Hi, I would like to ask another question: I suppose you will want to be able to reach your keyboard and mouse even when in your cockpit. So do you prefer having them below the wheel, next to, etc.? Just asking because I have trouble finding a place for them...

EDIT: And also, concerning the keyboard, can we place it on a support like this?
http://www.rueducommerce.fr/m/ ... a1b3a60dd30a6-500x500.jpg

Last edited by Bokujishin, Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:02.

This time it's too dark
However we can tell the difference between the tail ligths and the brake lights better, but something halfway between the two previous attempts in brightness would be really cool.
I don't know if you will take my remark into account, but could you make the turn signals of a color similar to the ones on the sides?

Thanks anyway for these modified lights, they're good

These look great
I agree with Nicce for a little darker version, and I think I would prefer more yellow turn signals (the orange is too "violent", it would be better if it were something like the turn signals on the sides, IMO).

Quote from aoun :

Ill perhaps give this another week or two. And then come up with a winner. If for some reason more people start entering for any reason, ill extend it to give them more time.

I'm okay with 2 weeks, one could be short for me (but if you decide so I'll have to accept :shrug.

It's been more than a week I haven't posted an update, because I don't have much free time at the moment...
I'll be back on my design from next saturday on (maybe sooner if I'm not too busy this week...).

That was just to say I haven't given up

Do you mean something like the blueish box for the hole?
http://img62.imageshack.us/img62/9118/lfscockpittest.jpg
If so, I think the difficulty would be to keep the shape, because aoun specified that the wood couldn't be curved, but if I keep the bottom-front part as it is now, I could remove the back half of it.

For the hinge, I don't understand where you would put it, and the rubber stop too, could you please explain?
Thanks anyway for the comments

EDIT: I tried to hide the shifter as I said, and here is what I got:
http://img387.imageshack.us/img387/9540/lfscockpit4.jpg
I'm pretty satisfied, I will keep that. Thank you very much logitekg25 for this idea!

Last edited by Bokujishin, Fri, 9 Oct 2009 18:12.

Still haven't finished the rough design, because of school and I'm thinking about what would make my design better.
Here's what I've done so far:
http://img200.imageshack.us/img200/5374/lfscockpit3.jpg
The holes in the sides are there to let your arm get to the shifter, because I couldn't have it to fit in the cockpit while keeping an open-wheeler look. However their size and shape aren't finalized yet. I'll also have to add some parts to increase the resistance of the overall structure, as I don't know how it will behave once it's built (if ever built, that is :razz, and that's why I'm using 2cm thick wood.
Basic measurements will come once I finished the global design, and I will proceed to have a clean thing in Inventor then.

EDIT: Just wanted to give the overall dimensions:
for the moment, I have length: 160cm, width: 88, height: 85cm.
And the part where the shifter lies is also on the left, so you can choose where you want it to be.

Last edited by Bokujishin, Thu, 8 Oct 2009 16:18.

Very little update, I downloaded the G25 Sketchup model and converted it to use it in 3Ds Max, so I can place the wheel, shifter and pedals better. As I downloaded a full playseat, I also placed the seat.
http://img405.imageshack.us/img405/3594/lfscockpit2.jpg

I am going to create my cockpit by mixing ideas I get from the image you showed in your 1st post and the one anttt69 posted, so I might take some time to finish it...
Anyway, some update will come wednesday, I think.

Decided to reply rather than edit...
Here's an idea of the position of the driver:
http://img203.imageshack.us/img203/3717/lfscockpit1.jpg
Just tell me what you want me to change, the biped in the picture being 180cm tall and the lower box measuring 170cm (I think I can't do something smaller, or you would have to do some gym to fit in your cockpit :really.

I'm more than interested in this.
I think I will try to do something too, using 3Ds Max and Inventor.

Just one thing, I know there are only 2 pages on this thread, but could you please edit your 1st or 2nd post to give all informations you have about the dimensions of the wheel, pedals, distance from pedals, and also your height, preferences for wheel's position, etc?
I think that'd help people a lot.

EDIT : And also, I think what you want is to sit like in one of these images, right?
http://www.virtualracingchassi ... mages/Chassis-026x800.jpg
http://i104.photobucket.com/al ... aurens_2006/Evolution.jpg
In that case, would you prefer to have the shifter next to the wheel or next to the seat?
I'll probably work with one of the 2 images for my design.

Last edited by Bokujishin, Sat, 3 Oct 2009 07:52.

Here are my new... err no, I'm just giving up
gg to all of you

2:03.19
I win?

And skinning skills aren't related to a S2 license...
Anyways, there are quite good skins over there, and the lap times are hard to beat.
Good job all!

I'm not posting my replays yet but my current total time is 4'26"91. I still have to improve my XRG one, and try to get a little better time with the FBM too, but I don't know if I can do better with the XFG... I'll post my new times as soon as I get them

Thanks for the WR times, but wow, I'm so far of these , my best times for the moment are 1'36"75 with XRG, 1'35"98 with XFG and around 1'16 with FBM...
Are the WR done with RACE setup or modified ones ?

First of all, I'd like to ask, which is supposed to do better times? XFG or XRG? I've seen someone did 1:35:3 with XFG, and as I've just done 40 laps with the XRG and got a little slower time, I wanted to know that... I may try again in a few days, after I do it with the XFG and the FBM.

EDIT : Just noticed this was my 1st post... Didn't introduce myself yet...
I've been racing on LFS for a few months now, but only in demo mode, so this contest is a good opportunity for me to obtain a S2 license (if I'm quick enough...).

Last edited by Bokujishin, Wed, 26 Aug 2009 17:52.