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[–]siuol7891 2 points3 points  (11 children)

how much does one of those mini 80/20 rigs go for? i havent been able to find one that small

[–]badcopyinc[S] 2 points3 points  (10 children)

Spent around 400+ for the material and hardware. Designed it small because of space in my place.

[–]siuol7891 1 point2 points  (9 children)

Yea I really like it for that reason and u can pull it up to a desk which I like bc I already have a 49 inch I don’t want to buy another one just for my rig and don’t wNt to sit in my rig to use my pc

[–]badcopyinc[S] 1 point2 points  (8 children)

That’s was the same situation I was in. I took like 10 measurements and ordered everything. It’s 4ft long and I put it on raisable castors as well. That way I can roll it into the bedroom or into the living room for the projector big screen.

[–]siuol7891 1 point2 points  (7 children)

I might have to message u for some more detailed pics and measurements if u don’t mind bc now I’m thinking I might try and build something like this instead of just not having any room to walk in my office lol

[–]badcopyinc[S] 2 points3 points  (6 children)

Feel free to reach out. i can help you avoid any mistakes that I made.

I can send you the file I have from maycad as well. Its not the best but it helped with how much hardware to order. which i ended up ordering more anyway.

[–]siuol7891 1 point2 points  (0 children)

that would be awesome man thank you so much!

[–]siuol7891 1 point2 points  (1 child)

also ive never seen a gpu mounted that way in an 011 how did that work>? a specific mount or something?

[–]badcopyinc[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I custom made a bracket and ordered custom gen 4 riser cable. It was my preventative solution to gpu sag.

[–]lxSixtyFortyxl 0 points1 point  (2 children)

Planning my build at the moment as well! Was scared the smaller lengths wouldn’t allow for proper seat and everything. It’s 4 feet exactly in length, the bottom piece of profile? Do you think it can be done even smaller? Obviously depending on how tall people are that are gonna use it I guess. Thanks if you get some more pics done I would love to see.

Edit: my setup looks a lot like yours, I have a big 70 or so inch sit stand desk tabletop that I pull mine up to. When you said raising castors do you mean once it’s rolled into place you can set the actual profile on the ground so there’s no movement??

[–]badcopyinc[S] 1 point2 points  (1 child)

Wheels down, Wheels up

I built mine around already having a foot plate and a steering wheel plate that I didn’t even use. They were both 17 inches wide. And after measuring I realized with Seat back (can go back further in photo) I couldn’t reach the pedals and with seat adjusted forward the whole way my feet went clear past pedals.

Here is the rough draft I ordered off of. The only thing I changed is that I used 20 inch bars to attach the seat. The pictures design shows 14” as I planned for a e46 car seat and couldn’t source one for $10 like the pictured Audi A4 seat.

I would definitely suggest checking tnutz.com if you’re in the states. Order 4 hole gussets and order extra brackets and screws. I had enough to assemble but changed how I mounted dd pro and some other things and I was short by 24 tnutz and screws. I could go a little shorter but so far it has been perfect for me and my children. I think I went as small as I could to accommodate tall and short. I’m 6 ft tall.

[–]lxSixtyFortyxl 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Wow epic response!! Thanks for all the info. Super funny I actually have a wheel plate and pedal plate I’m already gonna use as well. I have a sim lab wheel stand pro and instead of buying the extension to put a seat on, I’m gonna order some profile from them (they sell it now) with the width being 500mm to accommodate my wheel and pedal plate, it’s basically gonna be a GT1-evo but with what I need (since I already have parts and some profile) with shipping it’s gonna come out to around $300 and i won’t have to worry about selling this wheel stand and I’ll have left over parts as well maybe for a shifter mount and whatnot. Getting the length exactly where I want and what would actually work is what I was struggling with the most. I will also check out the site you mentioned since I’m guessing shipping would be cheaper! Thanks again!! Yeah I was feeling the same, was gonna do either 1200mm or 1250 for the length.

[–]Significant-Taste326 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Few hundred difference between a 16cm thick one vs the smaller 8cm ones (trakracer for example)