home made wheel (pics inside) updated 6/15/10

[smokenyall]

this is my home made wheel :smileypul.

[smokenyall]

it was taken with a blackjack. cant find my camera :shrug:

[shaun463]

From the little I can see, it looks impressive.

[matijapkc]

From the little I can see, it looks impressive.

+1 But try searching for your camera.
And how much did you payed for everything you needed? How much time you needed? I'm really interesting in that little wheelie. And I almost forgot, what's max turn angle?

[smokenyall]

right now its at 360 but im going to gear it down to about 720 . so far im at $0.00 :) because the bearings i had laying around, the wheel is the old wheel from my mustang , and just random bits and pieces i had laying around.

[EmroMW]

Nice. Does it have FFB ? Are you planning to add it ? You could use the PCB and FFB of a Logitech/Fanatec/Thrustmaster wheel use their drivers so u don't have to do it yourself. :razz:

Are you also going to make Pedals and a Shifter ?

[logitekg25]

why stop at 720, you can probably go all the way to 900, or even 1020 if your feeling ambitious :nod:

[smokenyall]

ya i ended up miss calculating on my gearing and now i have 2 3/4 turns each direction :smash:

[matijapkc]

ya i ended up miss calculating on my gearing and now i have 2 3/4 turns each direction :smash:

That should be 1980°?

[PoVo]

That should be 1980°?
Thats like steering a boat!

Anyways, nice wheel, hope you can find your camera, also a video of it in action would be cool!

[EmroMW]

ya i ended up miss calculating on my gearing and now i have 2 3/4 turns each direction :smash:
LoL ur cool man ^^. Keep working on this piece of hardware and find your cam !

[logitekg25]

there are a few cars like that arent there?

one thing i have to question, is how exactly are you going to restrict the steering lock if you are, oh idk maybe racing a formula car :shrug:

[matijapkc]

Wheel turn compensation?

[logitekg25]

umm, no its more like....if you feel like playing some random game that is best played with like 180 degrees of rotation.

how the heck will that work out?

[smokenyall]

i redid my calculations and its 2.5 turns each direction...... 1800 :Looking_a thts twice of what i wanted. time to redo my gearing lol

[nikopdr]

try to change it so it will go 1¼ turns each direction(900) ;)

oh and go buy S2 buy S2 buy S2 buy S2 buy S2 buy S2 buy S2 buy S2 buy S2

[matijapkc]

go buy S2 buy S2 buy S2 buy S2 buy S2 buy S2 buy S2 buy S2 buy S2

Why he would do that? Maybe he has no money.

[morpha]

Why he would do that? Maybe he has no money.

Anyone with an LFS demo compatible computer and internet connection can afford an S2 licence.

[EmroMW]

Anyone with an LFS demo compatible computer and internet connection can afford an S2 licence.

Yeah even me xD

[hp999]

Yeah even me xD

There are around 50-60k other ''Yeah even me xD'' licence owners out there.

*e-ego raising,cha-ching*,lol.


As for the topic,nice wheel. Get a PCB board from a G25 if you find it difficult to make one yourself.:thumb:

[EmroMW]

There are around 50-60k other ''Yeah even me xD'' licence owners out there.


To be honest those 26€ I spent for LfS, were one of the best investments i've ever done. 26€ isn't much, is it ?

And no, I'm not poor. I'm a proud Fanatec Porsche 911 Turbo wheel owner ^^.

[brt900]

To be honest those 26€ I spent for LfS, were one of the best investments i've ever done. 26€ isn't much, is it ?

And no, I'm not poor. I'm a proud Fanatec Porsche 911 Turbo wheel owner ^^.
just because you own the 911 turbo wheel which i think im right in saying is the cheapest fanatec wheel doesnt make you well off. i have the fanatec 911 gt3 rs and was considering buying the fanatec rennsport cockpit but i didnt want my dad spending £1k on a seat its ridiculous. so im not well off im more poor than anything

[EmroMW]

I'm not poor. To be honest I live with my parents but that's normal for a teenager. My family has enough money and we always have enough to eat. There are so many people which doesn't know if they will have enough food for the next day. I know that I will have something to eat for the next 2 months. I'm neither poor nor rich. I'm just a person with the average amount of money (when I say average i mean the amount of money the average austrian has).

And no the Fanatec Turbo isn't the cheapest Fanatec wheel. The cheapest is the GT3RS wheel. If you want a Turbo you have to buy it with the shifter and the pedals but you can buy the GT3RS for less money without pedals and a shifter. That's why the GT3RS is the cheapest Fanatec wheel. :nod:

[brt900]

but the gt3 rs with the clubsports?

[EmroMW]

but the gt3 rs with the clubsports?

You said (wrote) wheel not wheel/pedal set or something like that ^^.

[brt900]

and you can buy the 911 turbo wheeel on its own?

[lukelfs]

Who cares about the Fanatec and if it makes them rich/poor for owning it, the wheel looks great, make some more photos and videos when u get more done to it :thumbsup:

[EmroMW]

and you can buy the 911 turbo wheeel on its own?

Nope and that's why it's "more expensive" xD.

anyway b2t

Have you done any work in the last few days ?

[hp999]

Lol,i iz not poor aswell... But...Get a FREXX wheel! lol

I don't really like that Fanatec is selling everything as ''parts'',because

1. It's annoying to notice that you might have missed something if you have recived your order.
2. That's how they shake the money outta you!

By the way,my quote's point wasn't the fact that you might've thought that I think that you are poor. It was the fact that there are many more S2 licence users.^^

[EmroMW]

FREX is very, very expensive and sells everything in parts too !
And you have to build the wheel yourself you only get the parts but once it works you will love it no doubt ^^.

[smokenyall]

lol allot has happind in this thread since the last time i cheked. i will be wiring the pedels up tonight . there the pedles from an old ps1 wheel (its name is something v3) they will be temporary till i have time to build a custom set. oh ya this will be xbox 360 compatable :D

[smokenyall]

i need some help . im using an xbox 360 controller ( wired) and im using the trigger's for throttle and brake like on xbox but my problem is im only having to turn my potemeter about 90 degreese in each direction to eather get full + or - . so what ohm resister would i have to add to get the full 180 degree ( or a little less) capability of my potemeter

[ACCAkut]

have you tried calibrating it in Windows? If that doesn't work you could measure the original podi (whatever there was in the pad) and calculate the combined ohm you need.

[smokenyall]

ya its all calibrated . it does the exact same thing on my xbox. and im going to wire the clutch as a button ( left bumper ) because thats wats used in forza 3 . and also the e-brake as ( A ). so could you explain more on the calculating thing?

[smokenyall]

finally an update for you all :smileypul. spent a few hours redoing the belt system today since the old system allowed them to stretch:shrug: . btw its the smallest belt i could fine at the vacuum store :D .

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