simul8r

Heya ISR peeps! Glad to have found this site and recently registered. I guess I should start a thread on my homebuilt simulating pod. All based on 2 inch PVC pipe and fittings @ 4-5mm wall thickness, a few scrap pieces of MDF wood, some paint, Logitech's G25 gear, a salvaged Integra seat from a auto junk yard, a 50watt Aura bass shaker under the seat, and since I also built a homemade 720p DIY projector I'm simming in the garage/mancave on a 8 foot wide screen. The pod is fully adjustable except for the foot pedals, I'm 5'11" tall @ 210 lbs. The steering wheel tilts and the shifter mount slides up/down for driver tweaking comfort as well as the seat on it's original sliders. The pod is all glued together so it is rock solid with no squeeks at all as I've always been asked.
I'm also a moderator at a projector/cnc diy forum called lumenlab.com. I've created a thread on the pod with others providing their own ideas to include for more tweaking ability plus a modification for an attached monitor stand.
Anyways, here's the link to the LumenLab thread: Site is no longer live (Darin Gangi)
And here's photobucket with just pictures and the plans: http://s683.photobucket.com/albums/vv192/simul8r/
Here's the link to the plans: 
http://www.isrtv.com/forums/topic/681-simul8r-mark-ii-pvc-plans-bottom-of-pg-7-donations-accepted/?page=7#comment-34663
 
And here are a few photos of the rig:





sim

Thank you John for the donation and Aim High buddy!  BTW, the rig looks good with the blue 

And here are the plans Not much of a difference in dimensions but there are improvements. It's a little longer, a little wider and little taller. The biggest change are that I incorporated the Simpson Strong Ties i.e. part# PGT2Z-R, size 2-3/8 inch DIA to replace the original PVC 'T' section for a pivoting wheel deck otherwise the addition of the front end table can be used as a fixed platform to mount the wheel. Just extend a section of the of the wooden table out towards you from the edge of pipe between 5 to 8 inches depending on comfort and mount it.

Also, the plans do provide for a keyboard platform. If thats not needed than just remove 1 PVC 'T' fitting and a round cap from the list and add another 90 degree joint to replace those two.

UPDATE ( 09 May 2012): After trying to configure a better solution for a pivoting wheel deck using ordinary pipe straps I've discovered by locking in the top pipe to the front table supports created a much sturdier wheel deck with no wobble whatsoever. This is with the implementation of the 'U' bolt and pipe straps configuration as shown on page 21. I've edited the plans showing the modification of the rig's top pipe/table area and the parts (pipe/fittings) needed.
 
SIMUL8R MK II Construction Plans
FYI, it has been mentioned that ISR's video with Shaun building their MK II did not match my plans as shown below.  The reason is that the plans had evolved during and after Shaun had completed his build.  This was due to a better tilt wheel design, availability of parts and a stronger table top overall. The plans below IS the final design.
 
 

And here are the plans Not much of a difference in dimensions but there are improvements. It's a little longer, a little wider and little taller. The biggest change are that I incorporated the Simpson Strong Ties i.e. part# PGT2Z-R, size 2-3/8 inch DIA to replace the original PVC 'T' section for a pivoting wheel deck otherwise the addition of the front end table can be used as a fixed platform to mount the wheel. Just extend a section of the of the wooden table out towards you from the edge of pipe between 5 to 8 inches depending on comfort and mount it.

Also, the plans do provide for a keyboard platform. If thats not needed than just remove 1 PVC 'T' fitting and a round cap from the list and add another 90 degree joint to replace those two.

UPDATE ( 09 May 2012): After trying to configure a better solution for a pivoting wheel deck using ordinary pipe straps I've discovered by locking in the top pipe to the front table supports created a much sturdier wheel deck with no wobble whatsoever. This is with the implementation of the 'U' bolt and pipe straps configuration as shown on page 21. I've edited the plans showing the modification of the rig's top pipe/table area and the parts (pipe/fittings) needed.
 
