project * GAME OVER * daily driv'n HARD !

[travmon]

Flashback, last year about christmas. Winter boredom is at an all time high,so off to best buy I go to cure this, in a driver simulation game sort of way and someway to steer and stomp versus a joystick ( which I suck at,because I am over 45 and astroids was our last hoorah! ) So I end up spending about 450.00 dollars and get the basics for my goal...The goal being a game set-up that will allow me to grow my skills and get familiar with different roadcourse's around the west coast. I was not interested in shooting crap and running over more crap for points or jacking cop cars , I wanted to drive !
I bought a playstation III controller,Logitec Driving force feedback wheel and pedal system and a Logitech 5.1 140 watt surround sound system and headed home to race in front of the big screen....After unwrapping and realizing that they expect me to clamp all this to a table and try to get comfortable for a race , MY STUPID HOT RODDIN INSTINCT tells me to head to the shop for a better solution. It was three weeks later and probably 200 hours after work but I finally got to play it in a more fitting way ! ENJOY !!!

[travmon]

I ordered a seat from jeg's and the fun began, bent up some tubing and created a design that would be comfortable and awesome to look at in my LIVING ROOM..little did I know what fun this would be to build ! No rules !

[travmon]

After making all the panels I thought I would use this to try out some colors I've been wanting to use on my 99 Silverado as it is going through a P/T updated look..Let the paint fly !! I could have built a real car in all this time , Doh !

[Sieg]

I like your obsession!

I have a Microsoft wheel sitting in the box because there is no convenient or proper mounting options with the current furniture inventory. Thanks for posting, this would make a great fabricating practice project. :thumbsup:

[travmon]

Now thing's are begining to spiral out of control !! Cant just do something easy and when you realize your buried into a project with no good reason you either finish it or go straight to the dumpster with it..I now realize it is taking over my work week but I have to drive this stupid thing !!! Take pause I tell my self finish it now and move on ! Get the airbrush out as I am not afraid to use it when forced !

[mrgm]

I like what you are doing, and i like where this is headed. Need close ups of that carbon fiber look. :thumbsup:

[travmon]

more paint pics

[mrgm]

very cool paint work there

[96z28ss]

Ditch the play station and drive in a racing simulator.
www.iracing.com
There are 3 of us from lateral-g racing.

[Ketzer]

Ok, I'm sure of two things here,
1.Travmon is having a serious amount of fun and I am jealous of this driving station.
2.He is not married. (I don't care how many coats of candy/carbon/whatever, my wife ain't letting this in the living room).:rofl:

Jeff-

[travmon]

Ok, I'm sure of two things here,
1.Travmon is having a serious amount of fun and I am jealous of this driving station.
2.He is not married. (I don't care how many coats of candy/carbon/whatever, my wife ain't letting this in the living room).:rofl:

Jeff-

Jeff , you are correct on the fun factor..and da*# you are correct on the wife thing as well...I have decided not to shop for my second wife untill I get a few more of MY projects done so I dont get talked into color I was'nt planning on using !!!!!

[travmon]

more pics

[travmon]

Finished shots,,,I set it up to be stand-alone unit or in front of the bigscreen..Quite impressed with the software and memory feedback wheel,,,I cant believe how realistic it feels...The steering wheel fights you as it should and if you drive this for 30 minutes you will have sweaty palms for sure...I have a friend thats gone over 300 mph at bonneville almost puke in my living room on this thing ,,Woo Hoo !!! it was fun to build and I will probably put go-cart wheels on it so we can take it to the race's for our evening entertainment..

[mrgm]

very cool. :thumbsup: . helmet is a nice touch, need to go all "stig".

You try it out yet?