Finally finished:



With a G25 and vinyl lettering:



And a base and shifter stand:



With carpet:



If you want to build one, plans are here:

r-pod plans

Posting these plans all over the place! I'm trying my hardest to get people building ....

thats one of the collest home made ones i've seen so far, im most def going to build me one of those from the instructions you posted. thanks mate

one thing i dont like about yours, is that its up too high for me, my car seat sits really low to the ground, like my legs are barely bent when my feet are on the petals, and i feel comfortable sitting that low to the ground, so when i build mines, i will just subtract a few inches from both the steering wheel column and seat height.

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Glad to see you're interested in making one! Your right about the height, I reckon it's probably about 3-4 inches too high. The footwell is raised from the floor and the platform for the pedals raises it off the ground some more so it's not as high as it seems. The seat is a bucket seat as well so you end up sitting close to the top of the seat stand. It is damn comfortable though!

Good luck with building it, if you have any questions, just ask.

ericleroi:

Finally finished:

And a base and shifter stand:



With carpet:

Excellent job, man.  The shifter stand looks top notch, and the carpet over the pedal base is a very nice touch.  The thing looks store-bought.  Exquisite craftsmanship.

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sorry about the sideways pictures.

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AlanzTalon:

AlanzTalon:

Here are some pics of my Home made stand

This solution is Wife-friendly :lol





A little ingenuity and around $25 at Home Depot

 

By popular demand.....

Here is a quick instruction on how to put a home-made racing wheel stand together. Took me ~$25, a trip to Home Depot, and maybe 2 hours of cutting/assembly.



Disclaimer: This thing is by no means pretty, professional-looking, or showy. It is easy to make, functional, stores easily, and is right at home in a living room. I make no claims that it was my idea to do it this way, I am just passing on my method.

Tools:
- Hacksaw or other saw able to cut PVC
- Wrench to tighten bolts
- PVC Pipe Cement (Low-odor if possible)
- Drill

Ingredients:
- All PVC Piping 1 1/4 inch Diameter
- (2) 5 foot length PVC pipe
- (2) "T" junction connectors
- (4) "L" or 90 degree connectors
- (1) 45 degree bend connector
- (4) PVC threaded endcaps
- (1) 10inch X 8inch laminated shelving scrap (any Home Depot should have a pile of scraps or be able to cut one for very cheap)
- 3.5 inch x 5/8 bolts/nuts (long enough to get through PVC and Shelf w/ room to tighten)
- (1) Smallish plain dry-erase board (8in x 12in or so)
- (2) "C" mounts w/ small bolts
- (1) roll of door seal tape (wider the better)

OK, These are the parts I used, feel free to add/subtract as your application needs. There will be a lot of trial and error to get the right fit

Lower Leg Section:



Take one of the long PVC stretches, and cut it in half. Take the 2 halves, and connect them with the 45degree angle piece. Take this part, and sit down where you will be sitting while you race. get an idea of how long each needs to be, and visualize the position you will be siting in.

At the bottom, attach the "T" connector, and cut 2 6inch or so pieces, extending the "T". At the end of the extensions, put an "L" angled down. This will be the feet.

Use the clamps to attach the dry-erase board to the bottom of the "T" section. fasten with shorter screws or bolts. Cover surface/bottom of pedal assembly with door seal tape to keep pedals from sliding.

Upper Section:



From the 45degree angled piece up, Place the other "T" connector, with longer extensions out. Make sure these are long enough to reach to the next couch cusion, or not too long if you use a chair.

At the ends of the "arms" place another "L" reaching down. these feet will keep the wheel above your lap. Place caps at the ends of the "L"

on the top of the "T", place the small shelf section, and mark where you will drill. make 3 holes, bolt shelf to the top of the "T" and attach the included table mount securely. Put the wheel on and make and adjustments (shorter/longer/taller) so the wheel is in a comfortable spot.

Once everything is good, use the cement to glue all the pieces into place (dont glue the 45degree piece at one end if you want to store it in 2 pieces and allow it ot flex)

That is about it....See you on the track!

I loved the wife friendliness of this solution! My wife is already snaring at me because of the acquisition of another "useless videogame stuff to add to the cllutter" (referring to the MS Wheel I just bought :lol: ) and treatned me with divorce at the mere mention of thinking about building a wood stand.

Alanz Talon, if you have more pictures or tutorial pictures of each step I will appreciate it a lot once 2 of your pictures expired at imageshack and can't be seen.

I got curious about how to attach the wooden wheel support on the top part.