SIMUL8R MK II Construction Plans
FYI, it has been mentioned that ISR's video with Shaun building their MK II did not match my plans as shown below.  The reason is that the plans had evolved during and after Shaun had completed his build.  This was due to a better tilt wheel design, availability of parts and a stronger table top overall. The plans below IS the final design.
 
 

Heya ISR peeps! Glad to have found this site and recently registered. I guess I should start a thread on my homebuilt simulating pod. All based on 2 inch PVC pipe and fittings @ 4-5mm wall thickness, a few scrap pieces of MDF wood, some paint, Logitech's G25 gear, a salvaged Integra seat from a auto junk yard, a 50watt Aura bass shaker under the seat, and since I also built a homemade 720p DIY projector I'm simming in the garage/mancave on a 8 foot wide screen. The pod is fully adjustable except for the foot pedals, I'm 5'11" tall @ 210 lbs. The steering wheel tilts and the shifter mount slides up/down for driver tweaking comfort as well as the seat on it's original sliders. The pod is all glued together so it is rock solid with no squeeks at all as I've always been asked.
I'm also a moderator at a projector/cnc diy forum called lumenlab.com. I've created a thread on the pod with others providing their own ideas to include for more tweaking ability plus a modification for an attached monitor stand.
Anyways, here's the link to the LumenLab thread: Site is no longer live (Darin Gangi)
And here's photobucket with just pictures and the plans: http://s683.photobucket.com/albums/vv192/simul8r/
Here's the link to the plans: 
http://www.isrtv.com/forums/topic/681-simul8r-mark-ii-pvc-plans-bottom-of-pg-7-donations-accepted/?page=7#comment-34663
 
And here are a few photos of the rig:





sim

Very nice build SporkX.  Thanks for posting photos, really appreciate it.  How is the tilt design working for you?

Greetings Beany and welcome to the forum.  There is a link to the plans below in my signature.  If you continue on further from this page you will find instructions of how I built the footpedals, shifter board and others.  If your'e quite new and not confident in the process of building I'd suggest teaming up with somebody who is and also who might have tools.  I would consider the build mild to moderate for someone who is familiar and has dealt with construction but in your case might be more of moderate to difficult.
The rig with the longest pipe does include another 3" piece between the connectors and yes with a 45 elbow.  Correct, the 37-1/4 pipe will have to be shortened down to i believe 34" but mock up should should easily determine this. BTW, you should get yourself a hacksaw with a guide and not depend on someone from Home Depot to cut the pipes for you.  There are alot of pieces and frankly it's your build not theirs, they might disregard a 1/4" more or less as acceptable tolerances.
The Strong Ties are sold with bolts.  The U bolt is 6 inches @ 3/8's thick and the pictures I earlier mentioned should show how the steering wheel pivot is done with washers.
Good luck and enjoy the build.

Hey everybody,  just wanted to inform the forum that I made changes to the title of this thread that indicates where my SIMUL8R MK II plans are now currently located.  Plus I corrected my signature below that also directs to the plans and construction as well.  Keep building and don't forget to submit a photo of your build, I'm always interested to see what you come up.  Cheers!
sim

And here are the plans Not much of a difference in dimensions but there are improvements. It's a little longer, a little wider and little taller. The biggest change are that I incorporated the Simpson Strong Ties i.e. part# PGT2Z-R, size 2-3/8 inch DIA to replace the original PVC 'T' section for a pivoting wheel deck otherwise the addition of the front end table can be used as a fixed platform to mount the wheel. Just extend a section of the of the wooden table out towards you from the edge of pipe between 5 to 8 inches depending on comfort and mount it.

Also, the plans do provide for a keyboard platform. If thats not needed than just remove 1 PVC 'T' fitting and a round cap from the list and add another 90 degree joint to replace those two.

UPDATE ( 09 May 2012): After trying to configure a better solution for a pivoting wheel deck using ordinary pipe straps I've discovered by locking in the top pipe to the front table supports created a much sturdier wheel deck with no wobble whatsoever. This is with the implementation of the 'U' bolt and pipe straps configuration as shown on page 21. I've edited the plans showing the modification of the rig's top pipe/table area and the parts (pipe/fittings) needed.
 
