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Increasing travel of a moving axis?
Cretster:
Right, I've made a quick scale balsa mockup, based on the dimensions of my existing cab.
Here it is in normal standup mode:
Then the front panel folds out/down and contains seat. The monitor section then moves down to the lower position to give a more sensible angle for the screen.
From a different angle.
I even made a little chair to fit in it :D
This model has no provision for the steering wheel currently, nor the control panel extending, nor obviously things like adjusting the seat height/position etc, but that's all just details. I'll measure up for real how this would actually physically work out in real life on these scaled measurements, then if it's close to something that would be comfortable or whatever I think I will end up making it.
There's things to figure out like I had to include a cut out at the back of the seat as it would interfere with the actuator for lifting up the monitor. Might be possible to have a headrest that folds up or something like that. Nothing is definite at this stage. The seat seems a bit low, but easy enough to tweak such things.
Cretster:
Ok a bit more detail added that makes it seem more reasonable in terms of positioning and proportion (I think).
I've added a steering wheel which folds in/out, much the same as my current one works.
You can just about see it tucked away in here folded back inside:
Wheel folded out in driving mode:
And a little look from another angle where you can see my beautiful handwork a bit better for the lovingly crafted driving seat:
I'm sure you guys get the idea by now. Anyone see any major flaws in what I'm planning here???
Le Chuck:
It's a novelty. I've done novelty builds, some I've finished, some I've not. At the end of the day it will likely not play as well as a dedicated upright or a dedicated driver. That's okay, if you're in in it for the novelty of the build. A build like this is all about the experience and then at the end you just harvest parts and move one to the next build. I say go for it, figure out the issues along the way, and let us learn from your mistakes through lots of pics! That's my two cents worth of free advice or whatever.
Cretster:
Yes it's definitely a novelty build and a compromise, but with a purpose since I really want a sit down racer but simply don't have sufficient space for a permanent sit down cab.
Doing this though will make it easier for my kids to enjoy though, and aside from anything else I just enjoy a project challenge that's a bit different.
Cretster:
Was having a slight issue with 2-3 second screen blackouts while playing Forza in the cabinet, and traced it back to the cheap auto HDMI switch. It wasn't fully isolating one HDMI signal from another it seems, so I bought a manual switch (which arrived today), and it works perfectly.
Also bought a cheap 32" LCD monitor as an upgrade to the 19" one currently in my cabinet. It won't fit of course, so I have no choice but to go ahead with build #2..... :D
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