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Showroom Skerper's Racing Rig

Discussion in 'Commercial Simulators and Peripherie' started by Skerper, Sep 5, 2019.

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    Skerper New Member

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    I was asked in the Intro thread to make a project thread for my build, so here we are!

    Background: This rig is used exclusively for iRacing in VR. I mainly drive GT cars, and do a bit of endurance racing.

    My build as it currentlys stands is a Rosso Modello GTD-RS frame w/ the optional TV tray and shifter mount. I drilled some new holes in it to fit the Fanatec CSS1.5 and Augury control box/servo mount. The only other customization to the frame is a replacement bucket seat, as the original sports car style one developed a 10 degree twist due to braking forces.

    10514850911015.jpg (old seat shown here)

    At the moment, the only tactile feedback I have is vibration. I started out with a Jetseat, then added a Shakeseat as well. I had a spare Shakeseat, which I pulled apart and put longer wires on so it could be spred out more. As a result my seat has 8 ERM vibration motors and 8 Dayton bass transducers, with 14 independent channels between them.

    10514850851722.jpg (new seat + pimax5k+ cameo)

    I'm a big fan of driver-side bass tactile feedback (as in, shakers etc in direct contact with the driver, rather than being mounted to the cockpit frame). It allows for cheaper/lower power hardware, noise-cancels without the need to isolate the rig, and ensures you can easily tell where each effect is coming from.

    The next step is motion, hence this thread. I have a Sim-lab P1-X on order to replace the RM frame (it has a ton of flex and would not hold up to motion), which I'll be adding the three-actuator setup from PT-Actuators to.

    I'll update the thread as things start arriving!
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    Out with the old 10629048291554.jpg and in with
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    the new!
    10629048371662.jpg

    Gradually getting everything reattached to it... very, very solid piece of furniture, the P1-X.

    With my old rig, if I'd yanked upwards on the wheel deck, I could've torn the entire thing in half.

    With the new one I can pick it up by the wheel deck and carry it.
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    Skerper, Sep 25, 2019
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