Project #simulator

Slowly but the first projectors arrived, and I started the new visualization. My plan is to project the game around the rig in 360°, leastways as much as I can. First I placed one for projecting backward, and now I can look back and/or use the mirror of cabin.

I wanna make videos with using the turnsignal, or the wipers, but I use to play with the hood camera setting, so neither the turn signal nor the windshield wipers would be visible if I would use them. So an additional visual is required, which at least makes the rig even more immersive...

There was a lot of momentum and I almost made it. I printed a guide rail, for the 5+1 gear, placed it onto the shift lever bracket. I placed one-one microswitches to every gear, and controlled them with a programed Arduino Micro. Every gear worked fine. But the real feeling was missing...

The own handbrake of the car. It is not a complicated structure and the transformation does not require many elements. I used a slider potentiometer, a programed Arduino Micro, and some wires. I printed a mount for the potentiometer. Check the video out...

I still stick to the original parts, it is no different in the case of the steering wheel. I thought for a long time about how to solve it. Which base should I choose? These were connected questions, because the method of installation, the price of the base, the quality and the effect of force had to be taken into account...

Actually there is not so many game where for it is a usefull device. Euro and American Truck Simulator a good game, and it is a good accessary for them, but I didn't really like it. At the same time, I stick to my decision and bring all its parts to life...

I saw before some years an instrument cluster of BMW E36 which worked with the game, and showed speed, the RPM, the water teperature and the fuel level. I said I want one. Now I made it myself with the cluster of my own car...

I made up my mind everything will work in the cabin. Included the climate. True, there is no air-conditioning, but ventilation and two level heating. I show you how...

"The exam failed due to chassis rot and the repair/renovation would have been too expensive. But I didn't want to part with the car. That left two options. Either it stands in the yard until rust eats it, or it remains a useful companion..."