#Sim racing cockpit diy series#

If you are cramped for space, you will need a shorter rig. You must decide – and measure - exactly where you are going to locate have your rig. But for our purposes, we are going to be making a sim-chassis out of metal.įirst things first. made very nice, inexpensive sim chassis out of wood in one of their episodes. Those of you who are not that good at welding or do not have access to a metal shop, may want to consider a wood rig. Now, I have certifications in welding and a state of the art metal shop at my disposal. NIle’s Lajoie racing seat - a good place to start building a sim-rig. This is where this string of articles will start – and end: designing, building, and finishing of your own personal sim chassis. They like to design something on a piece of paper and bring it to life in metal or wood right before their own eyes. All are great options.īut some, like me, like to do things themselves. They are quality seats for sure, and some even have a warranty. These can range from a few hundred dollars to just over the thousand bucks. It does come at a price, however, as the cheapest motion cockpit is still in the thousands of dollars.īut what about those who want to be comfortable, feel like they are in a car, but don’t want the huge price tag? This is where sim chassis – aka sim rigs or sim cockpits, whatever you would like to call them - come into play.įor a few hundred bucks you can get a top-of-the line chassis from companies such as rSeat, Sim Seat, or Fast Track Sims. You feel every bump of the track, every roll of the body, and feel like you are actually in control of the beast that is flying across your screen. On the other end of the spectrum, are those who both have the want (and the check book) to get the most out of sim-racing with a motion cockpit. Yes, it may be hard on the back and not offer quite the greatest feel for realism, but it “will do.” I would guess that about 70% of sim-racers either use an office chair, or some other random chair from around their house. For a select few, it’s where they are sitting at home. For some the realism comes from the racing itself, for others it’s the physics of how it feels, still others focus on how it looks. The first installment focuses on some of the preliminary steps, not least of which is deciding where the sim-rig will be located and the materials to used in its construction -Ed.Įvery sim-racer in the world wants the most realistic experience possible.

#Sim racing cockpit diy series#

In the weeks ahead iRacingNews will carry a series of stories by iRacer Ben Nile on the design and construction of your own sim-rig.

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