SIMUL8R MK II Construction Plans
FYI, it has been mentioned that ISR's video with Shaun building their MK II did not match my plans as shown below.  The reason is that the plans had evolved during and after Shaun had completed his build.  This was due to a better tilt wheel design, availability of parts and a stronger table top overall. The plans below IS the final design.
 
 

You're welcome bill94el and thanks for the wife's stamp of approval!  As for your headrest speakers, I found a metal plate under the fabric between the two post off of my headrest that allowed me to screw another longer plate for mounting my speakers.  Yours might have the same.

Based on that link the Thrustmaster stock motor is a B4260m-s03.  The specs are on this link .  If I'm reading this right the motor is running at the 24v @ 2.48a on load.  The stock adapter for the G25/27's is rated 24v @ 1.75a and the max power that was pushed was at 30v @ 2.5a in my Logitech wheel discussion.  Interesting.

Been wondering the same, well more towards increasing power to the motors.  In my discussion thread for the G27's we found out the maximum voltage for the motors/circuitry laid between 30 and 32v @ 2.5 amps compared to it's stock 24v @ 1.7 amp power source.  This required direct cooling of the motors and most especially the circuit board.  I have only tried it a few times with noticeable difference before I switched to the TMaster TX.  A member named angcor has been running his for some time now with 'knock on wood' no problems.

It's possible but if it is not properly anchored to your seat/couch the entire rig will slowly creep away from you as you manage the pedals/steering wheel.

As for the Urethane seat, it's not working out well and will have to change that. I took a trip to a local salvage yard and found a 1994 Mitsubishi 3000GT waiting for me. Leather seats included but after bringing the passenger side home I realized the rails/sliders were totally uneven both length and height and would have made installing a bit more difficult. So back it went and found instead a 2000 Hyundai Tiburon with seats made in black fabric. Not exactly sporty but should work well in this case and plus it's lighter in weight compared to the GT.

Sorry, didn't create any plans for the monitor stand.  I decided on SuperFOV (projector/screen) for more realism.

I'd say it's about that time for a video   Here's a few laps around Lienz Festival.  Still learning the track, but not a bad drive around a little town.
 
http://youtu.be/jTUr3RBdEuQ

And here are the plans Not much of a difference in dimensions but there are improvements. It's a little longer, a little wider and little taller. The biggest change are that I incorporated the Simpson Strong Ties i.e. part# PGT2Z-R, size 2-3/8 inch DIA to replace the original PVC 'T' section for a pivoting wheel deck otherwise the addition of the front end table can be used as a fixed platform to mount the wheel. Just extend a section of the of the wooden table out towards you from the edge of pipe between 5 to 8 inches depending on comfort and mount it.

Also, the plans do provide for a keyboard platform. If thats not needed than just remove 1 PVC 'T' fitting and a round cap from the list and add another 90 degree joint to replace those two.

UPDATE ( 09 May 2012): After trying to configure a better solution for a pivoting wheel deck using ordinary pipe straps I've discovered by locking in the top pipe to the front table supports created a much sturdier wheel deck with no wobble whatsoever. This is with the implementation of the 'U' bolt and pipe straps configuration as shown on page 21. I've edited the plans showing the modification of the rig's top pipe/table area and the parts (pipe/fittings) needed.
 
SIMUL8R MK II Construction Plans
FYI, it has been mentioned that ISR's video with Shaun building their MK II did not match my plans as shown below.  The reason is that the plans had evolved during and after Shaun had completed his build.  This was due to a better tilt wheel design, availability of parts and a stronger table top overall. The plans below IS the final design.
 
 

And here are the plans Not much of a difference in dimensions but there are improvements. It's a little longer, a little wider and little taller. The biggest change are that I incorporated the Simpson Strong Ties i.e. part# PGT2Z-R, size 2-3/8 inch DIA to replace the original PVC 'T' section for a pivoting wheel deck otherwise the addition of the front end table can be used as a fixed platform to mount the wheel. Just extend a section of the of the wooden table out towards you from the edge of pipe between 5 to 8 inches depending on comfort and mount it.

