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iRace

27th April 2009, 07:13

hazaky

27th April 2009, 09:49

Fuse5

27th April 2009, 09:59

Hey guys,

I'm building a formula sim pod on the cheap while trying to maintain high build quality. I'll be documenting the entire process in a blog and taking suggestions from you guys!

Enjoy!

http://recycledracer.wordpress.com/

Thanks,
TomServo

Whoa, thats something nice? I dont get it, are u making a movable car or just a seat (or something) where u can play games (with screen and that kind of stuff). If it will be a movable 4 wheeler - then good luck with making that :thumb:

First read the post again, then look at the website and read. Kind of obvious, really.

Tom - an ambitious project you got there :D Best of luck to have enough motivation to finish it :)

MR_B

27th April 2009, 13:41

One of the few things that is being developed in this forum....

Good luck, and keep it updated! :D It'll come out great.

iRace

27th April 2009, 16:22

Thanks for all of the encouragement!

an ambitious project you got there
It is indeed but I'm too obsessed at this point to give it up!

One of the few things that is being developed in this forum....
Just trying to keep the fun alive!

Thanks again everyone for checking this out. I should update about once a week or so. Lately I've been much more active than that :)

amp88

27th April 2009, 16:49

Did you get any metal to go along with your rust?

Just kidding...looks like an interesting start to the project. Good luck with it :thumb:

Gabkicks

27th April 2009, 17:31

i hope things go well for you! i was thinking of building a pod myself. so I'll check this thread once in a while to see how things are going for you.

iRace

27th April 2009, 18:15

Hahaha thanks amp88 :) Tomorrow night im going to start wire-brushing... we'll see how much metal there actually is! :razz:

i hope things go well for you! i was thinking of building a pod myself. so I'll check this thread once in a while to see how things are going for you.

I hope to prove that it can be done and to get more people building them!

hazaky

28th April 2009, 00:08

First read the post again, then look at the website and read. Kind of obvious, really.
Why do u always flame me? :shrug:

iRace

28th April 2009, 00:55

Whoa, thats something nice? I dont get it, are u making a movable car or just a seat (or something) where u can play games (with screen and that kind of stuff). If it will be a movable 4 wheeler - then good luck with making that :thumb:

So it is just a seat! But long long ago, it was a real race car turning real laps! (my apologies to those over 30 or so as the 70's will NOT seem like long long ago.) Make sense??

iRace

29th April 2009, 05:07

Small update :)

Big updates on the way. Stay tuned for the next couple days!

iRace

30th April 2009, 08:22

'nother one :)

iRace

2nd May 2009, 09:56

New Update! Part 1 of a three part-er :)

iRace

5th May 2009, 00:34

Update! Part 2!!

iRace

7th May 2009, 07:12

Update to the blog! "Part 3: All dressed up and no where to go" is up!

iRace

11th May 2009, 07:30

Little Update! Check back often! It'll be updated about once every 3 days or so :)

MadCat360

14th May 2009, 03:08

Did you give any consideration to buying a slider chassis or pod section of say a Formula First/Vee or a Formula Ford car and then modifying it? They can be found quite cheap, and it doesn't have to be in race condition either. Probably expect to pay about 1k to 2k.

Just a thought.

iRace

14th May 2009, 07:10

Hey there,

Yeah I did. Two things stopped me. Price, while cheap for a racecar isn't as cheap as possible (and that's what I'm going for). For the record, I've spent about $55 on this project. I'll have a full sim seat for under $100. Thats CHEAP. And number two is that, in all honesty, if i got my hands on anything that was even capable of being restored back to operating race condition, I would. I really wanted to both save money and give something that would normally go to the junkyard new life. It feels good that way and the piece you end up with has a sort of history to it.

So yes, it would probably be easier. But not nearly as fun or as interesting to read about :)

MadCat360

15th May 2009, 07:00

So yes, it would probably be easier. But not nearly as fun or as interesting to read about :)

There's that, too. I enjoy the journey as well.

I can't wait to see it finished.

Not Sure

15th May 2009, 07:05

I really wanted to both save money and give something that would normally go to the junkyard new life.

I like the way you think! :thumb:

iRace

16th May 2009, 02:09

There's that, too. I enjoy the journey as well.

I can't wait to see it finished.

Me neither!!! Thanks for the support!

