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Originally Posted by georgeyw
It looks like a fairly large table to hold a wheel and pedals is what I was getting at.
Mine will be made out of some box tube and looking to fit a couple of actuators or elec motors to it. Will post images of it here when done.
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Not a pissing match at all, was interested to see the butt kicker attachment, never heard of that until this thread.
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No pissing here. I'm truly interested in your comments and ideas
When I decided to build my own rig I already had a chair I was going to use. Its a leather chair on a metal pedestal that also reclines. The metal frame was perfect for mounting the Butt Kicker to and getting maximum performance out of it. The fact the chair also swivels makes it easier to get up from.
Since I have the chair I sat in it and took measurements for reach to the pedals and clearance over my lap and knees. One thing I didn't want was a center post design that I would have to straddle and swing my leg around.
The other thing to take into consideration is I'm 6' 7 " tall. I made it as small as I could and still sit in and drive comfortably. So with the height determined by the chair height plus leg clearance and the length determined by leg reach to the pedals I pretty much had a set size for my optimal driving position.
Another plus for having the chair seperate from the table is anyone can sit in it and just pull it however close they need to reach the wheel and pedals. If I had made it all one unit my size and setting would have kept others from using it.
I highly reccommend getting a Butt Kicker. It adds another level to the experience and the Forza 4 developers said they have actually taken the Butt Kicker into consideration when doing the sound design. I was playing the demo earlier tonight and I could feel the different road surfaces through my chair and it feels like you are riding in a car. Get in one of the muscle cars and the whole rig vibrates in sync with the acceleration of the engine.
Whatever you do, make it comfortable and remember the more immersive the experience the more fun you will have.