Mike .. That looks incredible!! I can see the change from your wood frame to this one.. I bet the wood was really dampening the subtle vibrations and stuff. Have you had any issues with the aluminum profile nuts and bolts coming loose? I have a full frame steel rig.. (mostly welded) sometimes stuff just comes loose even on my rig.. DMAX
Thanks, yes very quickly realised that while the wood was a great and quick way to test the concept, there's just too much flex in timber. Heavy too. Ive been running my Ali sim for a year and a half now and have not had any bolt come loose.
fantastic work! Are you documenting your builds anywhere? I noticed that the motors are located on the back in this design, whereas in the earlier wooden frame, they were approx. mid-frame, any info regarding the change?
@@WilsonBradleyTheOfficial there is a build thread on xsim. But this is now a commercial product so no further self build information will be made available
You either get thrown about a bit due to the surge and sway forces spiking, or you turn on crash detection in Simtools and nothing happens as it filters it out
With the money spent on that you could have bought a superkart and experienced very high performance motorsport in real life. 0-60mph 150mph and braking for hairpins at 100 m. Not having a go. Looks cool.
Love your design sir
Absolutely freaking awesome
Mike .. That looks incredible!! I can see the change from your wood frame to this one.. I bet the wood was really dampening the subtle vibrations and stuff. Have you had any issues with the aluminum profile nuts and bolts coming loose? I have a full frame steel rig.. (mostly welded) sometimes stuff just comes loose even on my rig.. DMAX
Thanks, yes very quickly realised that while the wood was a great and quick way to test the concept, there's just too much flex in timber. Heavy too. Ive been running my Ali sim for a year and a half now and have not had any bolt come loose.
Could you show when this rig is of, turning on, climbing in, and last one when you hit kill switch
Damn I would like to have the schematics for this one and and make a rally version of this sim motion simulator.
Looks great , how much did it cost to build it without the frame ?
fantastic work! Are you documenting your builds anywhere?
I noticed that the motors are located on the back in this design, whereas in the earlier wooden frame, they were approx. mid-frame, any info regarding the change?
Moved to the rear for more mechanical leverage
Same question. Are you posting detailed documentation so others can do this?
@@WilsonBradleyTheOfficial there is a build thread on xsim. But this is now a commercial product so no further self build information will be made available
@@mikeyearly Thanks.. Ya, the price is still to high for most consumer justification. A person could DIY for 1K or less.
@@WilsonBradleyTheOfficial good luck with your self build
Amazing work! Can you also feel if the car understeers or oversteers through the rig? Except from the ffb of the wheel.
Traction loss is best for this, but yes you can feel it a little bit due to the sway force
what happens when you crash?
You either get thrown about a bit due to the surge and sway forces spiking, or you turn on crash detection in Simtools and nothing happens as it filters it out
Hey mike, im looking to build this myself too, what are the rod at the back of the sim and motor connectors called?
Threaded rod
Have you ever tried a go kart sim?.Could be brutal.
Yeah I've tried kartkraft. I didn't try it again!
Qual o preço de um projeto desse
Can i please buy this kit off you mate? Itching for it still.. Haha
I'm planning to open the online store today! Mantis-simulators.co.uk
Do you have a video who you made it ? En what it cost?
No video, but you can purchase it at mantis-simulators.co.uk
Tutorial??
Would you make other rigs for sale?
Yes other rigs are planned
What kind of seat did you use?
The seat is the RCC-MK8-2S from Lusomotors
With the money spent on that you could have bought a superkart and experienced very high performance motorsport in real life. 0-60mph 150mph and braking for hairpins at 100 m. Not having a go. Looks cool.
I think you're grossly over estimating what this would cost to build.
@@lwd107 How much do you estimate for everything in that picture including the computer etc?
Less than $5k.
@@lwd107 $USD?
Correct.