DIY Playseat – racingrig

After I have posted my DIY racingrig on the Project C.A.R.S forum, a few dozen have asked for the drawings, now I’m publishing it here for every one. Sorry there aren’t so many pictures but didn’t know it became a “guide”.

 

Last year I bought myself a great Logitech G27 steeringwheel. but soon I started to be jealous on all those racing rigs out there.

I found the expensive Playseat, where you almost are lying down as if it was a formel car or a le mans racer.

Its too expensive for my budget so started to mess around to see how I could build something like that.

First of I found a used, very cheap “racing” car seat.

I then tossed some wood together to find out the angles and placements of pedals, seat, and steeringwheel.

Prototype

Alot of adjustments and replacing it over and over again made me think at a racingrig should be some though of adjustable.

 

Design

I then began to draw it up in 3d, and quickly I figured out how it could be adjusted easily, within limits.

Here’s my initial 3d drawings:

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And with a 3d skeleton with my height, just to see if I got the dimensions correct.

 

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wireframe

Now that the design was defined, It was time to convert the 3d to actual wood.

I flattened the shapes and imported it to Qcad and then made them 1:1 scale. Saved it to pdfs and printed them as “posters”.

When doing so, it’s simple to lay them on MDF wood and tape them together and use it for cutting guidances.

2d  “A4 format” pdf’s print as posters:

wheelbase.pdf

sidepart.pdf

 

Cutting

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When cutting two identical parts, its impossible to make them identical, but after cutting them, just align them next to each other and sand them into same shape.

 

Assembling and testing

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And final touches

Paint, “floor”, holder for gearshift (only uses the buttons)

 

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It even fits in the room when not using it.

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  3. This is such a satisfying build log – going from a cheap used racing seat to full 3D drawings, then flattening the shapes into 1:1 Qcad posters for MDF cutting is a really clever workflow. The sanding-two-identical-parts-together trick is the kind of hard-won advice you only get from someone who actually built it. I mocked up my own desk layout with an AI image tool before building and wish I’d documented it half as well as this!

  4. Great write-up! Building your own rig around a Logitech G27 instead of shelling out for a Playseat is exactly the kind of patient, budget-smart approach I admire. I’ve learned the hard way that quality gear and parts sell out constantly, so I rely on restock alerts now whenever I’m hunting something specific. The finished rig looks fantastic – and that it fits in the room when not in use is a huge bonus.

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  8. That A4 poster trick for cutting the MDF is actually genius, I never thought of printing PDF plans as templates before. Reminds me of a sailor piece of advice my dad gave me about building things. Have you ever tried a similar approach with your own projects, or is this your first time winging it

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