2DOF Racing Simulator Start

Hello,

I am going to start building a racing simulator chair. I already built the top frame part but I am thinking about going a different route already :s I was mainly wondering though if anyone has used an arduino with a 9dofsensor stick instead of two potentiomenters on the motors? So far i have almost everything i need besides the two motor drivers and the actual software for the pc. I have the arduino, two electric wheelchair motors (starting to think these are too big), and 9dofsensor stick. As soon as i can get the software for free i plan on making a small model to see if i can get it to work using a 9dofsensor stick.

Here is the top frame portion but its bulky pretty much need 2 people to move it. The other picture is one of the wheelchair motors I was thinking about using butam going to get wiper motors now I think.

Since you already have two wheelchair motors, I recommend to use them instead of replacing them with wiper motors.
According to my experience, nothing is so annoying as weak motors. And wiper motors are weak. They are suited for a shoulder-mounted seat mover, but as soon as you think of changing your design to a more compact one or to a full frame simulator, you will recognize their limits.
I am using wheelchair motors for my current rig, and I really like their power.

Hey thanks for the input i will definitely stick with those since you recommend it and have done it... Just didn't want something that was overkill but thats one less thing that i need. All i need now is the simulator software or license and i can start testing and modifying the arduino code to work with the 9dof stick.