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Main => Driving & Racing Cabinets => Topic started by: menace on December 16, 2013, 07:47:27 pm

Title: Anyone build an upright that can be also used for joystick games?
Post by: menace on December 16, 2013, 07:47:27 pm

I would love to build an upright driver with swappable panels so I can use my 2 player steering wheel panel as well as my usb spy hunter panel.  Then when the mood strikes, easily switch over to a standard 2 player setup..  Any thoughts or has anyone seen something similar?

Title: Re: Anyone build an upright that can be also used for joystick games?
Post by: SegaOutrun on December 16, 2013, 08:43:28 pm

my cab is half and half. But its not switchable. I just put the steering wheel in the middle and joysticks on each side. I use a stool to sit. It works perfectly for my needs. I do wish I had woodworking skill to make it prettier tho.

My Mame Racing Cab (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IPGBEktDY1c#ws)

Title: Re: Anyone build an upright that can be also used for joystick games?
Post by: vandale on December 17, 2013, 04:09:24 am

Hi guys, I built a few stand up racers but always kept them dedicated
Here is a bar top, model 2 only.
(http://i40.tinypic.com/9iwab9.jpg)
And this is a Turbo Outrun before:
(http://i41.tinypic.com/2co4w2s.jpg)
And after:
(http://i39.tinypic.com/10g0jys.jpg)

I always tried to keep racing games dedicated, there is always room for 2 machines in anyone's house, lol
Regards

Title: Re: Anyone build an upright that can be also used for joystick games?
Post by: menace on December 17, 2013, 07:41:39 am

Nice looking machines!  I never considered bartopping a stand-up driver--that bears some further investigation--or maybe I'll just make a dedicated stand-up for swappable panels (man do I miss championship sprint and ivan stewart's offroad..)

Let's see:

panel 1: 2 x 360's with nitro button (hi-lo shifter?) (pole position, championship sprint, off road)
panel 2: USB spy hunter (spy hunter)
panel 3: 270 wheel with 4 position shifter (bunch of others lol)

What other combos?

Title: Re: Anyone build an upright that can be also used for joystick games?
Post by: Brian74 on December 17, 2013, 08:05:17 pm

Im doing this same thing with a road blaster cab. Plan is to have two 360 wheels, flight stick, two joys six buttons. A panel for casino games and whatever other combos I can come up with. I am also running jvl orion with itouch 7 in the same cab. That way I can also use the touchscreen for a juke.