Dec/090
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.
Designed by me, click for fullsize.
ARC Wheel kits
Nov/090
ARC Wheel Installation
More detailed guide to installation coming soon, but for now, a few pictures.
Aug/090
Decided against the 12C in favour of the Arc Wheel
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- The Arc Wheel
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- Back of the wheel
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- In cockpit use
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- Getting a feel for the 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!
Jul/090
In Cockpit Design
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- Cockpit Without Wheel
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- Cockpit With Wheel
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- Cockpit in Garage
This is what I hope the inside of my cockpit will look like. I haven’t added the button boxes on the right and left sides, I hope to have those installed later. I’ve created two images – one with the wheel attached, and the other without. The inside will be carpeted and the edges with Carbon Fibre vinyl. Also posted a cockpit-in garage scenario.
Jul/090
Ste’s Wheel Ideas
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- Momo 12c
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- Quick Release
I’ve decided that I’m going to make fairly big modifications to my G25 Wheel. My plan is to buy a Momo 12c, drill the holes into it matching the current G25’s. I will need to make or buy a spacer, as the Momo wheel is fairly thin. Also I’m going to try and fit a quick release system to it while I’m at it. Most quick release systems come with 3 attachment holes, so I will also need an adapter to convert it from the 3 into the G25’s 6. There are a few button plates around for the 12c that would come in use. Alternatively, I can take apart the shifter and remove the PCB, put it in the G25 and wire it to the new buttons on the wheel.
I am also considering lengthening the G25 steering column. I want to be able to get the Base inside the cockpit so its not visible, lengthening the steering column seems like the best idea.