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by **Vincent Che** » Mon, 22 Apr 1996 04:00:00

I used to see plans on there about how to build a good steering/pedal
controller with old steering wheels, pedals and some joystick parts...do
these plans work? Anyone tried them? Can anyone please repost or e-mail
me the plans?

Vince

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by **Mike Manthe** » Tue, 23 Apr 1996 04:00:00

> I used to see plans on there about how to build a good steering/pedal
> controller with old steering wheels, pedals and some joystick parts...do
> these plans work? Anyone tried them?.....<snip>

I messed around with some of those ideas, then attempted to make a
steering wheel unit (just a prototype). I discovered that I'd have
to gear down the steering wheel to have more than 15 degrees or so
of turning.... Well, after about 4-5 hours of goofing around and
realizing how much effort this was really going to be-
I bought the T2 set for $99 at Circuit City.
(I think my time is worth *somethin'*) I'd rather be racing....
Mike

by **Hudso** » Tue, 23 Apr 1996 04:00:00

Hi Vincent, I'm also in Engineering at the U of A, and you can view my
plans for building a steering wheel at my University Page. It's at

http://gpu.srv.ualberta.ca/~chudson/casey.htm

The materials are cheap, at about $30 total. You buy one of those cheap
CH joysticks (the tiny $20 model), and use it's electronics. Then it's
just a matter of building the hardware and attaching the joystick guts.
I've built one for myself and one for a friend, and we both prefer them
to thrustmaster wheels and pedals. Easy to build, cheap, and very
effective - it's a good design. There's even someone out there on the
net who's used the plans themself, and says it works great.

Have a look, and I think you'll be happy with the finished product.

Casey Hudson

by **Allen Dol** » Wed, 24 Apr 1996 04:00:00

>> I used to see plans on there about how to build a good steering/pedal
>> controller with old steering wheels, pedals and some joystick parts...
do
>> these plans work? Anyone tried them?.....<snip>

>I messed around with some of those ideas, then attempted to make a
>steering wheel unit (just a prototype). I discovered that I'd have
>to gear down the steering wheel to have more than 15 degrees or so
>of turning.... Well, after about 4-5 hours of goofing around and
>realizing how much effort this was really going to be-
>I bought the T2 set for $99 at Circuit City.
>(I think my time is worth *somethin'*) I'd rather be racing....
>Mike

I did end up making the wheel. You don't have to do much gearing if you
get the right pot for about 3 dollars. Total it cost me $30 including a
$20 Grant steering wheel. It it very easy to build, it took me three
hours total, but I did not build the pedals. It has a very realistic
feel and it is also very strong. If you don't want to spend the $100 on
a T2, I highly recomend going this way.

Allen

by **Mike Manthe** » Wed, 24 Apr 1996 04:00:00

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Hmmmmmm... Maybe that was the whole problem. Now that I have one
setup, I may try the build-your-own for the second. I wasn't having
much luck - mostly because I didn't have the patience.
Mike

by **hrid..** » Fri, 26 Apr 1996 04:00:00

Check out Wally's WWW site at :

http://www.oz.net/~wottenad/

I made a steering wheel/pedals setup over the Easter
holidays, the results were excellent.
I will not use keys or joystick again for
F1GP, ICR2 etc.

cheers

Harry Ridley
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by **Demonb** » Sat, 27 Apr 1996 04:00:00

Walt Ottenad has a complete & very detailed web site dealing with
homebuilt wheels & pedals at http://www.oz.net/~wottenad. It gives you
complete instructions along with a bunch of pictures to guide you
along in your project. I just finished building a set & they work
great!! I had some strange problems along the way & Wally was very
helpful. I would strongly recommend building a set.

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