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Chameleoki
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Hello! Long time lurker first time poster (too many forums to sign up for them all!). I like [H] so much that I thought I'd post here first, a world exclusive 
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So I decided to build a flight/racing simulator codenamed Project BBS (Black Box Simulator) after the flight recorders in aircraft (and that it's was going to be black and it's a box!). Ive had this idea for years and finally got a house and time to do it!
I started with a seat from a Honda Civic (I believe!) that I acquired from a collision repair center for $25 a piece:
I bolted it to a frame and built up walls. It had the original sliders so it actually moves and adjusts back and forth just like it did when it was in the vehicle!
I built a desk and finished the walls:
I put in 5.1 surround sound speakers, pointed at the seat:
Here it was 4 am on night 7 and caring about having everything really nice went out the window. I only had a freehand circular saw and no sawhorses. So cutting the sheets for the outside was guesswork and not straight at all. So I gave up on making the outside look good. Function over style. Still plays the same!
I also couldnt find black board so it turned into Project Brown Box Simulator. In between both sets of hinges are the doors that open and close.
Inside view. Notice the Logitech MOMO force feedback racing wheel with pedals. Saitek X45 joystick and throttle. Wireless keyboard and wireless mouse (MX700).
A view back. Notice the rack of CDs mounted to the post and the dome light above.
Another view of the inside:
In the dark. Notice the blue glow from underneath. This is set to a dimmer switch so you can adjust the intensity:
Behind/overhead view:
In the dark:
Rear where the computer sits (Athlon XP 2200 / ATI Radeon 9700 Pro)
Front left dash. From left to right: Cup holder, dimmer switch for underneath lights, and surround sound speaker controls.
The joystick and throttle are on Velcro so that you can pick them up and put them wherever on the board that you want and they still stay firm. You can also remove them all together and put on a mouse surface and Belkin Nostromo N50 keyboard pad (not shown).
Another view of the pedals. Notice that I used an actual rubber car mat. It grips the pedals much better. Have to clean! A lot of the dust and wood got inside!
Now what fun is it to be enclosed but your friends cant watch? So I put an external LCD that shows you playing:
Now what fun is it to play by yourself? So Im building another! Its ¼ done and will sit to the right of the existing one. There will be a 2 walkway in between. With the doors open you can look over and see your friend playing. Almost like you are drag racing! Ill post pics when that is done (later this week).
Future plans include touching up, cleaning, putting an in-dash CDROM so you dont have to twist around to change CDs, instruments from airplanes in the dash, and redoing the outside panels when I get better tools!
I appreciate any comments or questions you may have! Thanks for listening!
.So I decided to build a flight/racing simulator codenamed Project BBS (Black Box Simulator) after the flight recorders in aircraft (and that it's was going to be black and it's a box!). Ive had this idea for years and finally got a house and time to do it!
I started with a seat from a Honda Civic (I believe!) that I acquired from a collision repair center for $25 a piece:
I bolted it to a frame and built up walls. It had the original sliders so it actually moves and adjusts back and forth just like it did when it was in the vehicle!
I built a desk and finished the walls:
I put in 5.1 surround sound speakers, pointed at the seat:
Here it was 4 am on night 7 and caring about having everything really nice went out the window. I only had a freehand circular saw and no sawhorses. So cutting the sheets for the outside was guesswork and not straight at all. So I gave up on making the outside look good. Function over style. Still plays the same!
I also couldnt find black board so it turned into Project Brown Box Simulator. In between both sets of hinges are the doors that open and close.
Inside view. Notice the Logitech MOMO force feedback racing wheel with pedals. Saitek X45 joystick and throttle. Wireless keyboard and wireless mouse (MX700).
A view back. Notice the rack of CDs mounted to the post and the dome light above.
Another view of the inside:
In the dark. Notice the blue glow from underneath. This is set to a dimmer switch so you can adjust the intensity:
Behind/overhead view:
In the dark:
Rear where the computer sits (Athlon XP 2200 / ATI Radeon 9700 Pro)
Front left dash. From left to right: Cup holder, dimmer switch for underneath lights, and surround sound speaker controls.
The joystick and throttle are on Velcro so that you can pick them up and put them wherever on the board that you want and they still stay firm. You can also remove them all together and put on a mouse surface and Belkin Nostromo N50 keyboard pad (not shown).
Another view of the pedals. Notice that I used an actual rubber car mat. It grips the pedals much better. Have to clean! A lot of the dust and wood got inside!
Now what fun is it to be enclosed but your friends cant watch? So I put an external LCD that shows you playing:
Now what fun is it to play by yourself? So Im building another! Its ¼ done and will sit to the right of the existing one. There will be a 2 walkway in between. With the doors open you can look over and see your friend playing. Almost like you are drag racing! Ill post pics when that is done (later this week).
Future plans include touching up, cleaning, putting an in-dash CDROM so you dont have to twist around to change CDs, instruments from airplanes in the dash, and redoing the outside panels when I get better tools!
I appreciate any comments or questions you may have! Thanks for listening!