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Posted by Jeff Stibling at 04:23 AM on Jan 17, 2007
Post #1

My version of a Race Frame, Sorry for the re-post guys but since I was invited i thought i would share one more time.

First and foremost I had to fabricate mine with the intent of having to use my PC for both

racing and general accounting and such. So with that in mind it had to suit the Mrs. also,
I built the frame from 1 x1 x 0.065 steel tubing, , the chair, I designed a dual Aluminum

plate swivel, CNC machined (1/4 thick each) with a Orange plastic coating shot pin for

racing so the chair doesnt pivot, I bought a APC seat from Jegs, (I am looking for a

donation now Jegs :) ) that has the Full adjuster, this is a must if you want the

versatility of well a useful all around chair.
The chair is bolted to the upper plate the lower plate is bolted to the frame and a

turntable ball bearing assembly holds it all together nicely. The base frame I welded plates

to the bottom with 5/16-18 threaded holes for the 2-1/2 diameter-leveling feet for the

adjustability of my preferred height and level. All tubing has been mitered and seam welded

so there are no exposed ends. The chair frame I welded 2 pieces of steel for the connection

to the pedals.

The connecting (chair to pedal) tubing is polished 304 stainless steel

including fasteners, which adds a little flair of detail to the set-up. The last thing was

the 304 tubing had exposed ends which I did not want, so I found a Buna-n-rubber sheeting

with adhesive backing in McMaster Carr (yes I am looking for a donation again :)) and I cut

strips and wrapped that around the exposed (rounded ends) of the tubing for a clean finish

to that part.
The new ECCI pedals, I had made (4) legs at 4-inches tall, drilled and tapped holes in both

ends to bolt onto the pedal frame, then I made (2) pieces of cold rolled steel, radiuses

them for protection and bolted those on also the ECCI pedal so that all this can receive the

304 SS tubing to interlock both the seat and pedal together. The great thing about this

set-up IMO is its fully disassembles in minutes if need be and dual purposed.

This is the older set-up with the POS microsoft wheel/pedal set-up

Posted by Mark Cowan at 11:30 AM on Apr 07, 2007
Post #2

Can't see the pictures Jeff. Looks Great!

Posted by Jeff Stibling at 07:50 PM on Apr 07, 2007
Post #3

Fixed :)