Considering a driving cab.....

[Aceldamor]

I've been playin' around with the prospect of making a small driving cab with 2 360 degree wheels and 1 270 degree wheel. I have other options though.....

If I go with the rotating panel for my current cab, I will not have room to add the wheels due to the 3 panels being full of other controllers. I could make *attachments* to the panel with the least controlls on it, if needs be.

I also could make everything fit if I make a modular cp design....and I am tempted, however now I have to consider storage of all the modular panels and a universal hot swap setup.

I was just curious to know if anybody else out there has made a dedicated driving cab.  Something small...I've got buds over all the time (including myself...why else would I build another cab)who were big fans of Ivan Stuart's and Danny Sullivan's....not to mention all the other driving titles out there that ate all my quarters as a kid.

I've seen the cocktail version at arcadepinball.com, but I would like to see others if anybody has 'em

[hooded_paladin]

This isn't the exact question you've asked, but it's an idea of mine.

People always have to seperate their 360 and 270 degree driving wheels - one uses a spinner-like mechanism, one uses a POT and self-centers.  But then you notice that 270 degree games play fine with a spinner, just no limiting and no self-center.

It may be easier to add 2 360 and 1 270 wheel, but you could really make a wheel that uses a spinner mechanism and has limiting pins that slide in and out of the way, and a self-centering spring that can be unhooked.

It's harder to make and you may not like the idea of unhooking things to switch modes.  Just an idea.

[menace]

I made a 360 wheel that inserts through the control panel so that when i want to play some ivan stewarts--i just screw it in and away i go--seems to work okay with games that had original 270 motion too so its good for me.  My next project will be to hack an american speedway cab (has 3 steering wheels set up)--if i can find one that is.

Nice thing about this is that instead of a whole control panel to store i just have the wheel which just sits on top of the cab until needed.