A real car dash cockpit setup

[Phantom_Mark]

Just some pics of my ever evolving project.

Basicaly the setup uses a 1990's Ford Fiesta XR2i dashboard and winged style bucket seats ( Also limited edition Fiesta Items )

The plan is to fully use the indicator stalks ( still not wired yet ) and other real dashboard controls ingame, some of those switches are currently wired up.

I have a full set of gauges to install from Beta Innovations, they should be installed pretty soon.

This setup also uses the real steering column along with the ball races from the Fiesta, also hidden from view is a twin steel subframe to firmly hold the steering column rock solid and brance the rest of the tub ( only the front subframe is shown in the pics btw ), hidden behind the dash at the end of that steering column is a G25 wheel

I am using a stripped down Logitech Force 3d in the centre console as a force feedback gear shift, which works awesome I must say, big up to Andreas Panos for the FFshift util.

As you can see there is a 37inch Full 1080p HD LCD screen, runs 1920x1080p

My rig is a

ThermalTake Armor Liquid Cooled
Quad Core QX6700 @ 2933mhz
680i EVGA motherboard
2gb Corsair Dominator Ram @1066hz
Soundblaster X-Fi Fatal!ty

Now some pics I guess.

[Tysmyster]

Awesome stuff man!! A truly unique cockpit you have. It's an enormous project I'm sure to get all the bits working, kudos to you for sticking to it!
You're using FFshifter you say, but is the gearlever from the car I see in the pics the modified joystick you use? Or do you use the other joystick that I see standing on the floor? Will have to put some info and a link to RSC topic about that FFshifter on this site. It's a pretty neat concept! Have never tried it myself but I've read about it.
I like your chair and ofcourse your enormous FULL HDTV  Oh and man you sure tore up that G25! Great result though.

Thanks very much for putting your setup on display man. It's a great addition to the collection! 

And ofcourse, a big WELCOME TO TWIP! 

[Phantom_Mark]

Thankyou very much

Yes, its been in the making for some 8 months now, I have had the dash and seats etc for a year or more, just hadnt had the time to start building lol.

Re: the shifter.

I tore the guts out of the Logitech stick and mounted them inside the centre cosole where the real gearshift comes out, so all the internals are hidden beneath the gear gaiter in that plastic surround. I then got a metal shaft and cut it to length and mounted this to the orginal stick, then I took the gearshift knob from an old junked Momo Racing and mounted it on the top

The gearshift in the pics you see is the one I use ingame

[SJ_Stein]

Great Setup!


unfortunately someone nicked yer carradio but left the surroundspeakers


Woof ~ Woof

[Phantom_Mark]

 

Theiving swines 

I was planning on fitting my PC drive into the Stereo slot, not going to bother now as I intend on replacing the whole of the centre console with a custom made metal face plate etc for all the switches / buttons, real race car style.

[o b u t t o]

That is amazing man!!  great work

[Phantom_Mark]

Thankyou for the kind comments, wife just had a fit when she found out how much the damned gauges cost me 

But anways, finaly I got the gauges installed and working

Beta Innovations Nitro-SLG, with Tacho, Speedo, Gear Indicator, Fuel, Water Temp, Oil Temp, Oil Pressure and Turbo Pressure.

Thanks Leo, its awesome.

[Tysmyster]

that is amazing! Whatever the cost was it was worth it!  Seriously, looks really good man. That must really add to the feeling of being inside an actual car while you're simdriving. Great job! 

[nailz]

i see the stick from your G25 languishing by the accelerator, yet you say you ripped the guts out to make the in position stick work? so why is the button box down there?

'scuse me if i'm being rude/pushy, just made me interested!!!

[Tysmyster]

he ripped the guts out of a force feedback joystick which he uses as a gear shifter. There's a program called FFshifter or something which can simulate a gaited H shifter using a force feedback joystick. That's what he's using. I think.

[Phantom_Mark]

Exactly, a force feedback gearshift is in place, the G25 shifter is not being used at all atm

[Phantom_Mark]

A quick vid.....will do another without the damned screen glare.

Hold till the end and you will see a close up of the gauges etc.

Note the shifter       hehehehe

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E5gulM3XUoo

[Tysmyster]

I love it! I watched the whole movie. The shifter looks pretty cool. Very smooth too. Can you just go say from fifth to second gear in a straight line or do you actually feel the gates?

The last part of the movie with the gauges was simply brilliant!!! That looked absolutely sweet mate! 

[GPI Steve]

  absolutely amazing... great job and what a wife ... I so bloody want one... and the gearshift / steering wheel's on the correct side too 

[SJ_Stein]

Ehr.. Steve.. so you want the cockpit and the wife?!    That's asking too much m8.. i dont think Mark wants to part with either of them yet


Great job on mounting the instruments, really immersive now.. wowsers...    No excuse for blowing up an engine anymore huh?
I just wonder, the instruments work on a separate program that's attached to the motec... or what's the deal here?  Just wondering.. not planning on building one up just yet.

Woof ~Woof