Author Topic: Anyone ever gone this BIG??? (Read 48395 times)

flyguy1821 · « **Reply #160 on:** December 03, 2006, 10:42:33 pm »

Alright, finally got some work done on this thing. Mounted the driver's seat and most of the brackets for the passenger seat. I installed the 2 plates for the switches located in the middle console. Through these switches I will have control over my tvs, amp, lights, and fan(s).

flyguy1821 · « **Reply #161 on:** December 03, 2006, 10:43:15 pm »

better closeup of the control plates and "center channel"

flyguy1821 · « **Reply #162 on:** December 03, 2006, 10:45:13 pm »

Holly molly its a rats nest! I have most of the initial wiring done for my positive side. I had to make sure I only do 1 at a time otherwise I get confused and sometimes forgetful, not good combo with electricity

flyguy1821 · « **Reply #163 on:** December 03, 2006, 10:47:53 pm »

Now I should mention that the cab is extremely dusty so it makes my paint look horrible. I am sure most know what I am talking about.

The panel here is located on the driver side of the middle console. This is where all my breakers are located. Doubt I need them but I probably dont need a 2 ton 2 seat arcade either.

flyguy1821 · « **Reply #164 on:** December 03, 2006, 10:52:51 pm »

This is the back of the driver seat. The 4 screw heads you can see are from the bass shaker mounted inside the seat. I really didn't want anything to show but once I opened the seat, didn't have a choice. Hindsight 20/20 I should have ran the wiring inside the seat and down below the seat out of sight. I do need to re-bondo and paint the top side of both seat risers. I reinforced the "boxes" just in case I have a heavy friend or something.

flyguy1821 · « **Reply #165 on:** December 03, 2006, 10:54:54 pm »

This is the top of the cab, see my dust?!?! I need to cut the wood in my shop and bring it downstairs but I am too lazy. I installed this a couple days ago but never took a picture because it is boring. My fan and cover.

knocked your sock off didn't it!

flyguy1821 · « **Reply #166 on:** December 03, 2006, 11:00:33 pm »

Finally, a couple of the electronics installed or next to be installed. The first is my panel amp to power the bass shakers. I am having a very tough time finding any grommets to fit a hair larger than a rca cable head and 3/4 thick. Almost given up. Anyone have any direction here?

2nd pic is of the video and system splitting. The little guy on the left is nothing more than a 4 way selector. I will only use 2 slots at first for my PS2 and Dreamcast. The will be flush mounted inside the middle console. The guy on the right just splits and ups the signal for my 2 tvs. This will be mounted inside and underneath, basically by the wiring in a previous pic.

flyguy1821 · « **Reply #167 on:** December 03, 2006, 11:02:51 pm »

This is my biggest headache!! Keeping these two yahoos off and out of the little holes. Swear I have cat hair all over this thing. The one on the right is huge and shed like no other!

flyguy1821 · « **Reply #168 on:** December 03, 2006, 11:06:25 pm »

One of my secrets is revealed! I told TheCoder he should use this on his driver cab because it feels like he is whoopin up on me in terms of progress. I plan on installing this little guy soon, probably behind the passenger side. Pretty easy to make really. It is a marine fire extinguisher. I dispensed the stuff, cranked off the top, painted, and use a NOS sticker I bought on eBay. I think it was for a 10lb bottle.

theCoder · « **Reply #169 on:** December 04, 2006, 02:16:29 am »

I looked on ebay for the sticker and did not find this one. There was another, but not nearly as cool as this one. I'm still considering using it, but it might not make it in the end. Thanks again for the idea.

Sorry, no ideas on the grommets.

Regarding progress, at my current pace, mine might also take over a year to get done. You better finish before me. Get to work!

flyguy1821 · « **Reply #170 on:** December 04, 2006, 09:31:32 am »

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/NOS-N-O-S-NITROUS-10lb-BOTTLE-LABEL-DECAL-STICKER_W0QQitemZ300056191123QQihZ020QQcategoryZ33740QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

This is who I bought my decal through.

Here is another guy on eBay. Little more $$

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/NOS-Nitrous-Oxide-Bottle-Decal-10lb-NEW-Label-Sticker_W0QQitemZ180059422498QQihZ008QQcategoryZ33740QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

flyguy1821 · « **Reply #171 on:** January 01, 2007, 07:48:13 pm »

With the last week off I was actually able to get some work done. Most of the initial work involved running wires, hooking up terminals, etc. Nothing worth a picture. Since the parts are so big I had to wait for a friend a couple times for assembly.