Also, the plans do provide for a keyboard platform. If thats not needed than just remove 1 PVC 'T' fitting and a round cap from the list and add another 90 degree joint to replace those two.

UPDATE ( 09 May 2012): After trying to configure a better solution for a pivoting wheel deck using ordinary pipe straps I've discovered by locking in the top pipe to the front table supports created a much sturdier wheel deck with no wobble whatsoever. This is with the implementation of the 'U' bolt and pipe straps configuration as shown on page 21. I've edited the plans showing the modification of the rig's top pipe/table area and the parts (pipe/fittings) needed.
 
SIMUL8R MK II Construction Plans
FYI, it has been mentioned that ISR's video with Shaun building their MK II did not match my plans as shown below.  The reason is that the plans had evolved during and after Shaun had completed his build.  This was due to a better tilt wheel design, availability of parts and a stronger table top overall. The plans below IS the final design.
 
 

And here are the plans Not much of a difference in dimensions but there are improvements. It's a little longer, a little wider and little taller. The biggest change are that I incorporated the Simpson Strong Ties i.e. part# PGT2Z-R, size 2-3/8 inch DIA to replace the original PVC 'T' section for a pivoting wheel deck otherwise the addition of the front end table can be used as a fixed platform to mount the wheel. Just extend a section of the of the wooden table out towards you from the edge of pipe between 5 to 8 inches depending on comfort and mount it.

Also, the plans do provide for a keyboard platform. If thats not needed than just remove 1 PVC 'T' fitting and a round cap from the list and add another 90 degree joint to replace those two.

UPDATE ( 09 May 2012): After trying to configure a better solution for a pivoting wheel deck using ordinary pipe straps I've discovered by locking in the top pipe to the front table supports created a much sturdier wheel deck with no wobble whatsoever. This is with the implementation of the 'U' bolt and pipe straps configuration as shown on page 21. I've edited the plans showing the modification of the rig's top pipe/table area and the parts (pipe/fittings) needed.
 
SIMUL8R MK II Construction Plans
FYI, it has been mentioned that ISR's video with Shaun building their MK II did not match my plans as shown below.  The reason is that the plans had evolved during and after Shaun had completed his build.  This was due to a better tilt wheel design, availability of parts and a stronger table top overall. The plans below IS the final design.
 
 

Hmmm, wonder what a 19 foot rig would look like...lol, sorry couldn't help it. Yes, all inches with 1/4 being 0.25 of an inch, 1/2 as 0.50 of an inch, etc..

And here are the plans Not much of a difference in dimensions but there are improvements. It's a little longer, a little wider and little taller. The biggest change are that I incorporated the Simpson Strong Ties i.e. part# PGT2Z-R, size 2-3/8 inch DIA to replace the original PVC 'T' section for a pivoting wheel deck otherwise the addition of the front end table can be used as a fixed platform to mount the wheel. Just extend a section of the of the wooden table out towards you from the edge of pipe between 5 to 8 inches depending on comfort and mount it.

Also, the plans do provide for a keyboard platform. If thats not needed than just remove 1 PVC 'T' fitting and a round cap from the list and add another 90 degree joint to replace those two.

UPDATE ( 09 May 2012): After trying to configure a better solution for a pivoting wheel deck using ordinary pipe straps I've discovered by locking in the top pipe to the front table supports created a much sturdier wheel deck with no wobble whatsoever. This is with the implementation of the 'U' bolt and pipe straps configuration as shown on page 21. I've edited the plans showing the modification of the rig's top pipe/table area and the parts (pipe/fittings) needed.
 
SIMUL8R MK II Construction Plans
FYI, it has been mentioned that ISR's video with Shaun building their MK II did not match my plans as shown below.  The reason is that the plans had evolved during and after Shaun had completed his build.  This was due to a better tilt wheel design, availability of parts and a stronger table top overall. The plans below IS the final design.
 
