Detta är från ett annat forum men kanske av tillräckligt intresse även här. Johan som bygger Viggensimulatorn har fler projekt på G. Bland annat detta.
During my last visit at Johan's place, I did not only manage to get some flight time logged in the 37 cockpit (actually - it is more of an accomplishment NOT to... being so close to the Viggensimulator without using it..) - I also had the opportunity to assist Johan in the initial phase of the construction of a race car simulator.
Well, race car simulator might be a little misleading. We're not talking about disassembling a real F1 Ferrari and reassembling it in Johans garage piece by piece ;) But then again, Johan cannot just let things be simple and ordinary. Where most people would settle for a decent racing wheel and a set of pedals together with the office chair, Johan takes it a little bit further.
The goal is to have something neat looking, portable (as opposed to the Viggen which is considered.. well, movable) that can add to the increasing collection of joyrides at Johans place. Something a little bit more than an office chair with a racing wheel, but a little less ambitious than a fully featured fighter aircraft.
So, here's what we did when I was there. And that was just the warmup. Maybe, Johan can add some pics of current work in progress.
Step 1
Buy a quality racing wheel. Johans pick was a Logitech G25:
![](http://www.novelair.com/images/Jens20070305/car01.JPG)
Step 2
Buy a comfortable racing chair. Something like this:
![](http://www.kgk.se/KGK/5784/Sportster_CS_160px.jpg)
Step 3
Get a baseplate to put the chair on:
![](http://www.novelair.com/images/Jens20070305/car02.JPG)
Step 4
Think some.
![](http://www.novelair.com/images/Jens20070305/car03.JPG)
Step 5
Have a vision. Don't forget make sounds like car when imagin'. (Actually what we did here was to determine the distance between the chair and the pedal assembly)
![](http://www.novelair.com/images/Jens20070305/car04.JPG)
Step 6
Tear apart the fancy and well made G25 pedal plate. Get out the good stuff (the pedals!) and smack'em onto the freshly made pedal plate. Be careful with the angle (to get the right momentum - very important for the feel of the pedals!). Do not forget the spacing. The default plate spaces the pedals evenly, in a car they are not evenly spaced...)
![](http://www.novelair.com/images/Jens20070305/car05.JPG)
![](http://www.novelair.com/images/Jens20070305/car06.JPG)
Step 7
Add some sidepanels and then something between them to attach the wheel to. Again, check the angle to get maximum comfort!
![](http://www.novelair.com/images/Jens20070305/car07.JPG)
Step 8
Be sure to test the assembly with all racing sims on market to validate correct feel of the construction. :D
![](http://www.novelair.com/images/Jens20070305/car08.JPG)
Summary
Well, this was actually just the constructioin of the chassis so to speak. After this Johan has added some instruments (that will connect to some selected sims using an interface) and some eyecandy to hide the ugly panels. And of course, Johan was not happy with the G25 gear shift so he made a complete new one to get the right feeling. More on that later, right Johan?
Actually, that fascinates me. I can relate to things like attaching panels together and placing a chair on a plate. That is quite ordinary. But building a gear shift is more of magic to me. I can understand how it's working but to actually make it... well well...
Thanks for the really fun visit Johan, it was cool to able to assist you!
cheers!
Jens
During my last visit at Johan's place, I did not only manage to get some flight time logged in the 37 cockpit (actually - it is more of an accomplishment NOT to... being so close to the Viggensimulator without using it..) - I also had the opportunity to assist Johan in the initial phase of the construction of a race car simulator.
Well, race car simulator might be a little misleading. We're not talking about disassembling a real F1 Ferrari and reassembling it in Johans garage piece by piece ;) But then again, Johan cannot just let things be simple and ordinary. Where most people would settle for a decent racing wheel and a set of pedals together with the office chair, Johan takes it a little bit further.
The goal is to have something neat looking, portable (as opposed to the Viggen which is considered.. well, movable) that can add to the increasing collection of joyrides at Johans place. Something a little bit more than an office chair with a racing wheel, but a little less ambitious than a fully featured fighter aircraft.
So, here's what we did when I was there. And that was just the warmup. Maybe, Johan can add some pics of current work in progress.
Step 1
Buy a quality racing wheel. Johans pick was a Logitech G25:
Step 2
Buy a comfortable racing chair. Something like this:
![](http://www.kgk.se/KGK/5784/Sportster_CS_160px.jpg)
Step 3
Get a baseplate to put the chair on:
Step 4
Think some.
Step 5
Have a vision. Don't forget make sounds like car when imagin'. (Actually what we did here was to determine the distance between the chair and the pedal assembly)
Step 6
Tear apart the fancy and well made G25 pedal plate. Get out the good stuff (the pedals!) and smack'em onto the freshly made pedal plate. Be careful with the angle (to get the right momentum - very important for the feel of the pedals!). Do not forget the spacing. The default plate spaces the pedals evenly, in a car they are not evenly spaced...)
Step 7
Add some sidepanels and then something between them to attach the wheel to. Again, check the angle to get maximum comfort!
Step 8
Be sure to test the assembly with all racing sims on market to validate correct feel of the construction. :D
Summary
Well, this was actually just the constructioin of the chassis so to speak. After this Johan has added some instruments (that will connect to some selected sims using an interface) and some eyecandy to hide the ugly panels. And of course, Johan was not happy with the G25 gear shift so he made a complete new one to get the right feeling. More on that later, right Johan?
Actually, that fascinates me. I can relate to things like attaching panels together and placing a chair on a plate. That is quite ordinary. But building a gear shift is more of magic to me. I can understand how it's working but to actually make it... well well...
Thanks for the really fun visit Johan, it was cool to able to assist you!
cheers!
Jens