Few days off celebrating christmas..but now that's sorted I can crack on.
Today I hung a sheet in front of my seat and put one of the projectors behind the seat at various heights to get an idea of distances etc. I was pleasantly surprised how the Hitachi's threw the image as it dropped nicely infront of my without hitting the seat and with no keystone needed. It was amazing how immersive it was playing on a screen just a few feet from me, I really got 'involved'. My days of racing on a 7ft screen seems rather lacklustre now
I'm probably looking at around 45" screens as this was the most 'realistic' size I found and was just above the pedals (so pretty close to driver). To achieve this sensibly I'll need to stand the projectors behind/around the seat rather than ceiling mount (which I wanted to try and do) but I have a few ideas.
This evening I fitted a miniquake to the seat and had a play and it's lovely, just enough there to give the impresisons of road rumble and then when it matters the rumble strips and collisions give just that bit extra
I'm working today so will probably spend the time looking through Richer Sounds site to find something suitable yet affordable for sound, I already picked up an amp for the seat shaker.
I'm still looking for a 3rd projector
The great news is that the silent mod for the shifter really has made such a difference, not only is it quiet, it slips nicely into gear and feels so much more natural than before
Tomorrow evening I'll be moving the furniture out of the dining room and start putting stuff in the room
Few more pics from the album
