ashasha 26 Report post Posted January 18, 2015 I know that there is a DIY area, but that seems to be geared towards full rigs. Please move this is if it is in the wrong place. Anyway, I just got into this again with my last go around being with Gran Prix Legends on PC many, many, many years ago. I just picked up an xbox one a few months ago and bought Forza 5 on a whim. Of course this led to the Thrustmaster TX about two weeks later and after having it mounted to a sawhorse the wife informed me that I should make something or just buy a wheelstand (rig is out of the question). So I just can't bring myself to shelling out $130-180 for a few bits of metal. PVC was an option, but it was going to be bulky. So I figured that if I could find something similar in function that I could just cut and hack something into shape. My investigation led to this: http://www.harborfreight.com/132-lb-capacity-roller-stand-68898.html Yeah; I know it's Harbor Freight and its $13.99. I ran over after work last night to take a look and they had one assembled on the floor. Very solid, very simple, but I wasn't sure if it would work without some hacking so I picked up two of them to try to Frankenstein. I started to think about how I was going to fabricate a mount that would fit on the bar when I decided to see if I could do something with the roller portion; perhaps take it apart or cut it (it's pretty thick metal). Well the roller pops right out. Even better.....the base is exactly the right width for the TX. I mean we're talking dead on. About an hour later I had cut a piece of metal (2" blank panel for a 19" rack) and mounted it to extend to the mounting holes on the base of the TX, had it mounted and went to figure out the angles while seated to see if I'd have to cut the front leg to get a better angle. Nope....it's perfect. I took some nice finished pine that I had left over from another project and threw together a mount for the pedals and even went so far as to stain it black because it turned out so well. Now it's not the most stable thing on the planet, but when I am seated and have my feet resting on the base it's a rock. I literally have about $25 tied up in this thing and if I wanted to be a bit more creative I am sure that I could fabricate something that would allow me to collapse it with the pedals on a hinge or something, but to be honest the footprint is so small that I just move it over to the corner of the room and it's fine. Just needs a cup holder..... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stone775 173 Report post Posted January 18, 2015 Very C00L idea you had on this becoming a wheel stand, very clever, Nice too! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ashasha 26 Report post Posted January 19, 2015 Thanks. I've since replaced the ugly white tie straps with aerodynamic black ones. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stone775 173 Report post Posted January 19, 2015 Great Idea! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Daohaus 8 Report post Posted January 16, 2016 that's a really good idea; do you have better pic of the mounting plate for the wheel? and how you got to attach to the wheel stand, hard to tell from the pics Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ashasha 26 Report post Posted January 4, 2017 Couple of updates..... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Skidrock 0 Report post Posted February 14, 2017 Nice improvement @ashasha How did you build it ? Did you take two of your first items and made this last one ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toompaa 2 Report post Posted March 14, 2017 Thanks for the inspiration. Here is my build Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
okorpheus 0 Report post Posted March 26, 2017 What did you build that on Toompaa Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toompaa 2 Report post Posted March 26, 2017 Same as Ashasha 2x roller stands and some stuff I had in my garage Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
buzzy234 0 Report post Posted March 29, 2017 Hi Toompaa do you have an link for the stand you have used? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toompaa 2 Report post Posted April 2, 2017 http://www.jula.se/catalog/verktyg-och-maskiner/elverktyg-och-maskiner/stationara-sagar/tillbehor/rullbock-193012/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mbop 0 Report post Posted January 30, 2018 hey im also interested in building something very similar any chance @Toompaa or @Ashasha can help me out by showing me how you added a panel or board to the roller stands. Maybe a picture of under your stands would give me a better perspective. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ashasha 26 Report post Posted February 4, 2018 Just used some L brackets on mine. I've actually done a lot of stuff to mine since the original post. Went to a PC setup with VR and bought a seat and mounted it all together. I'll put some pics up if someone is interested. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stevemontuno 172 Report post Posted February 5, 2018 18 hours ago, ashasha said: Just used some L brackets on mine. I've actually done a lot of stuff to mine since the original post. Went to a PC setup with VR and bought a seat and mounted it all together. I'll put some pics up if someone is interested. Yeah ash ,,,whack some pics up dude ,,,, always good to see other folks creations. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mbop 0 Report post Posted February 5, 2018 Hey ash if u could can u post pictures of your build please (importantly how you connected a board to the rollers), also im bad with building stuff, could u give me a list of things to build something like yours? ill have a better idea with all the stuff required. Would be heaps helpful. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Krassi 692 Report post Posted February 5, 2018 On 1/4/2017 at 2:17 AM, ashasha said: Couple of updates..... What is that like mic on top of the tablet? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tjobbie 38 Report post Posted February 6, 2018 On 4-1-2017 at 1:17 AM, ashasha said: Couple of updates..... Looks great! gotta love ingenuity! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Qwikstreet 0 Report post Posted July 20, 2018 On 1/3/2017 at 7:17 PM, ashasha said: Couple of updates..... Is that just two of the original harbor freight stands as one? How easy were the bottom bars to remove and modify? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
