9 DIY Sim Set-Ups You'll Give Mad Respect To

Hats off to these home racing sims that prove ingenuity and a thirst for racing are all you need to make your own remarkable gaming set-up!
9 DIY Sim Set-Ups You'll Give Mad Respect To

1. Woodshop has its perks

Sim by YouTuber GTPEric
Sim by YouTuber GTPEric

When there’s lumber around and car sets at the junkyard, why not whip up a slim cockpit design like this? Having a decent bit of woodworking knowledge is a must, but it provides such a solid set-up.

CTzen Luis Calderón proves that a folding dinner tray is actually a complete sim set up in disguise. Seriously, the pedals just tuck right in place. It’s like it is was made for racing. Just pop open the laptop, throw on a Driving Force GT wheel, and you’re ready for business.

We can’t forget about the special people who feel their mobile phone needs a home-made steering wheel, because buying for a cheap plastic wheel is too mainstream. Some wire and time on your hands is all you need to set one up yourself.

Shared by CTzen ktf_design, real friends help each other achieve ultimate immersion. Besides, what else should your friends be doing while they’re watching you race?

CTzen PumaCat makes you reconsider the way you look at someone buying a table. It’s a sweet set-up, and not a bad trade by eating meals elsewhere in the house. We like PumaCat’s priorities. If your kitchen table is consumed by car projects at any point, you can’t judge.

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A do-it-yourselfer and minimalist with a lawn chair and very little scrap wood might find this useful. You have to imagine being the guy in the video who decides that this is what we has to work with, and this is how he will make use of it. Durable? Not at all, but it is free.

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It’s fine to pull a dash from a junk car and slap it on your desk, but there’s a certain cool factor about having a working dash. This guy pulls it off without taking up too much space, making it even more appealing.

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An old, but classic set-up, the PVC cockpit can be painted or taped to add wow factor to your sim.

CTzen watson138 is rather practical, and it works. With a seat from a go cart, wood from an old bed frame and a belt holding down one broken side to a classic Driving Force GT wheel, he can invest nothing and gain everything. It’s a perfectly paired solid old wheel with a solid cockpit.

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Comments

Anonymous

I’ve done setup number two… it’s good if you’re playing a simulator for cars that are falling apart…

02/14/2016 - 17:30 |
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Gareth Johnstone

My setup :) for Live for Speed

02/14/2016 - 17:34 |
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jk1996

What do you guys think of my setup? Built it together with my dad a few years ago

02/14/2016 - 18:13 |
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PumaCat

Great seeing everyone sharing their set ups. Each and everyone is unique in it’s own way.
Kudos to everyone that makes their own setup.

02/14/2016 - 18:13 |
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jk1996
02/14/2016 - 18:15 |
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Swedish Petrolhead

Call me stupid, but what does DIY stand for?

02/14/2016 - 18:29 |
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Anonymous
02/14/2016 - 19:49 |
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Anonymous

Why to make something usual and cheap? I built my based on locost (caterham) frame with racing seat and Logitech G25 wheel. Plan for this year is new bigger chassis with car dashboard and passenger seat

02/14/2016 - 21:03 |
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Anonymous

I think there’s no reason nowadays to not have a complete rig with seat.
If you check out in FK-Automotive you can find rigs for around 100 Euros. (Is bought mine in Christmas for 78 Euros WITH SEAT INCLUDED), ok shipping costed 20 Euros more but it is still so cheap for having a complete setup.
Of course there are bad things for the price, the principal…. it’s more unstable than a Suzuki Jimny BUT with literally 4 steel bolt on bars you can turn it into rock solid. and that’s it. Here’s my setup with only 120 Euros (not including the PS3 and G27 cause that’s something that costs nearly the same for everyone).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MK3aCGTtt1k
It’s in spanish but you can see the idea right through no need to understand. Cheers!

02/14/2016 - 22:54 |
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