New racing chair

[34FieroGT]

What do you get when you cross a spare fiero seat, the base from a busted office chair, and a force-feedback steering wheel & pedals?



I've wanted to do this for a while now, and finally had the time to do so this weekend.  I'm trying to teach myself how to weld, but I can't bring myself to mindlessly weld scraps of metal together for practice.  I need some sort of project, and this was my 2nd attempt.  It works much better than that stupid lap bar that comes with the wheel, not to mention a lot more comfortable. 

[fiero308]

what do you GET?
too much time on your hands is my guess........
and here everyone thought you were BUSY........
!!!

[34FieroGT]

Well, I found myself with 'too much free time' again last weekend, and I wasn't too happy with my original design.  The uprights for the steering wheel were too close to the seat, making entry and exit a tad difficult.  I still had some leftover tubing, so I cut the uprights off and relocated them.

I also replaced the chair base.  As I posted above, I had scavenged it from a busted chair from work.  Well, the chair base was the reason it was in the 'scrap pile'.  I acquired a second busted chair after making sure that the base itself was in good condition.  Take a look at Racing Chair 1.2   

[aaron88]

So what do you do when the chair starts to pivot in the middle of a game from all the movement?

Aaron

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[34FieroGT]

I thought that it would be a problem, but the chair does not swivel during play, even during spirited driving.

[fiero308]

  where's the 6 point belt?
I was SURE you would by now. And a racing stripe. Yeah.

not only does this guy have time to BUILD a chair, he has time to USE it........
himmmm
I'm doing something wrong.......