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Dec/09
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ARC_Team Christmas Offer

As a nice little present to their customers, ARC are offering a 10% discount to the first 10 people who order a G25/27-E. Offer ending on the 21st December.

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ARC Christmas Offer 2009

ARC Christmas Offer 2009

7
Dec/09
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ARC_Team Wheel Kits

As well as the pre-built wheels, ARC are also offering wheel kits. The customer can buy any part of the wheel they want, rather than the whole thing. If your just interested in a gearbox, then you can buy that part alone.

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ARC Wheel kits

ARC Wheel kits

7
Dec/09
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ARC_Team Wheels

Here’s ARC’s latest advert, designed by me. Click for fullsize.

ARC Wheel Advert

ARC Wheel Advert

20
Nov/09
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ARC Wheel Installation

More detailed guide to installation coming soon, but for now, a few pictures.

19
Nov/09
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ARC Wheel Review

ARC Wheel Review - Image based.

ARC Wheel Review - Image based.

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PDF Version can be downloaded by clicking here.

31
Oct/09
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No more progress, but some good news!

Hi guys! I’m still here!

Unfortunately I’ve not made any progress since my last post. I’ve used the cockpit a lot now and am very happy with it. I am considering changing the angle/height of the rear section. I’ve had a couple of instances of ‘dead leg’ after a long time sat in there. The height difference between the base of the seat and where my feet are is causing a slight issue. Raising the seat an inch or two would help a lot I think.  I will have to test what’s best in the near future and then choose to implement it or not.

I haven’t managed to get the decals sorted as of yet. There was no reply from the guy I was hoping would print them – although I have had word he received my email! So I will need to press that matter a little more.

Aside from a couple of touchups, the cockpit itself is complete. I need another coat of paint, and I need to paint the cowling. Once the decals go on, thats the visuals finished.  I have the carpet for the front section and will be putting that in shortly.

I had a person in the USA willing to make me two button boxes, but after a couple of weeks of constant communication and a few designs he disappeared into thin air. Leaving me in the lurch.

I have had some good news though, so it’s not all bad!

I set my heart on the ARC wheel a couple of months ago, and after speaking to Andrea (Manager) since then, we’ve managed to come to a good conclusion.  The release of their custom built wheel is expected for late November with around 10 units at first. The wheel will come at a premium, possibly around £1000 plus shipping from Italy.  ARC have decided to use me as an external tester for their equipment and are sending me the wheel for a lot less. I’m ecstatic. As you can see from the Blog Header, I’m now advertising their company as well.

I should be in possession of the wheel within the next 2-3 weeks, also ahead of their expected release date.  Having the extra buttons, quick release and a gear/rpm indicator will be brilliant so I’m looking forward to that date.

Speak soon!

7
Aug/09
0

Decided against the 12C in favour of the Arc Wheel

I’ve made a fairly big decision today, and just in time!

Next week I was going to order the Seat & Momo 12c, but tonight I’ve come to the conclusion that I’m going to leave the wheel.

The wheel itself would have set me back £150. As well as this I wanted to make a quick release system, extend the steering column, add extra buttons and also clutch paddles. The cost of materials/components for this would have been about £350, plus many, many hours of my time trying to figure it all out and build it.

Tonight I found ARC. An Italian Sim modification team. They specialise in cockpits, pedals, wheels and modifications to existing hardware like the G25. They are currently making an Arc Wheel. It has every single thing I wanted to do myself, only properly. I think doing what I wanted to do with my skills would have been a bit of a ‘bodge-job’. Sure, it would have worked, but it wouldn’t have been tidy and I definitely wouldn’t have been able to make a 8 pin cannon connector work!

Anyway! They are offering the wheel with a set of options

  • With or without quick release (Sparco)
  • With or without Clutch Paddles
  • With or without SLI-M (RPM & Gear indicators)
  • Aluminium or Carbon Fibre Body

Perfect!

It looks the part, and has everything I need/wanted. It’s 100% the way to go. It isn’t being released until October or November 2009, so theres a couple of months until it’s release. In which time I can save enough to buy it.

I have no idea what the cost of it will be, but I assume it will be fairly substantial, given the labour costs and the components used. I know the sparco quick release is around £120 alone. I can see it being more than £500, hopefully not too much more otherwise my face will end up like this – :-O.

Check out the pics above anyway!

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