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My 2DOF Kit Build

Discussion in 'DIY Motion Simulator Projects' started by Paul Shortland, May 15, 2015.

  1. Paul Shortland

    Paul Shortland Active Member

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    Nothing to see yet but excited to have ordered one of the kits sold by @Wanegain

    I have some Audi TT leather seats I am hoping to use plus the logitech wheel as I am a big iRacer (although project cars is ordered)

    More updates once I get the build going :thumbs
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    Welcome!

    You have made a good choice with simukit from @Wanegain!

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    nice choice to take a kit of @Wanegain and good luck for your construction :thumbs
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  4. Paul Shortland

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    Hi All,

    I'm from Northampton, UK. Spent the weekend looking at MDF and M10 bolts!
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    Congrats on the purchase of SimuKit, its a great introduction to Sim building.

    A few words of advice, I found B&Q to be hit and miss with stock for M10 bolts and nuts, so just get them from screwfix.
    The 2inch x 3mm mild steel bar is in B&Q

    Also, the threaded rod bin is always hit and miss, I got mine off of ebay, very cheap and quick delivery. You can order sizes very close to what you need, so no need for hacksawing.

    If you can find a bracket to attach the pot gear to the motor, it will move with the motor if the brackets flex too much.
    I decided to get a local garage to weld me a brace to stop the gears slipping. They would only slip if the profile was at 90%+, but still. Now I can run it at 100% no problem.

    Also, in @Wanegain's original build, the vertical panels were too high. I reduced the height to 17cm, and adjusted the other measurements accordingly.

    Decide what you want your seat height to be, then calculate the difference, with the 18mm MDF, the 8.5cm U-Joint.

    You will need to use battening on the bottom of the MDF to give it support and raise the bolts off the deck.

    But with good planning, and all the kit ready, you can have it built in a day.

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  6. Paul Shortland

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    Excellent! I like your welded bracket idea. Will hunt a welder!
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    Hi Paul, nice to see you here :thumbs
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    :cheers
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    6 Parcels arrived so far, a few more to come and then time to get building!
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    Hope you can get it all done over Bank Holiday weekend!

    It's such a good feeling when it all kicks to life for the first time. Feeling of accomplishment, at least for a non-engineer like me!
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    Still waiting for the kit itself! Everything else is ready, c'mon the postman :)
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    Made a start laying out and measuring, can't wait for the motors to arrive!
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    Good start! Gutted it didn't arrive in time for the weekend.

    Are you making a full-frame or seat mover?

    If you are making a seat mover you can follow Wanegain's tutorial measurements.
    If you're making a full frame, I found the centre of gravity needed to be further forward, I needed to shift the u-joint mount about 15cm forward, but you can only calculate that once you have your rig and find the COG.

    Though, you could mount the seat on car seat sliders so you can adjust later, if you add the pedals and wheel at a later stage. But I have heard thats harder to get accurate.
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    Seat shaker for day 1 as I don't have a pedal and wheel solution yet. Sure there will be a later upgrade.
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    Bit more work while waiting for the postman :thumbs
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    If you are making a seat mover you need to lower the height.
    See with your table heights (where you will fix your wheel) what is the best for you.
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    The plan is that the seat shaker will be a test of my getting it working skills so I will just raise the pedals etc. for that stage. If all works ok then I will build something for the pedals. I have built the base to plan for now...
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    Everything has now arrived ready for the final build :thumbs

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    Bit by bit, need to buy some steel plate tomorrow to mount the joint properly.

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    First motor mount completed, going for the back to back bracket version to increase rigidity. So much drilling and filing :eek:

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