Attempting to add motion to my ride

I apparently missed alot in the last few months with regard to the SCN5 project. I am ordering 2 SCN5's today and am looking for the best USB<-->RS485 solution that I can purchase pre-made.

Many thanks to sirnoname Ego and everyone who has pioneered this and made it possible for someone like myself without the knowledge of electronics to own a cost-effective driving simulator.

I have attached some pics of my current rig, which will get the SCN5's added to it in the next month or two I HOPE!!

-Bernard (bvillersjr)

Any progress? Frame modified already? Actuators mounted yet?

Regards
Chrisitan

The frame is built, here are some pictures of the build during the painting process (the powder coating wait was going to take too long), but they aren't clear. I have it external to the sim above until I get all the electronics together etc.. It is already designed to replace the seat on my current rig and is ready to drop in place.

It will probably look a bit awkward to you, but remember that most of it will not be seen since it will be sitting down inside my current cabinet on vibration mounts. It will also appear to be a bit taller than you would expect because it is going to sit inside my current cabinet pictured above.

Also, please ignore the masking tape, etc.. some parts are painted silver and are masked during these pictures which was the black paint application or while drying indoors. Also, please ignore the old beat up racing seat. It is for test purposes. The one that I will be using is on the current rig above.

I'll upload some more recent and better pictures soon.

hey bvillersjr, that is coming along nicely. i have a question, i want to use a universal joint as well to hook up to my simulator. can you post where you got it or the model of it? i'd appreciate it.
thanks
dave

btw, are you planning on using any dampeners so soften the actuator movements? if so what do you have in mind? i should be ready to start in about 2 weeks so its crunch time for me to get an idea of everything i need

Thanks, I'll work up a parts list with hypertlinks today or tomorrow and get it posted.

Where do you get a used seat of that type? It looks light.

Seems to be an seat out of a wrecked racecar ;D

@Bernard
Is there any play on the Z-rotation-axis? I wonder if such a cross joint eleminates the need of stabilizers totally.

Regards
Christian

They are very luight, and help to compensate for the fact that my frame is steel and not aluminum. It was bought new by my dad and used in a Viper that he ran in the Viper Days and GT Series. Didn't wreck it, but the roll-cage rubbed on it. Couldn't see the scratches until the seat was removed from the car. Plus I think it's been dropped and knocked over a few times sitting in the garage..

Here's the only pic I have where you can see it installed, and then another of all three of the McCann Racing Cars. If you are ever watching on TV, the team doesnt run Vipers anymore, they run Cadillac CTS-V's. Their cars are in the NAGT mod for rFactor.

I am just the lowly jealous sim racer

Assuming that you define the Z-Axis as a side-to-side spinning (as in turning left or right in an office chair) then there is no play whatsoever in the Z-Axis. Imagine a drivesfaft that had any play at all in the Z-Axis. It would make a terrible clunking sound (like ones that are going bad do) whenever you put your car in gear and torque was placed on it. A healthy driveshaft has no play at all in that direction.