Compact Sim Racing Pod

Using a garage creeper as a mobile platform for a racing simulator.

Basic - intermediate woodworking skills recommended.

Items required:
1x Garage creeper                  ($15 - 50)
1x gaming system                    ($100 - 250)
1x Steering wheel/pedal set  ($50 - 250)
1x Car seat                                (Free - $50)
1x old computer monitor         ($50 - 150) (optional)
Various Scrap Wood, screws, cables, etc.

Tools required
Table saw
Drill & Bits
Basic hand tools
Paint & brushes (Optional)

Step 1: Out with the old

Do you see the problem?
It was an eyesore and ergonomic nightmare.
This was version 1.0:  the workbench racer. 

Comments

[soilwork]

Nice ,project ! with a gear shift and vibration seat, probably the best simulation seat ever!!

[zyh12398]

very good

[AmbrosiaElixir]

Wow such a good project!

[emyazici]

Awesome. :)

[Venemot]

I am building the same thing.....although less sophisticated and stylish......coz my main building material is cardboard from old cartons....

[abrown39]

I have a question, what in the hell is that wooden half walrus half tiger looking carving at the top right ?

other than that great instructible I love the idea for the garage creeeper

[ride on toy dude]

Do you think that this could be adapted for flight simulation?

[55deno]

Probably, with a little thought and adjustments!

[samshead]

What junkyard has a Sparco racing seat just banging around?

[WolfTohsaka]

all of 'em !

These are aftermarket seats that you will be able to find in junkyards/craigslist/leboncoin/whateversuitsyourcountry

As these are mounted on a variety of vehicles, you often find one in a "tuned" car laying around. Maybe you will be able to find a subwoofer amplifier that you can power up with an ATX psu to load up the tactile transducers ! bang-for-the-buck at the utmost :)

I did purchase a similar seat in a perfect state for 50 Euros a few days ago :)

[hells-oui]

Or swap meets!

[Spazticrhino]

Great Instructable! My friend and I were just talking about building one of these.

[IamSparticus]

mdog is right. Cupholder!

[Learner777]

Very cool.

[espdp2]

I like it! Pure genius. Now you need to add surround sound speakers and a bass transducer mounted to the seat. If I had the space in my living room I would make this for sure.

[jlester1]

A friend of mine constructed one very similar to this, except with a triple monitor setup in ati eyefinity. It was lots of fun if your into racing games.

[mikeasaurus]

vroom vroom... nice build!

[mdog93]

Now all you need is seat vibration and maybe a refreshments tray to one side... ;)