Got my new SST Shifter last week. Right now have an ugly mod to get it hooked up to my Playseat Evo.
I like the shifter alot. The closeness of the throws will take getting used to, but it definitely is a serious piece of hardware that should stand up to alot of abuse. Shipping to get up here to Canada was pricey, but I guess someone has to pay to "have all that paperwork" done.
Next mod? ButtKicker Gamer II.
I know. Another absentee blogger. But I'm hoping to change that with this post.
First here are pics of my rig. It's a hybrid, Playseat Evo and handbuilt 1 1/2 ABS. Plus some mods made from copper tubing. I know it's crying out for a shot of paint.
Anyways I'm pretty happy with the whole thing. The stand for the monitor has a bit to much sway but I hope to go to triple head setup soon.
As for details here goes: I'll get links to reviews for some of the stuff posted as I get back to work on this blog
Playseat Evo with sliders and G25 adapter
G25 pedals and shifter
Dell Ultrasharp 2410 Monitor
My old Cambridge Soundworks system. Sub is under the seat
G15 keyboard with homemade mount
Gyration Remote removes any need for a mouse pad
Thermaltake Soprano Case
MSI P55 GD65 m/b
Intel I7 860
G Skill RipJaws F3 12800CL7D 4 gig kit
My "old" WD Caviar 7200rpm 320g drive
Saphire Radeon 5850 GPU
The only overclock on the system is the GPU and that's using ATI Overdrive so the o/c is conservative
Antect TruePowers Quattro 850 p/s
CoolerMaster Hyper 212 Plus
Windows 7
Haven't posted here in a while. Too much work, not enough time.
Anyways I had found this seat before I got my Playseat but shipping the damn thing to Canada seems next to impossible.
But here it is in case you really want one:
Human Racing
So it's done. I've ordered a Playseat with G25 shifter extension and the seat sliders from Smoke tronics.
Decision was based on the difficulty in getting someone to commit to getting any of the other rigs I was considering across the border for an acceptable cost.
Smoketronics shipped my whole setup next day. It's supposed to arrive today. I ordered it Monday night.
So it's only a Playseat but it's my first rig. I'll keep this blog updated with a review and impressions and I'll keep posting links to good info I find on this subject.
Found a UK site with decent pics of a Playseat with the LCD stand. I still don't get why the LCD stand is so expensive.
I got tired of all the wasted space with the default 2 column look. So here's a 3 column template. And I'm looking at this little beauty these days...
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Vision Racer...$900 US (:0
Good news. If heard from Texas Sim Racing. they're hoping to see the new 2010 Ozone rig by August and are trying to get me an answer about shipping to Canada by the end of the week.