Hey guys,
I have decided to build a wheel from scratch. It will be based on this year's MP4/25 steering wheel:
(apologies for the big picture)
The couple of sticking points/questions before I start in mid/late October are:
I have decided to build a wheel from scratch. It will be based on this year's MP4/25 steering wheel:
(apologies for the big picture)
The couple of sticking points/questions before I start in mid/late October are:
- What kind of wood is best (if it is the best material-bare in mind composites are difficult and expensive)? Theoretically, it should be as light as possible, but also strong enough to take the force feedback of a G27, having been scalloped to accept an SLI-PRO and buttons etc.
- How would I best go about making the handles? Suede/Alcantara? Rubber/silicone? Leather?
- The USB wire from the SLI-PRO, how is this best managed? Is it possible to route it through the wheel body itself? If not, how should I work it?
- How easy is it to modify the paddles on the G27? If it is difficult, how hard would it be to make paddle shifters on the wheel?
- On the above note, I am very keen on clutch paddles. Does anyone have some kind of tutorial on making them work reasonably well with potentiometers?