DIY Aluminum Sim Racing Rig Build 

@@lor7780 That video was deleted.. 😥

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@Harry Nathan Glad I could help xD

£250 is a great price - a fraction of the cost of a simlabs or heusinkveld. I love the way profile is so adjustable too - I've been busy with work and haven't done an update, but the G920 is gone and I now run a OSW direct drive wheel as well as the Heusinkveld pedals. it's more than sturdy enough to handle the forces they produce.

It’s a great sturdy setup you have and can be easily packed away,great idea, thank you!

Don't suppose you could share the name of the company you purchased the material and fittings from could you?

lol @ the Emmerdale drama going on :)

just tie your chair to your pedals

Grainger industrial supply is the company i am using. to make a cockpit similar to the simlab gt you need just over 72 inches of framing extrusion. i am using 1.5 x 3 . grainger sells it for about 40$ for a 72 inch piece and luckily for me i live about an hour from one. i only mention them because of how many stores they have and how cheap it can be. i would find the hardware for connections from somewhere else though. 1 40x80L 195mm 2 2 40x80L 1350mm 2 3 40x80L 420mm 1 4 40x80L 500mm 3 5 40x80L 580mm 2 6 40x40L 500mm 2 that is the list of cuts needed but that list adds up to a little more than 70 inches so remove 12.7 mm from the longest 2 and you can get these from one single piece of 72 inch extrusion. t nuts can be had about about 1 dollar each if you look in the right places and are pretty good quality. you will also need l brackets with gussets (you can get ones without but it wont be as ridged in the end)

i just found on aliexpress 40x40 corner brackets with gussets for like 7 or 8 dollars shipped for 10. you need 40 total for the gt plan

@@extramedium3561 Hi, are you using 40x40s for the base and two of the 40x80 on the side of the base?

@@YWLee-wc8hd the 40x40 is just for the pedals cross member support, and to add some support for the shifter piece of 40x80

@@extramedium3561 So what did your final material list end up looking like?

Lmao simlab rig looks 1million times better and better hardware for locking corner brackets. And simlab you get a nice wheel deck and pedal plate. Not this junk pedal tray and cheap ass wheel deck. Next the dislikes are probably because this dumbass built an aluminum rig for a shit ass Logitech steering wheel 😂😂😂 such a waste for the bottom of the line sim wheel.

@@SIMRIG412 you're so cool man.... pffft

@@SIMRIG412 yes I cried at Logitech

There’s a 3D warehouse SketchUp model of it where you could measure up and change things to suit - think it’s called MK SimRig

Nothing modified, the g920 has two (m8 I think) screw threads underneath, so used two corner brackets and a penny washer to thread the bolts through. The standard table grips just held onto the profile for some extra support.

FNS Shortly after this I bought Heusinkveld Pedals and then a Simucube DD wheel. Couldn’t run those on a wooden rig and couldn’t afford to do everything at once, so did the ‘cheap’ aluminium rig first that would allow future upgrades with less hassle. Looks weird with a G920 but there was a method to the madness.

User with no brain, posts brainless comment. 👌 Just because it uses aluminium extrusion, similar in style to a prefab - doesn’t mean it was bought as a prefab kit. Once I’d worked out the sizes in sketch up, I had a local company cut all the lengths so i could just crack on making it and show it was possible to make a decent rig at home. I hear you can buy a prefab for cheaper than sourcing extrusion yourself now so this video became pointless as the years went on.

Sorry Matt I saw that you already did a list below... very kind of you mate thanks a lot 👍

Its firm, but not uncomfortable, it is a cheap metal framed seat so nowhere near as comfy as the fiberglass sparco I had in my track car... they were double the price though. (£400+) This is absolutely fine for gaming in, done plenty of 4 - 5hr stints in it. Had my budget stretched further, I would have picked something nicer up though.

Thanks for the info. really helpful

bkpickell absolutely fine, even with the Simucube DD wheel that’s replaced it, and that motor weighs about 12kg

@@mattkeeber941 That's good to hear. It looks like a great build otherwise. First impression was that was the weak link.

Cheap and cheerful. It’s fine for the sim rig but I wouldn’t want it for a real car, the padding is very thin. The fabric’s also pulled out of the harness hole covers so looks pretty tatty - think I’d spend more doing it again.

Matt Keeber: sorry to hear... what about the size? Are you happy with the regular size TRS-E or do you wish it were a bit wider than 39 cm? Thanks!

Used 40x40mm and 40x80mm profile, rig size is1350mm long, 600mm wide. Wheeldeck height is 500mm 👍

TheThirdMan - at the time I only had three small monitors (raced in VR) so put a piece of plywood across the top of the wheel deck and secured it with some t-bolts. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-cwbnw1Hx6mE.html you can see it from about 7 minutes into this video. The rig is small enough to slide under an existing desk, wall mount the monitor or buy more profile and make a proper monitor stand.

150mm

@@mattkeeber941 Thanks for replying. Did you source the extrusions from Motedis? Their site seems to not have any contact info to email them with queries. Is there an alternative provider that you can suggest?

​@@AbhinavSharma0160 depends where you're from, KJN Profiles are reliable, but unless you're buying in bulk it's expensive for shipping.

Seat & Side Mounts were £200 from Demon Tweeks/JJC on ebay Aluminum was just under £300 & then £20 to have it cut properly - all from a local business, but if you search online for Aluminum Profile you can find it widely available. This is Bosch Rexroth stuff, but there are many different styles available so just make sure any fittings you get are for that particular type of profile.

30x30 and 60x30 with an 8mm slot

@@mattkeeber941 Thank you for the quick response!

Something like this is HUGELY overkill for Forza. If you want something like this I'd highly recommend looking into racing sims.

Pedro Osso - Yeah, its massively overkill. But in the near future I want to upgrade from the G920 to a DD wheel, so wanted something I could rework easily to fit other wheels.

I am planning on doing one also. Do you think yours is strong enough for OSW? I dont know if 40120 is necesary on the side profiles of the wheelstand.

Thanks for the positive comment! I'm midway through a house move at the moment so don't have access to my laptop. However from memory the base dimensions are 1350x600mm, wheel deck; 500mm tall with 150mm legs to sit the wheel on. Pedal tray is 400mm deep with 150mm legs to adjust height.

Base is 1350 x 600, wheel stand is approx 500 high from the base

here this may help he gave the measurements on a post here it is I'm midway through a house move at the moment so everything is In storage and I don't have access to any exact parts, but the base is 1350x600mm, wheeldeck 600mm wide, 500mm high, pedal mount 400x520mm with 4x 150mm legs for the pedal height adjustment and the wheel stand.

@@taxi615 Thank you, I saw that one, I'm curious of what kind/ how he connects all the parts as in my country I cannot find all the connecting parts he used. I'm new to the aluminium profile stuff so I'd like to learn more.

mercuriallimit if you find out more or get a parts list or anything id be glad if you let me know too

Not at all! Certainly not for a static sim rig anyway, Done several endurance races and it's fine. I certainly wouldn't want it in my road /track car though... It doesn't have as much padding as my other race seats so bumps and kerbs on road / track would be pretty harsh.

Yes please, with a list of parts for us common folks 🙂