Most of the assembly is finished, about 95%. Only areas to finish are the flip down doors for my pedals and attaching the middle console.

Cardinal Sin! I turned it all on. Nothing blew up so I must understand a little bit. I will post some pics in a few minutes for "Almost"-final assembly.

flyguy1821 · « **Reply #172 on:** January 01, 2007, 08:13:05 pm »

OK picture time. Gimme some feedback, likes dislikes. It is not 100% yet so if you see any glaring issues let me know.

flyguy1821 · « **Reply #173 on:** January 01, 2007, 08:15:41 pm »

pics, and yes it is very dusty!!!

flyguy1821 · « **Reply #174 on:** January 01, 2007, 08:17:23 pm »

more pics

flyguy1821 · « **Reply #175 on:** January 01, 2007, 08:17:32 pm »

Xam · « **Reply #176 on:** January 01, 2007, 08:19:42 pm »

Looking awesome man!

Keep up the great work and keep those pics coming!

Are you planning on recovering the seats?

I still don't know how you convinced your wife to let you do this...LOL!

Xam

flyguy1821 · « **Reply #177 on:** January 01, 2007, 08:22:05 pm »

And the final batch. Still need to finish some small items but mostly it is assembled. (notice how I didn't say finished!!)

One question for anyone. I have a splitter sending the signal to the 2 TVs. When using a light gun with my PS2, the TV on the right aims accurately and the TV on the left is off to the right about 6 inches. If I switch the video inputs it makes no difference. When I tested both TVs individually the gun worked just fine. Any suggestions?

flyguy1821 · « **Reply #178 on:** January 01, 2007, 08:25:44 pm »

Quote from: Xam on January 01, 2007, 08:19:42 pm

Are you planning on recovering the seats?
Xam

They do look a little weird dint they? I might eventually get some black seat covers. I originally wanted 2 Jeg racing seats but to no avail. I didn't want to spend the $$ to buy new ones.

Quote from: Xam on January 01, 2007, 08:19:42 pm

I still don't know how you convinced your wife to let you do this...LOL!

I am a little confused as to how this happened as well. I am trying to convince her that I need to build a smaller upright for some regular games. We have a computer and monitor sitting in the closet that is yearning for Mame. I got a quick no.

theCoder · « **Reply #179 on:** January 02, 2007, 12:21:18 am »

No advice on the gun sync, but...

Are you going to put some sort of bezels around the TVs?

The mounting hardware at the base of the seat(s) stands out a little odd. I'd hit it with a little paint.

In a previous post you mentioned this is not a dedicated driving cab. But are you going to have steering wheels and if so, how are you going to mount them?

Are you planning any side art (sorry if you wrote about this 6-12 months ago).

Glad to see you active again. I was beginning to think I would beat you to the elusive "finished" post. I'm painting now. The pressure is on!!!

leapinlew · « **Reply #180 on:** January 02, 2007, 08:19:14 am »

Quote from: flyguy1821 on January 01, 2007, 08:25:44 pm

I am a little confused as to how this happened as well. I am trying to convince her that I need to build a smaller upright for some regular games. We have a computer and monitor sitting in the closet that is yearning for Mame. I got a quick no.

I handle it how I handle my budgets at work. For example -

Me: "We'll need 1.2 million to do the upgrades, unless we decide to use the cheaper alternative"
boss: "The cheaper alternative sounds good to me"
Me: "your right, if we go that route, I'll only need 500k"

For the arcades I threw a little nostalgia in there as well as overshooting

Me: "I need about 10 arcade games"

You can guess how the rest went. In the end, she feels like she got her way. The build is looking real good. If I build another driver - it'll be for a console.

flyguy1821 · « **Reply #181 on:** January 02, 2007, 10:35:06 am »

Quote from: theCoder on January 02, 2007, 12:21:18 am

No advice on the gun sync, but...

Are you going to put some sort of bezels around the TVs?

One of the last pics had the front piece that covers the two TVs. I also added tinted Lexan to cut down on what you can see around the TVs.

Quote from: theCoder on January 02, 2007, 12:21:18 am

The mounting hardware at the base of the seat(s) stands out a little odd. I'd hit it with a little paint.

I am planning on painting the washers and touching up some areas on the cab. There is so much dust on everything it makes the paint look horrible.

Quote from: theCoder on January 02, 2007, 12:21:18 am

In a previous post you mentioned this is not a dedicated driving cab. But are you going to have steering wheels and if so, how are you going to mount them?

The steering wheels will be mounted in front of the seats. I want to make it so they can be easily removed. I have had a couple ideas but nothing certain yet. Might be a work in progress for a while.

