DIY Racing Sim shift box
posted Feb 22nd 2011 4:02pm by Mike Nathanfiled under: pcs hacks, peripherals hacks
Ask anyone who has ever owned a car with a manual gearbox – in real life and in video games, nothing beats stick shift. Rather than shell out gobs of money to purchase a pre-made shift box, forum member [nikescar] built his own for about $20.
Using some scrap wood and a plastic cutting board, he went to work building a prototype. The “H” shift pattern was designed in CAD and laid over the cutting board, which was hand-cut with a Dremel. Using some tips found online, he constructed a simple shifting mechanism, then wired in a cheap USB game pad found on Ebay. Using safety pins as temporary micro switches, he ran a few laps, and was quite happy with the results. Once the switches arrived, they were fitted to the shift box and it was off to the races.
[nikescar] reports that the shifter works extremely well, allowing him to row through the gears with the greatest of ease, sans any fear of breaking things. Keep reading to get a better look at the shift box internals.
$20 DIY H-Gate shifter for PC sim racing
Video Link...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MEJT4V1UzZ4&feature=player_embedded
tagged: pc, racing, video games
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