My Obutto Sim Racing Cockpit

hsv2000 · 2nd July 2011, 4:59 PM

I love racing. Like really really...

But racing is expensive (IRL) and now without the space to store go-karts, drift pigs, and budget circuit cars (and lusting over one of each...), I went down the sim route.

Parts list:

Obutto Cockpit
Logitech G25 w/ Chilicoke Wheel adapter and extended padals.
Sparco 330mm wheel.
Clubsport Pedals
~~SST Lightning H-Pattern Shifter~~ Thrustmaster TH8RS Shifter
Frex Shift+ Sequential Shifter
Buttkicker Gamer
Leo Bodnar SLI-Pro shiftlights & data display
Logitech Z5500
Symprojects Rev, Speed, Gear boards
5" Saas Monster Tach w/shift light

I started off with the Obutto Cockpit, supplied by Brendan at Simparts.co.nz.
Top service. Stupidly fast delivery. Couldn't fault the guy!

This was soon modified to take 3x Dell 3007wfp's (already had 2 on my main rig, and a 3rd was found on OCAU at a price I couldn't refuse...) Heavy gauge square tube steel was used and simply mitred and welded into shape and the screens hung perfectly.

Sim racing at 7860x1600 is pretty friggen sweet.

The Obutto comes with a small wheel plate as standard.
I really wanted more room under the screens and a place to hard mount the Frex shifter. I went searching through the shed for something to make a top out of, and found an off-cut that was perfect in size!

Some trimming, and cutting with the jigsaw. Sanding and painting.
The result is perfect for my needs.

The Logitech Z5500's were just mounted last night.
I fabricated some aluminium brackets that support them above the screens.
The rear surrounds are just temporarily mounted until I can be bothered to make a permanent solution.

Thanks for reading.

Now to the photos:

Click to view full size!

ryuu · 2nd July 2011, 5:08 PM

Oooo nice, looks really fun! ^_^

SenorGrande · 2nd July 2011, 5:10 PM

Looks good but why the Mac keyboard and mouse?

I plan to build my own flight simulator cockpit but I don't even have enough room at present for that.

hsv2000 · 2nd July 2011, 5:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ryuu

Oooo nice, looks really fun! ^_^

Thanks man.

Quote:

Originally Posted by SenorGrande

Looks good but why the Mac keyboard and mouse?

I plan to build my own flight simulator cockpit but I don't even have enough room at present for that.

Hahaha, Apple KB/Mouse is spares from my old Hackintosh build.
Plus the kb is a nice small size. But the mouse.

AthlonMan · 2nd July 2011, 6:10 PM

Wow... jealous. That is perfection!

Joehax · 2nd July 2011, 6:14 PM

You need a fan to blow on your face, simulating the wind of a real open-top racer

*edit*

Wire the fan up to your pedals, so the harder you accelerate, the stronger the wind!

:-P

hsv2000 · 2nd July 2011, 6:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Joehax

You need a fan to blow on your face, simulating the wind of a real open-top racer

*edit*

Wire the fan up to your pedals, so the harder you accelerate, the stronger the wind!

:-P

Oooh....

SenorGrande · 2nd July 2011, 8:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hsv2000

Hahaha, Apple KB/Mouse is spares from my old Hackintosh build.
Plus the kb is a nice small size. But the mouse.

Ahh fair enough. Yeah those mice are fucking crap. Even the mac users I deal with replace them with real mice.

Also, you should get one of those arse-rumbler things for your seat!

Yoodaa · 3rd July 2011, 9:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Joehax

You need a fan to blow on your face, simulating the wind of a real open-top racer

*edit*

Wire the fan up to your pedals, so the harder you accelerate, the stronger the wind!

:-P

Funnily enough you can actually do this...

Looks great bud. Greta inspiration for my obutto build.

Ragman · 4th August 2011, 5:51 PM

If you have any plans you would be willing to share mate ? Mainly the Z5500 mounts I will probably stick with the obutto triple screen mounts for standard size screens etc.

I have an Obutto as well. But to take the large 27" screen I have currently a Roccaforte Gaming Desk in front of the seat.

I having been thinking of mounting my rear z5500 speakers ever since I got the seat but havent found suitable way of doing it yet.

drjeram · 4th August 2011, 7:34 PM

mate that is a piece of beauty! some vids of it running a few games would be cool to see!

elvis · 4th August 2011, 7:37 PM

Very cool. Well done.

Coney · 5th August 2011, 2:39 AM

That looks unreal!!

Great Job!

Aratahu · 5th August 2011, 10:29 AM

That's awesome. Very clean. Congrats!
ps. How do you like iRacing 2.0 then?