Quote from: theCoder on January 02, 2007, 12:21:18 am

Are you planning any side art (sorry if you wrote about this 6-12 months ago).

I am planning on some side art, Snaake is probably going to help with this area. I will use the Marvel character "Black Widow" as the main and fill in with other Marvel characters.

Rich · « **Reply #182 on:** January 04, 2007, 01:07:37 pm »

Wow! That thing is insane. Nice work.
On your issue with the light gun, I'd try making the room as dark as possible. Maybe a light source is interfering things. Just a guess though.

flyguy1821 · « **Reply #183 on:** January 04, 2007, 08:38:48 pm »

Thanks for the compliment, I appreciate it. I will try calibrating with the lights off an on to see if there is any difference. I have heard the frequency? of the tv might make a difference. One is a RCA and the other a JVC. Works perfect on the JVC and sometimes on the RCA. It is very difficult to calibrate on the RCA. I am clueless. I want to try another gun before I get to crazy with ideas.

Anakin · « **Reply #184 on:** March 26, 2007, 11:00:36 pm »

what are the dimensions on that monster?

flyguy1821 · « **Reply #185 on:** March 26, 2007, 11:28:37 pm »

I don't have the dimensions beside me and I'm too lazy to go downstairs right now so I will guess. I think it is close to 72 wide and long. About 5 and 1/2 feet tall. Ya know the size of a regular bartop. I will get some more pics and progress going here. Seems as though once TheCoder gets his drive going it gives me life too. My problem lately has been, I turned it on!!!

Havok · « **Reply #186 on:** March 26, 2007, 11:35:11 pm »

Looks awesome so far. Any new progress?

The only suggestion I have is lose those seats - they look terrible!

Why not try some racing seats instead, something like this?

4Aaron GE · « **Reply #187 on:** March 27, 2007, 12:35:00 am »

Those are Supra seats, if my memory serves me correctly. Supra seats are among the comfiest seats ever produced by Toyota. Plus, racing seats start at around $300 for a pair for the cheap ones, whereas these look like they came from the wreckers.

theCoder · « **Reply #188 on:** March 27, 2007, 12:40:09 am »

Quote from: flyguy1821 on March 26, 2007, 11:28:37 pm

Seems as though once TheCoder gets his drive going it gives me life too. My problem lately has been, I turned it on!!!

Turn it off!!!! That seems to be a common problem. Once the thing gets operational, progress grinds to a halt. I'm on my third coat of paint, and catching up to you quickly.

So what remains on this 2 year+ project to call it done? A couple of weekends? Why not plan a 4th of July party (assuming you're in the US, else some other time this summer, ur, uh, assuming you're in the Northern Hemisphere....) Nothing like a dead line to get you motivated. If that doesn't work, just follow my project thread. That should light a fire.

modessitt · « **Reply #189 on:** March 27, 2007, 12:55:30 am »

A couple comments....

I liked the first Black Widow logo.... the one with the geometric web behind it.... Start working with some artistic types to create a cool Marquee/side art that has a font similar to the geometric shape and uses the logo for the O in Widowmaker.

As for the seats, I see nothing wrong with the Supra seats, but as your going to do a leather center console and are striving to make the rest of the cab look beautiful, these are going to stick out like a sore thumb. Take them to an auto upholsterer and have them covered in the same type of leather as the center console with silver pinstriping on the seams, then have the logo stitched into the headrests.

You didn't mention it, but are you making the seats adjustable for different heighths? Just need the tracks that the seats mounted to.

All black will look too plain, so plan on some pinstriping or something. Hell, hire an auto pinstriper to come to the house and do it. Maybe pick proper color-shades and get some black light or neon around it to spiff it up.

And for splitting screens, dedicated twin racers or twin shooters (like Time Crisis III) have separate CPU's and hard drives and play together through a router. Doubt you're going to be able to split the signals to two screens without having some playability issues on the shooters, or visibilty comfort with the racers using only one console's CPU.

But... I've got relatives in Lincoln, so if you ever get it done, throw an "unveiling" party, fire up the grill and show it off. I'm coming up there in August anyway...

am_monkee · « **Reply #190 on:** March 27, 2007, 02:20:28 pm »

I don't know how I missed this, but this.is.sick. Seriously, I am beyond impressed. If you ever became homeless, you could live in your cab.

Wow. I'm going to go take a nap.

flyguy1821 · « **Reply #191 on:** March 27, 2007, 03:40:27 pm »

Quote from: 4Aaron GE on March 27, 2007, 12:35:00 am

Those are Supra seats, if my memory serves me correctly. Supra seats are among the comfiest seats ever produced by Toyota. Plus, racing seats start at around $300 for a pair for the cheap ones, whereas these look like they came from the wreckers.

