Project Sim Racer: Part 5 – Triple the Threat with Advanced SimRacing
black plasma cut plates attached to short t-slot tubes
These are the two stubs that attach to the stands for mounting the steering wheel.

ASR offers several options of steering wheel mount to accommodate all the different types of wheels out there, whether you have a direct drive, a standard bottom-mount, or something else.

 

black plasma cut powder coated mounting plate with slots and holes attached between two stubby t-slot tubes
Since I have a Fanatec CSL, which mounts on the bottom, I got the mounting plate that attaches between the two stubs and goes in between the stands.

 

recaro seat sliders and OMP side mount brackets laying on floor
I had some seat sliders laying around, and I bought some nice race seat side mount brackets to attach the seat to the sliders.

Again, ASR sells what you need, but I had some of these things already, so I pieced it all together. Thanks to Pegasus Auto Racing for the side mount brackets!

 

nested squares of t-slot tube in primary frame
This is what the seat mount area looks like.

Getting the sliders and side brackets and seat all attached to the mounting area was a little tricky. You have to take a lot of measurements in order to get everything to go together nicely, slide smoothly, and be square. Have patience.

 

assembled t-slot rig with no controls
This is the assembled rig, ready to receive controls, seats, and more.

The pedal tray and steering wheel deck height are very adjustable. You will get them completely wrong to start. You will end up adjusting them several times. Trust me. Fortunately, it’s easy to adjust.

Well, relatively so. Everything is heavy! Again, you may want an extra set of hands so that you don’t drop your fancy steering wheel on the floor while you’re adjusting it. Or, worse, on yourself!

The right-angle bracket you can see on the right-hand side is where a shifter or mouse pad can go. I drive left-hand-drive cars, so I put the bracket on the right side. You could easily put it on the left side if you drive right-hand-drive cars. It would not be convenient or quick to switch this constantly, so you’ll probably pick once and stick with it.

If you never intend to drive a car with a shifter (paddles only, yo!) and don’t care about a mouse, you could probably omit this bracket. Your mileage may vary. The steering wheel stand is so strongly mounted to the bottom frame that I don’t think this bracket does much to reduce flex.

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