 

I'd say it's about that time for a video   Here's a few laps around Lienz Festival.  Still learning the track, but not a bad drive around a little town.
 
http://youtu.be/jTUr3RBdEuQ

And here are the plans Not much of a difference in dimensions but there are improvements. It's a little longer, a little wider and little taller. The biggest change are that I incorporated the Simpson Strong Ties i.e. part# PGT2Z-R, size 2-3/8 inch DIA to replace the original PVC 'T' section for a pivoting wheel deck otherwise the addition of the front end table can be used as a fixed platform to mount the wheel. Just extend a section of the of the wooden table out towards you from the edge of pipe between 5 to 8 inches depending on comfort and mount it.

Also, the plans do provide for a keyboard platform. If thats not needed than just remove 1 PVC 'T' fitting and a round cap from the list and add another 90 degree joint to replace those two.

UPDATE ( 09 May 2012): After trying to configure a better solution for a pivoting wheel deck using ordinary pipe straps I've discovered by locking in the top pipe to the front table supports created a much sturdier wheel deck with no wobble whatsoever. This is with the implementation of the 'U' bolt and pipe straps configuration as shown on page 21. I've edited the plans showing the modification of the rig's top pipe/table area and the parts (pipe/fittings) needed.
 
SIMUL8R MK II Construction Plans
FYI, it has been mentioned that ISR's video with Shaun building their MK II did not match my plans as shown below.  The reason is that the plans had evolved during and after Shaun had completed his build.  This was due to a better tilt wheel design, availability of parts and a stronger table top overall. The plans below IS the final design.
 
 

And here are the plans Not much of a difference in dimensions but there are improvements. It's a little longer, a little wider and little taller. The biggest change are that I incorporated the Simpson Strong Ties i.e. part# PGT2Z-R, size 2-3/8 inch DIA to replace the original PVC 'T' section for a pivoting wheel deck otherwise the addition of the front end table can be used as a fixed platform to mount the wheel. Just extend a section of the of the wooden table out towards you from the edge of pipe between 5 to 8 inches depending on comfort and mount it.

Also, the plans do provide for a keyboard platform. If thats not needed than just remove 1 PVC 'T' fitting and a round cap from the list and add another 90 degree joint to replace those two.

UPDATE ( 09 May 2012): After trying to configure a better solution for a pivoting wheel deck using ordinary pipe straps I've discovered by locking in the top pipe to the front table supports created a much sturdier wheel deck with no wobble whatsoever. This is with the implementation of the 'U' bolt and pipe straps configuration as shown on page 21. I've edited the plans showing the modification of the rig's top pipe/table area and the parts (pipe/fittings) needed.
 
SIMUL8R MK II Construction Plans
FYI, it has been mentioned that ISR's video with Shaun building their MK II did not match my plans as shown below.  The reason is that the plans had evolved during and after Shaun had completed his build.  This was due to a better tilt wheel design, availability of parts and a stronger table top overall. The plans below IS the final design.
 
 

And here are the plans Not much of a difference in dimensions but there are improvements. It's a little longer, a little wider and little taller. The biggest change are that I incorporated the Simpson Strong Ties i.e. part# PGT2Z-R, size 2-3/8 inch DIA to replace the original PVC 'T' section for a pivoting wheel deck otherwise the addition of the front end table can be used as a fixed platform to mount the wheel. Just extend a section of the of the wooden table out towards you from the edge of pipe between 5 to 8 inches depending on comfort and mount it.

Also, the plans do provide for a keyboard platform. If thats not needed than just remove 1 PVC 'T' fitting and a round cap from the list and add another 90 degree joint to replace those two.

UPDATE ( 09 May 2012): After trying to configure a better solution for a pivoting wheel deck using ordinary pipe straps I've discovered by locking in the top pipe to the front table supports created a much sturdier wheel deck with no wobble whatsoever. This is with the implementation of the 'U' bolt and pipe straps configuration as shown on page 21. I've edited the plans showing the modification of the rig's top pipe/table area and the parts (pipe/fittings) needed.
 
SIMUL8R MK II Construction Plans
FYI, it has been mentioned that ISR's video with Shaun building their MK II did not match my plans as shown below.  The reason is that the plans had evolved during and after Shaun had completed his build.  This was due to a better tilt wheel design, availability of parts and a stronger table top overall. The plans below IS the final design.