Plenty of shop prep to do before I can really get started... funny how a major project will get long-overdue items taken care of.
Dumped almost every box, coffee can, and bag of assorted junk iinto one big pile... need to start using this stuff I've been hoarding!
Then finally I got a retractable extension cord... with a 3-tap on the end, to boot. Ahh, luxury!!







Painted the seat base and pedal assembly yesterday...

     





This pedal tray will hardly be seen, but I like how it looks now.

     






Found some nice chunks of steel angle stock...one of the advantages of living in a giant indoor junkyard.
Just outside my bedroom/shop door is the south stairwell, which is my welding shop. I'm still a novice welder, but this rough frame came out OK. And the retractable cord (30-foot) reaches from my room to the stairwell!! Woohoo!!





Found some weathered but usable 3/4" ply, dropped that into the frame, added a couple of scrap 2X8 skids crosswise on the bottom, bolted the seat and pedals in place, and- voila!
It's longer than I wanted, but I'll make room for it.
The centering fix for the pedals was idiotically simple: Lost the pulleys and just laid the bungee across the front of the pedals. Works fine, and no, it won't slip off- it's not that tight.
The pedals are a bit too tight since I reassembled them, and I also removed the cheap casters under the pedal platforms, so it may lean too much and require more work... but it's OK for now; have to get the sim running to see what's needed.
And I'll make the nose easy to access from the front... don't want to be upside-down under the panel, breaking my back on the seat, as I would with a car...

     


Wow. I can't believe I've already come this far...

Next: part 4- the nose box, and interior planning

Forgot to come down here for the past few days, but THAT is amazing!

I wish i could just skip all this education and finally have a chance to build a simpit

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Umm... I dropped out of college...
It's not for everyone; I don't necessarily recommend it.
Staying in school would not have necessarily changed my fortunes (a degree in music, of all things), but that sheepskin opens doors regardless of what field you head into. And for most technical work nowadays, if you want to climb a company ladder to the top, it's a must.

But I have been enrolled full-time in the School of Hard Knocks my whole life; always learning.



And another thing for Jake: if there's some little device or whatever that you think you can make to help your simming experience, just try banging something together, an hour a night if you have to.It's very therapeutic, whether you're a student or a working stiff like me... good use of your spare time, and a nice break from the daily grind.
With that approach, you may be surprised what you can achieve with the little spare time you have.


BTW: update photos coming shortly!