NEW POST!

iRace

18th May 2009, 07:59

New one up! Part 2!!

farcar

19th May 2009, 12:09

Great project. Following it with interest! :thumb:

iRace

22nd May 2009, 04:10

Great project. Following it with interest! :thumb:

Thanks man! It's one heck of a project!!!

New post! Part 3 :)

iRace

27th May 2009, 07:38

New Post Dudes! Monitor mount time!

WSR

27th May 2009, 12:20

That's quite an awesome project there...

So what do you plan to do/have when it comes to the computer system mounted in the rear?

iRace

27th May 2009, 16:16

That's quite an awesome project there...

So what do you plan to do/have when it comes to the computer system mounted in the rear?
Thanks so much!

This is currently up-in-the-air sadly. I had an old Shuttle X PC that i was going to beef up and adapt but It has one PCI slot and that is it. No AGP and certainly no PCI-E. I'm looking for a solution but it is eluding me at the moment. Money is tight, as everyone is aware, so a sponsorship from a gaming PC maker would really help, but that is probably very unlikely.

So... I don't know! It's something that is an unknown at this point.

iRace

31st May 2009, 07:23

New post guys :)

amp88

31st May 2009, 07:55

sponsorship from a gaming PC maker would really help, but that is probably very unlikely.

Have you tried approaching anyone yet or are you hoping on word of mouth to get attention?

iRace

31st May 2009, 08:14

Have you tried approaching anyone yet or are you hoping on word of mouth to get attention?

I would definitely try approaching someone. Though I could use any guidance you may have as far as who to ask company wise/ who may be likely to help out. Obviously the deal would be largely trade for advertisement and exposure. I dunno. What do you think amp?

amp88

31st May 2009, 08:38

I would definitely try approaching someone. Though I could use any guidance you may have as far as who to ask company wise/ who may be likely to help out. Obviously the deal would be largely trade for advertisement and exposure. I dunno. What do you think amp?

I can't really be much help, sadly. I was just interested in what you had done. I have seen a few cases (normally on [H]ard|Forum (http://hardforum.com/index.php)) where people have managed to get sponsors for their system builds. This post (http://hardforum.com/showpost.php?p=1033693517&postcount=112), for example, details how someone was able to get some watercooling parts for their build from a local retailer. He's obviously gone to their shop (it's unclear whether he contacted them by phone/email before visiting their shop), met with the owners and they've done a deal based on the value of the parts they're willing to give against the value of the exposure they're going to get. If I were you I would think about doing the same sort of thing. Put together an information pack (including information on page views on your website, this forum and anywhere else you have posted, a timeline of your current progress and projected deadlines for the future and anything else you think you could bring to the table to interest potential sponsors (like appearances at trade shows, future sponsorship deals (both in virtual and real racing))). Once you've done that contact some local shops (in person or by phone/email) and see what they say. You might not get a brand new gaming system free but if you get a couple of hundred bucks off it's got to be worth it. Good luck.

iRace

1st June 2009, 04:54

I can't really be much help, sadly. I was just interested in what you had done. I have seen a few cases (normally on [H]ard|Forum (http://hardforum.com/index.php)) where people have managed to get sponsors for their system builds. This post (http://hardforum.com/showpost.php?p=1033693517&postcount=112), for example, details how someone was able to get some watercooling parts for their build from a local retailer. He's obviously gone to their shop (it's unclear whether he contacted them by phone/email before visiting their shop), met with the owners and they've done a deal based on the value of the parts they're willing to give against the value of the exposure they're going to get. If I were you I would think about doing the same sort of thing. Put together an information pack (including information on page views on your website, this forum and anywhere else you have posted, a timeline of your current progress and projected deadlines for the future and anything else you think you could bring to the table to interest potential sponsors (like appearances at trade shows, future sponsorship deals (both in virtual and real racing))). Once you've done that contact some local shops (in person or by phone/email) and see what they say. You might not get a brand new gaming system free but if you get a couple of hundred bucks off it's got to be worth it. Good luck.

That's helpful, thanks. To be honest all I really need is a Motherboard with PCI-E slots and a processor around 3 ghz. I have extras of just about everything else. That should help my sponsorship quest. I'll still wait a while to see if anything like that surfaces before going to businesses.

If anyone that is reading can help out and donate(or sell for cheap) parts from a dead/dying computer, please let me know.

Thanks,
Tommy

iRace

6th September 2009, 06:42

New post guys! Work is resuming!