| Blog series by Greg Wurst | updated 14 days ago | 3 parts | 1133 reads | 7 comments total |
Part 1: And for my next act....
0-60 Magazine offered a PDF download for plans for an arcade racing cabinet: http://www.0-60mag.com/online/?p=18342 Since I already have a regular arcade cabinet this seemed like another great thing to add to my basement. Unfortunately, the layout in the PDF is not to my liking and the font for the dimensions is horrible. The hood is also too large to get down my stairs, so I made some modifications and built it in Sketchup. It’s designed for a specific wheel,...
Part 2: Cabinet's built. Now I just need some electronics!
A couple days and about $250 worth of material and paint later and I have the cabinet assembled. I still need to get a race wheel, speaker system, and LCD display. I’ll purchase them as money allows. The race seat was $150 off eBay. This is the LCD shroud and it’s heavy! Was not fun getting it down the stairs since there was no good place to grab it. Me and my buddy looped a couple straps under the edges and moved it that way. The plans I downloaded went with 1/...
Part 3: Let's go racing!!
It’s finished and I’ve very pleased. I also moved the light gun down to play shooting games on it as well. It’s powered by a Playstation 3, and it also makes a nice seat for any games in general. I bought a 37” 1080p LCD off Newegg for $450. The wheel was used for about $200 and the speakers were $75. I had the PS3, but I bought another used one to replace it for $190. All-told I have about $1000 in it. Here’s a couple videos I shot of ...
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