AlvaroF's PVC Rig

[AlvaroF]

I finally decided to dedicate myself to proper sim racing and for that I needed a rig.

Summer 2013 I got to work for a month and earned some money that I could spend. A rig build on a budget. Challenge Accepted!

Fourtunatly GTPlanet has a bit of everything and I found SIMUL8R's inspired DIY PVC rig. It was just what I needed. A build out of a cheap-ish material. Wood was just too expensive, metal it was too heavy and expensive and buying a decent one just didn't leave with enough room for a wheel still within the budget (420€).

The rig was redesigned to save as much material as I could so that way I could save money. However it didn't turn out as sturdy as I wanted on both poles upwards. It isn't noticeble when driving but I'm not happy with it at all.

So in August I started the bulid and finished the PVC frame within a week. It costed me, the PVC, around 80€. Then I started to think about how should I place and secure the wheel and the seat. Wood planks were the solution but how am I supposed to secure that? Well there are metal clamps with a nut on top that allowed me to bolt the wood on place. 20€ for the wood and applicants.

So with that done two things left reamaning: the seat and the wheel.

Right the seat is up next. A few years ago when my brother moved out to the capital because college he wanted some sofas. What did he do? Bought the seats off a Ford Transit in a junkyard. So my seat would come from a junkyard aswell. When driving I past through one where a wrecked 350Z was and I thought "That's it! *lightbulb appeard*", but then I realized it was going to be very expensive, so I turned my head to another seat. A Smart ForTwo one. It had a great package: lightweight, sporty look, comfortable, small and it had premium (Mercedes does them) all over it. Picked the passenger seat for 60€ (these are very looked after because, apparently, people put them in Suzukis a lot).

By September I had the rig completed. Only the wheel left. My budget was now down to 260€.

Last week was my birthday and on that occasion I wanted a DFGT, but it was sold out everywhere. Completly everywhere. And the G27 was out of the budget. A dilemma I had and it had to be decided quickly. Apparently my parents were one step ahead and a G27 appeared out of nowhere. Guess what it had cost? The remaining budget. But it was a gift so I hadn't to pay it. I guess I got lucky

Pic of the thing: (I don't have any pics of the build because my phone broke (Sony's....) and all the pics went away)


Untitled by daemoniorum2, on Flickr


Untitled by daemoniorum2, on Flickr


Untitled by daemoniorum2, on Flickr


Untitled by daemoniorum2, on Flickr


Untitled by daemoniorum2, on Flickr

Hope you enjoyed it as much as I did on building it. And now to update it even further. *flies away*

 

[YukinoSuzuka]

Thank you very very much. You talked about it in my thread, now I've an image how it will look like...

Hopefully I could find one (or two...maybe three, because I've a Suzuki too)

 

[macxdream]

Well done Alvaro ! Nice Rig! this is a good option to have a decent and cheap rig.

 

[AlvaroF]

Thanks, I appreciate it! Yes it is definitly a good option to have a decent priced rig. I managed to drop it to between half or even a third of the price of a pre-made, branded rig, so I would say it was a win

 

[Ferrari458Italia]

Nice. I'm loving your design for adjusting the height of the steering wheel/column. I should have implemented something like that for mine too but it never even crossed my mind.

 

[AlvaroF]

Thanks! That wasn't designed to be height adjustable but now that pointed that out... I can't cope with my brilliance!

 

[vasiliflame]

Cool rig bro