New Forza on the way. Should this be revived? I am going to order one of these for my Logitech DriveFX... http://www.wheelstandpro.us/servlet/the-2/G25-Logitech-Racing-Wheel/Detail

Here's what my set up looks like. I'm sure that I represent what many people's set up looks like... I would totally get the Playseat, but the paperwork for the WAF is still in process... )even though she is sitting next to me telling me it will never happen. )

 

 

Ball325:

hahah yeah seriously. infact real drivers use 2 feet and wanna be amatures use 1 foot because they cant left foot brake. Kellogs is right


also if you want to feel immersed put on a 3 layer nomex suit and a helmet, and that actually strap yourself into the seat not just lay some self ratcheting seatbelts over you. and get a heater and blow 120degree air on you. and burn a gallon jug of 112 octane leaded race fuel

 

Actually, I got my motorcycle race license a few years ago right at the end of the season, and was jonesing hard for a race. No joke, I got my full race suit, boots, helmet on, and I had this banana seat bench and I straddled that, lit a "burning rubber scent" candle, and played Tourist Trophy. My girlfriend came over and stared at me as I was leaning over dragging a knee around a corner and nearly broke up with me. Something about "obsessed". 

here's what i came up with :D

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Nice designs and it inspired us to make our own one.

looks a bit different but works suprisingly well. Real stable and cheap.
Prices are in South African Rand Roughly R7 - $1

 

Prototype 1


We went back to the drawing board and after a few minutes of playing around with the pvc pipes and fittings, we came up with the model below.


Material used:
All pipes and fittings are 50 MM
and all cut from a 6 m single pipe (R59.99)

5 x 50cm
5 x 45 cm
2 x 65 cm (optional, we had these laying around and decided to created extended legs)

4 x T-fittings (R 4.79 each)
5 x 90 degree fittings (R4.49 each)

PVC no odour glue (R18.99)

Laminated presswood shelf ( from closet, don't tell Pixie)

Total Cost for all this is R120.59

We still need to go find some washers and bolts to bolt the presswood shelf to the frame.

The presswood shelf is also optional as the wheel can attach to the frame on its own, but again our test driver was not 100% happy with the angle of the wheel.

I found it to be fine, but he is more full of **** than me....









Next phase will be painting it and adding rubber strips underneath to make it completely stable on tiles.

We where very surprised at how good this R120.59 build feels when driving as it is comfortable and stable.

sweet set up

nothing gets as close as actually driving those car though.

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Some say he's terrified of Ducks, and that he has webbed buttock.

What's the best thing to paint a MDF based cockpit? My mate's getting one built by someone he knows and need ideas as how to finish it. Thanks : )

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Cheers for fixing the shift animation, Turn 10 : )

"Through adversity, there is redemption"

Just finshed Cockpit v1.0.  $20, 2 hours.

 

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I'm not sure whether or not I am the first person to try this, but I am literally in the process right now of tearing apart my broken Rock Band 2 drum set and trying to figure out how to mount the steering wheel to it. Any suggestions or thoughts?

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OEM for life <3

Farfegnugen beeyotch.

AlanzTalon:

By shortening the upper pipe above the 45angle, you can move the wheel back

It is comfortable for me to be slightly closer, but whatever works

 

I'm going to give your pvc setup a shot soon here.. my biggest thing, is finding a way for my 6 year old to reach the pedals and wheel by sitting on couch (as of now, i guess he sits at the edge)..

 So i think i would have to make that part after the 45 degree bend, interchangeable or extendable/resizeable..

 Perhaps i just buy a few different lengths pvc and find a way to make them easily swapable without gluing them.. would the connection between 45 degree and pipe be strong enough without any glue or screws?  Perhaps a thumb screw for ease of changing.. or some other thing i havent thought of yet (here on the fly).

 

Flop170:

here's what i came up with :D

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Is that a clutch pedal on the left or just a foot rest of some kind?  Did you do a mod to your wheel to make a clutch pedal?

 

 

 

Here's my updated setup (Triple Screen):

• 3 XBOX 360's (Elite, Pro and Arcade)
  
• Fanatec Porsche Turbo S Wheel w/G25 Pedals
• Playseat EVO (modified pedal mounting off center for right foot gas and brake)
  
• Klipsch / XBOX 5.1 surround system
• Buttkicker Pro
  
• (3) NEC 23" LCD's EA231WMi IPS 1920x1080 (purchased from Amazon)
  
• Ergotech Triple LCD Desk Stand (purchased from Fry's)

 

15' HDMI/DVI cables and 12' optical cable on order from monoprice.com to clean up the spider's web

 

 

 

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2 inch PVC, Logitech G25, salvaged Integra passenger seat, Bass shaker, 8 foot wide projected screen.

Sorry guys, PS3 here no X360, just wanted to share rig designs.

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