SEGA Rally Model 1 > PS3

[Dazzzzz]

Hi guys,

I have purchased a bare-bones Model 1 sitdown for SEGA Rally.
I have removed the old monitor and popped in a nice LCD TV (i know some people are against them but im against fixing stuff  )
I have put a PS3 into the bottom of the cabinet where the boardset used to live and connected it all up, i can sit in my nice driving cab and play racing games etc. using the controller.

Now obviously the ultimate win here would be to play the games using the original Wheel, Pedals and Shifter that are on the Model 1, i have no idea how to do this.
I would like Force Feedback to work but its not a deal breaker i would mostly like to get this running for my little nephew who is absolutely cars mad and has been quite upset he cant use the wheel etc. yet

Now can anyone tell me what parts i will need to get and is their a guide for connecting all this stuff up? this is not something i have attempted before but i have fixed a few arcade boards in my time but nothing overly complicated.  I read online a while ago that you can use a Logitech PS3 wheel for connecting (which i have and works great with the PS3) and you can connect the original motors too which allows use of the original hardware but what do you do about the Extra buttons etc. present on the PS3 stuff?

any help would be much appreciated guys,

thanks,

[BadMouth]

See the "interfacing original arcade controls" section of the stickied driving cab info thread.

Short version: Use the L2M2 interface hacked to an older PS2 wheel (that is still compatible with PS3)
You'll need to have the PCBs made and solder them together yourself.

Nobody sells them.
I want someone to give me a file and say "this is what you need" and "this is where you submit your order online to have it made".
So far, that hasn't happened.

Someday I'd like to build a pile of them, but I'll be in home renovation hell for the next few years.

[Dazzzzz]

Hi,

Thanks for the quick reply, gutted that no ones makes those interfaces as my soldering skills are not good.
I will have to have a search around for the parts required.

thanks!

[SegaOutrun]

The "easiest" route will be a g25 wheel. You can stuff the internals inside the cab and build a shaft that will connect your M1 wheel to the g25 base. If you truly want to keep your M1 wheel. 

 Make sure to check out my ps3 thread about what games are compatible. Unless you have a 1st generation ps3 that is hardware ps2 backwards compatible, you will be S.O.L with PS2 racing games. Even though you can make the newer ps3 software backwards compatible with ps2 games, the ps3 will not read the wheel as wheel controller. Also some older ps3 games like midnight run will recognize a driving force gt but not a g25.

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,138432.msg1429735.html#msg1429735

[Dazzzzz]

@SegaOutrun

Thanks for the reply mate, i will check out your thread - to be honest i never considered the PS2 backwards compatibility and mine is a PS3 slim so definitely doesnt have it (does have custom firmware for HDD loading tho so thats a plus), i may decide to pick up a backward compatible one if it greatly expands the games list
i will look into the wheel prices etc. too

much appreciated!

[Andy_Bogard]

There is this french guy soldering and fixing the component but I think You must provide him the Boards

http://www.gamoover.net/Forums/index.php?topic=32625.0

See the "interfacing original arcade controls" section of the stickied driving cab info thread.

Short version: Use the L2M2 interface hacked to an older PS2 wheel (that is still compatible with PS3)
You'll need to have the PCBs made and solder them together yourself.

Nobody sells them.
I want someone to give me a file and say "this is what you need" and "this is where you submit your order online to have it made".
So far, that hasn't happened.

Someday I'd like to build a pile of them, but I'll be in home renovation hell for the next few years.