DEFSTONE · 5th August 2011, 12:01 PM

Really nice setup.... but I think I can now see why some of the top racers are so consistent with there lap times, I have no hope with my bolt on to desk wheel which has a tendency to come loose during race a and a chair with castors which wants to move backwards when I hit the brakes.... lol

But like someone said....perfection

2nd July 2011, 4:59 PM	#1
hsv2000 Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: S/E Melbourne Posts: 1,070	My Obutto Sim Racing Cockpit I love racing. Like really really... But racing is expensive (IRL) and now without the space to store go-karts, drift pigs, and budget circuit cars (and lusting over one of each...), I went down the sim route. Parts list: Obutto Cockpit Logitech G25 w/ Chilicoke Wheel adapter and extended padals. Sparco 330mm wheel. Clubsport Pedals ~~SST Lightning H-Pattern Shifter~~ Thrustmaster TH8RS Shifter Frex Shift+ Sequential Shifter Buttkicker Gamer Leo Bodnar SLI-Pro shiftlights & data display Logitech Z5500 Symprojects Rev, Speed, Gear boards 5" Saas Monster Tach w/shift light I started off with the Obutto Cockpit, supplied by Brendan at Simparts.co.nz. Top service. Stupidly fast delivery. Couldn't fault the guy! This was soon modified to take 3x Dell 3007wfp's (already had 2 on my main rig, and a 3rd was found on OCAU at a price I couldn't refuse...) Heavy gauge square tube steel was used and simply mitred and welded into shape and the screens hung perfectly. Sim racing at 7860x1600 is pretty friggen sweet. The Obutto comes with a small wheel plate as standard. I really wanted more room under the screens and a place to hard mount the Frex shifter. I went searching through the shed for something to make a top out of, and found an off-cut that was perfect in size! Some trimming, and cutting with the jigsaw. Sanding and painting. The result is perfect for my needs. The Logitech Z5500's were just mounted last night. I fabricated some aluminium brackets that support them above the screens. The rear surrounds are just temporarily mounted until I can be bothered to make a permanent solution. Thanks for reading. Now to the photos: Click to view full size! Click to view full size! Click to view full size! Click to view full size! Click to view full size! __________________ Desktop/Gaming: i7 920 @ 3.6ghz, Asus Sabertooth X58, GTX 570 O/C, 6gb G.Skill 1600, 60gb Vertex 2, Corsair HX650, Alienware 2310 120hz Racing Sim: 2500k @ 4.8ghz /w Corsair H70, Asus Sabertooth, 8gb Ripjaws 1600, OCZ Agility 3 120gb, 2x GTX 580, Corsair HX1000, 3x Dell 3007wfp-hc 30" Last edited by hsv2000; 24th November 2011 at 4:03 PM. Reason: speeeling

2nd July 2011, 5:08 PM	#2
ryuu Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Thurgoona Posts: 178	Oooo nice, looks really fun! ^_^ __________________ i5 2500k \| Asrock Extreme4 Gen 3 \| G.Skill Ripjaws 8GB 1600MHz Crucial M4 64GB \| WD Black 1TB \| 250GB Deskstar \| Powercolor HD 6870 1GB \| 32" Panasonic LED HDTV\| Silverstone Strider+ 600W\| Antec 1200 \| Leoplod 500R Red \| R.A.T 7

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2nd July 2011, 6:14 PM	#6
Joehax Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Sydney Posts: 2,756	You need a fan to blow on your face, simulating the wind of a real open-top racer edit Wire the fan up to your pedals, so the harder you accelerate, the stronger the wind! :-P __________________ My Flickr \|\| BF3: Sph1nx0 \|\| BattleTag: Joehax#1719 [Successful trades: whisky, pumbertot, ANTH101, jutty, gm:fx, drewfus, Wojee, Foolio, Son Gokou, carny, xpantz, 123realtalk, commando, DavidP2190, staden, laidlow, sallz0r, Mr Dolby, kraniX, azkgtr, aokman, $tealthFiga, matttai, Hazardous1]

4th August 2011, 7:37 PM	#12
elvis Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Brisbane Posts: 19,937	Very cool. Well done. __________________ Child's Play Charity

2nd July 2011, 5:10 PM	#3
SenorGrande Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 6,591	Looks good but why the Mac keyboard and mouse? I plan to build my own flight simulator cockpit but I don't even have enough room at present for that.

4th August 2011, 5:51 PM	#10
Ragman Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Melbourne Posts: 144	If you have any plans you would be willing to share mate ? Mainly the Z5500 mounts I will probably stick with the obutto triple screen mounts for standard size screens etc. I have an Obutto as well. But to take the large 27" screen I have currently a Roccaforte Gaming Desk in front of the seat. I having been thinking of mounting my rear z5500 speakers ever since I got the seat but havent found suitable way of doing it yet.

4th August 2011, 7:34 PM	#11
drjeram Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: NSW Posts: 58	mate that is a piece of beauty! some vids of it running a few games would be cool to see!

5th August 2011, 2:39 AM	#13
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5th August 2011, 10:29 AM	#14
Aratahu Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Melbourne VIC Posts: 263	That's awesome. Very clean. Congrats! ps. How do you like iRacing 2.0 then? __________________ Norwegian living Down Under. Mountain bike rider. Programmer. Dad. Antec 902v3, HX1000W, Asus P8Z68 Deluxe, i7-2600k @ 4.5ghz, Asus 6970 DirectCU2. Windows 7/64bit, 16GB, 3x U2412M Eyefinity on Ergotech stand. Vertex3 MaxIOPS 120GB + spinner.

5th August 2011, 12:01 PM	#15
DEFSTONE Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 82	Really nice setup.... but I think I can now see why some of the top racers are so consistent with there lap times, I have no hope with my bolt on to desk wheel which has a tendency to come loose during race a and a chair with castors which wants to move backwards when I hit the brakes.... lol But like someone said....perfection __________________ defstone