You are correct! These are from a Supra. I like the seats because of the internal features, i.e. lumbar adjustment, side adjustment, height adjustment, and headrest moves up, down and forward and back. The color is somewhat less desirable but ironically matches the NOS tanks. Once the cab is "finished" if the seats really stand out I may either reupholster or use covers.

flyguy1821 · « **Reply #192 on:** March 27, 2007, 03:51:36 pm »

Quote from: modessitt on March 27, 2007, 12:55:30 am

A couple comments....

I liked the first Black Widow logo.... the one with the geometric web behind it.... Start working with some artistic types to create a cool Marquee/side art that has a font similar to the geometric shape and uses the logo for the O in Widowmaker.

I like that logo also but the problem is no one wants to vectorize the image. Seems it is too complex. Actually having some trouble with artwork in general. Snaake was the go to guy for a while but I haven't spoken with him for months, maybe he is backed up, don't know.

flyguy1821 · « **Reply #193 on:** March 27, 2007, 03:59:00 pm »

Quote from: modessitt on March 27, 2007, 12:55:30 am

A couple comments....And for splitting screens, dedicated twin racers or twin shooters (like Time Crisis III) have separate CPU's and hard drives and play together through a router. Doubt you're going to be able to split the signals to two screens without having some playability issues on the shooters, or visibilty comfort with the racers using only one console's CPU.

But... I've got relatives in Lincoln, so if you ever get it done, throw an "unveiling" party, fire up the grill and show it off. I'm coming up there in August anyway...

The original idea was surrounding GranTurismo and splitting for each vehicle. I think, not for sure, that this follows the same principle as TC3 and other 2 person shooters. I really don't want to get another PS2 just to play a couple games but might be an idea down the road. I think the RCA tv has a different frequency or something to that effect. The gun doesn't calibrate worth a darn even if I remove the signal splitter. Little frustrating there.

Unveiling party, hmmm maybe I should start on that poker table. After all there must be varying entertainment.

flyguy1821 · « **Reply #194 on:** March 27, 2007, 04:09:03 pm »

One issue someone might help me with, the fan. This thing is a lot louder than I thought it would be! I would like to install a variable switch to control the speed. Basic fan from Parts Express with only 1 positive and negative. Is this an easy task?

ChadTower · « **Reply #195 on:** March 27, 2007, 04:10:03 pm »

Quote from: flyguy1821 on March 27, 2007, 03:51:36 pm

I like that logo also but the problem is no one wants to vectorize the image. Seems it is too complex. Actually having some trouble with artwork in general. Snaake was the go to guy for a while but I haven't spoken with him for months, maybe he is backed up, don't know.

What that pretty much means is that you're not offering them enough money to do it. Hard work costs money.

Put a potentiometer in line with the fan.

flyguy1821 · « **Reply #196 on:** March 27, 2007, 04:14:54 pm »

Quote from: ChadTower on March 27, 2007, 04:10:03 pm

Quote from: flyguy1821 on March 27, 2007, 03:51:36 pm
I like that logo also but the problem is no one wants to vectorize the image. Seems it is too complex. Actually having some trouble with artwork in general. Snaake was the go to guy for a while but I haven't spoken with him for months, maybe he is backed up, don't know.

What that pretty much means is that you're not offering them enough money to do it. Hard work costs money.

Put a potentiometer in line with the fan.

Thats the problem, we never even got to the money talk, just dimensions.

Thanks for the fan advice. I didnt think it would be a big issue.

ChadTower · « **Reply #197 on:** March 27, 2007, 04:18:14 pm »

I bet if you went to an Illustrator users' forum you could find someone to do it. That's what I'd do.

melarky · « **Reply #198 on:** March 27, 2007, 06:28:39 pm »

You should just get some black leather/vinyl dye. You can find it at auto parts places, just dye the seats black (or another color to better match), and when it's cured, it won't rub off on you when you sit on it etc...

Can't wait for this one to be done, looking great so far...

flyguy1821 · « **Reply #199 on:** March 27, 2007, 09:52:04 pm »

Quote from: melarky on March 27, 2007, 06:28:39 pm

You should just get some black leather/vinyl dye. You can find it at auto parts places, just dye the seats black (or another color to better match), and when it's cured, it won't rub off on you when you sit on it etc...

Can't wait for this one to be done, looking great so far...

Now I'm interested tell me more!!! Never new this could be done. Does it look good or can you tell it was a "home job"


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