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Virtual Vette – Racing Simulator Built from Wrecked Corvette

Virtual Vette - Racing Simulator Built From Wrecked Corvette: This project started because I was looking for a way to encourage and reward my son, Daniel, for earning his Eagle Scout rank. Daniel had purchased a steering wheel, gear shift and pedal set-up to play games on his computer and had made some sk…

1978-1982 Chevrolet Corvette ‘birdcage’ 1978-1982 Parts as follows: Drivers side door Drivers side interior and exterior door handle with latch mechanism Drivers side door hinges Interior door panel Door arm rest Interior door handle bezel Rear bumper cover 2 tail lenses, housings, sockets, LED bulbs LED license plate light 2 LED taillight bulbs Front drivers side fender Hood Interior front drivers side carpet section Seat shell Seat coushon seat cover kit Power seat mount and mechanism Sill plate and rain diverter Dashboard Radio and instrument cluster bezel Shifter console upper trim plate Parking Brake Console and arm rest Parking brake handle Heater and A/C Distribution box 2 center air vent deflectors 1 drivers side lower air vent deflector Drivers side kick panel Center console kick panels Drivers side windshield post trim Windshield header trim T-Top interior trim Interior quarter panel trim Dome light with lens T-Top center bar alignment bushings and top mounting plate Body mount bushings Exterior chrome t-top trim Rear corvette and front L-82 hood emblem Lower rocker panel trim Aluminum stock for base frame 12’ - 3”x1 ¾” x 1/8” Wall Aluminum U Channel 32’ - 3”x2” x 1/8” Wall Aluminum Box Channel 6’ - 1 ½” x 1/8” Wall Aluminum Square Channel Metal Stock 16’ – 1” x 1/16” Wall Aluminum Square tube 20’ – 1” x 1/16” Wall Steel Square tube 8’ – 1/8” x 1” bar stock 8’ – ¾” leg aluminum right angle stock 6’ – ¼” steel rod 3’ 1 ½” base x ½” legs x 1/8” thickness C-Channel 6’ ½” x ½” x 1/16” square tube 1 - 2’x3’ 1/16” steel plate 2 – 2’x3’ 16 gauge aluminum diamond plate 2 – 2-x3- 1/8” aluminum plate 2 - 3/16” thick 4’x8’ hardboard 1 - ½” thick 4x8 appearance grade plywood 1 – ½” x 2’x4’ MDF 2 – 4’ pieces of gutter cover expanded steel 1 – roll aluminum gutter cover screen 1 - Can Great Stuff expanding foam 1 - Can Krylon Stone Granite textured spray paint 1 – leather hand brake boot 1 – roll 2” foam batting 3 – yards black faux leather vinyl 1 – can 3M Super 77 Spray adhesive 1 - 1” x ½” neodymium magnet with inset screw hole 1 – 30x22 mm metal strike plate 1 – 6” x ½” hinge 1 – Articulating monitor mount 1 – 12 volt mini vacuum pump 1 - .5 gallon, air horn tank kit. Since it needed to be structurally sound to support the weight of someone stomping on the gas, clutch or brake, we secured it to the front firewall with ¼” x 1” bolts and to the floor with M6 flat head hex socket cap screws. To finish the interior and provide a mounting structure for the electronics, mouse pad, speakers and upholstery, we made cardboard templates and cut out 2 pieces of ½” plywood to form the side and rear cab panel behind the seat.

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