Home made Force Feedback H shifter (work in progress)

matt2000 · July 26th, 2007, 01:40 PM

thought you guys might like to see this images/smilies/smile.gif

i was going to buy an act labs RS shifter for LFS because i was bored with buttons, but after finding out it would cost me more than £80 i decided to make my own. i had seen lots of home made shifters on the RSC forums and some were made with force feedback joysticks. one of the guys there wrote a free program to control a FF joystick to work as a shifter.

so i got onto eBay and found this Logitech Wingman Force. got it for 1p. postage was £10, but still a bargain i think 8). anyway it took me a while to get it working in XP (other services were cocking it up) but now it works and it's great.

now i'm looking for a complete centre console (with gear stick and handbrake) to make my own mini cockpit. at the moment the centre console from a Honda S2000 seems good - this one is from eBay:

http://i11.ebayimg.com/06/i/000/ac/07/c213_1.JPG

anyway here is the 'shifter' as it is at the moment... on a chair

1st gear :

http://img520.imageshack.us/img520/6115/pict1698mm8.jpg

2nd gear:

http://img529.imageshack.us/img529/3962/pict1699eb9.jpg

my full driving rig as it stands (yes i know i need a new chair...):

http://img104.imageshack.us/img104/5563/pict1700de4.jpg

everything here needs to be de-mountable because this is the family PC and i can't leave things attached.

so now i'm gonna practice so i can beat you all to the first corner crash i will cause in the next season images/smilies/mrgreen.gif

Matt

Mischief007 · July 26th, 2007, 05:49 PM

All the power to you and keep us updated on this project.

matt2000 · September 22nd, 2007, 10:31 AM

we i've changed my plan now after i found out that the centre console was going to cost over £100, so now i'm making my own wooden frame, with sheet ally top. angle iron and MDF board inside will make a platform for the Joystick to stand on, and the shifter plate will be acrylic plastic. i'm getting a handbrake off eBay too. just waiting for parts to arrive before i can start building it images/smilies/smile.gif

July 26th, 2007, 01:40 PM	#1
matt2000 Squirrel Mincer Joined: Feb 17th, 2006 Last Online: 01:22 AM Location: Market Harborough, UK Age: 18 Posts: 2,667 Car: '77 Land Rover Series III LFS Status: Rep Power: 38	Home made Force Feedback H shifter (work in progress) thought you guys might like to see this i was going to buy an act labs RS shifter for LFS because i was bored with buttons, but after finding out it would cost me more than £80 i decided to make my own. i had seen lots of home made shifters on the RSC forums and some were made with force feedback joysticks. one of the guys there wrote a free program to control a FF joystick to work as a shifter. so i got onto eBay and found this Logitech Wingman Force. got it for 1p. postage was £10, but still a bargain i think 8). anyway it took me a while to get it working in XP (other services were cocking it up) but now it works and it's great. now i'm looking for a complete centre console (with gear stick and handbrake) to make my own mini cockpit. at the moment the centre console from a Honda S2000 seems good - this one is from eBay: anyway here is the 'shifter' as it is at the moment... on a chair 1st gear : 2nd gear: my full driving rig as it stands (yes i know i need a new chair...): everything here needs to be de-mountable because this is the family PC and i can't leave things attached. so now i'm gonna practice so i can beat you all to the first corner crash i will cause in the next season Matt __________________ Lolpandas are taking over the world! Very slowly

July 26th, 2007, 05:49 PM	#2
Mischief007 Joined: Dec 3rd, 2004 Last Online: August 22nd, 2008 Location: London, Ontario, Canada Age: 27 Posts: 4,333 Car: 2004 GP GTP CompG Rep Power: 23	All the power to you and keep us updated on this project. __________________ 2004 Pontiac Grand Prix GTP CompG - 3800 Gen 3 Supercharged V6 55,965 km - 34,775 miles

September 22nd, 2007, 10:31 AM	#3
matt2000 Squirrel Mincer Joined: Feb 17th, 2006 Last Online: 01:22 AM Location: Market Harborough, UK Age: 18 Posts: 2,667 Car: '77 Land Rover Series III LFS Status: Rep Power: 38	we i've changed my plan now after i found out that the centre console was going to cost over £100, so now i'm making my own wooden frame, with sheet ally top. angle iron and MDF board inside will make a platform for the Joystick to stand on, and the shifter plate will be acrylic plastic. i'm getting a handbrake off eBay too. just waiting for parts to arrive before i can start building it __________________ Lolpandas are taking over the world! Very slowly

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