentially intimidating circumstances...

  Frankly, I don't even know where to look for a junkyard, but I've been dreaming of a similar setup for a while...

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  Nov. 9, 2009 12:34 p.m. Carrera4 Reader

  scardeal wrote: I need a guide (a human guide) to lead me in exploring a junkyard in MI to find one... I'm one of those types who it helps (a lot) to have someone mentor me in potentially intimidating circumstances... Frankly, I don't even know where to look for a junkyard, but I've been dreaming of a similar setup for a while...

  Ask around your local car show, cruise night, etc. Google is also your friend - that will turn you on to some of the larger pick 'n pulls in your area. Most seats are held in with 4 bolts, so with a basic set of hand tools/sockets, you should be able to find a seat pretty easy - if it's not already out of the car.

  Making things easy is hard work.

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  Nov. 9, 2009 12:48 p.m. pigeon HalfDork

  I've got 2 standard seats out of my old E46 BMW (pulled when I put the amazing M3 seats into it) that I've been meaning to build out - one into a rig like that for racing sims and one into an office chair complete with functioning power adjustment and heated seats. Looking forward to seeing a build sheet for your rig. Of course, then I'll have to finally put together a decent gaming setup - I'm thinking one of the $100 XBox 360s, Forza and an inexpensive wheel/pedal setup would do just fine. Then again, I've been really wanting to try GPL out, which would require building a newer computer or upgrading the currently unused beast sitting in my home office. All around a busy professional career and a wife and 2 kids...

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  Nov. 9, 2009 1:08 p.m. Xceler8x Dork

  That cat is thinking "Why'd they move my favorite sleeping spot?"

  Cool setup btw. I was thinking if I get a wheel and pedal setup for the Xbox I'm going to have to go all in with one of these.

  You are what you do, when it counts.

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