XBOX 360 Steering Wheel

[JDM_CB7_TX]

So I finally went out and bought a steering wheel for the xbox 360. I am having a hell of a time to find a place to sit this steering wheel somewhere that I can play comfortably.

Any help or setups that you have seen or are using.

[MikeW]

Mount it in your car and actually use it.


I dare you.

[JDM_CB7_TX]

LOL.... I should mount it to the passenger side of the car and let some one act like they are driving and swerving into people scaring the shiet out of them. Causing accidents left and right!

[almostJDM]

ive got a temp setup right now for my ps3 wheel haha, i took a 2x10 that was about 3-4ft long and laid it on some boxes at just the right hight, lol im using it until i get my setup bought

[JoshM]

[JDM_CB7_TX]

What if I make a soap box derby car and just use that in my living room. with the steering wheel and pedals...

[RagingAsian]

I really like that set up. I wish Ih ad money to buy it. TV and all...lol

[cb7_ex_coupe]

what i wouldn't do for that racing seat..lolz...no homo...i had one for ps2..had the shifter too..

[Law Grandeur]

yea a shifter would be awesome

[GenDBlade]

couple years ago me and a buddy built a frame for a steering wheel, shifter, and pedals. basically just made a drivers side frame out of aluminum piping(kinda costly).

[TheNextAZN]

hmmmm u gave me an idead..If i build one out of a cb7 driver seat would u buy it??!?!? lol I have a spare 90-91 maroon driver seat .. and alot of ingenuity!

[JDM_CB7_TX]

I had an extra lude seat laying around... I was thinking about making some sort of set up out of metal or something.....

[apuforyou]

I made a thread about this guy

Some of you might remember my GT4 cockpit few years back. Last year GT5P came out and I decided that my old cockpit just wasn't cutting it anymore.

Last summer vacation, I redesigned and built another cockpit that addressed a few complains I had with the previously one and also to accommodate for the G25 steering wheel. Due to time limitations, I was able to finish the frame, it was usable but it was still missing a few things I wanted.

Many months later, I took advantage of spring break this past week to finish it up and I am finally satisfied with this thing. Been playing with it non-stop and I'm sure some of you here who play GT would find it interesting.



Similar to my previous cockpit, steering wheel, pedal, shifter, and sitting positions were replicated off our cars. Except this time the hand brake lever isn't made out of hot water pipe .




Home made CF handbrake cover.


The button below the shifter enables clutch, I just don't like pushing those tiny black buttons on the shifter.


Shift knob remains stock (for now), the shifter unit has been modified so it requires about 2-3 times the force compare to stock to pull out/into gear and push down into reverse.


Upside-down mounted pedals, blacked out pedal arms, and homemade CF dead pedal. (took the shape from my AP2, but I traced/cut it backwards by accident, so I flipped it upside down and kinda like how it looks )





These are the only pictures I have at the moment, I'm super excited and just wanted to share with you guys. There are a few more mods I might do in the future.

Likely to attempt soon:
- replace the original knob to a heavier metal knob (shouldn't be too hard).

Less likely to do anytime soon:
- replace the Logitech steering wheel with a real steering wheel.
- modified the shifter unit even more, fabricate a longer rod, less tilt in the shifter but keep the same stroke like our cars.

I have also been experimenting and working on (on and off due to school) similar level of DIY/fabrication projects for my car in the past months, Though none are presentable (at least to my standards) at the moment .

edit: spelling error

added:
Here's a video of me test-playing when I put together the frame for the first time. I'll probably make another video soon


added 03/22:
Video of the completed cockpit in action

[JDM_CB7_TX]

The link posted below is to a site that makes an actual cockpit Setup....
But why would I spend $1,500 on a setup for something that I got that was barely $100


http://www.fanatec.de/webshop/new_us...6bd3635c081ff4

[apuforyou]

1500 is rediculous, heres a set up for way cheaper..

http://www.amazon.com/Playseats-Clas...ef=pd_sbs_sg_1

http://www.amazon.com/Playseats-Evol...9375287&sr=8-2