Building a FULLY WORKING Driving Sim that Runs on hopes and dreams

[@ArturoDrives]

Peak youtube engineering. Next you should make a flight sim.

[@dianepronk3933]

For sure!! That be so cool!!!!

[@anditooo1271]

Fr

[@jorgesandoval7401]

That’s so much easier

[@jipsvlogandgaming380]

Pretty sure someone already did with lego and a mouse

[@nugget9512]

Boeing engineering

[@beamplays1484]

this is peak engineering.

[@random_gay_transfem]

engineer gaming

[@EM1-CIVIC]

the germans need to collab with this above average joe

[@random_gay_transfem]

@@EM1-CIVIC no we dont. atleast our cars now shit. volkswagen is more just wagen now lol

[@smitty3686]

And editing lmao😂

[@inclite7371]

The 40 bucks for a used non force feedback wheel sounds real worth it compared to the mental suffering the building would cause

[@Tako_Balls]

but the mental suffering is part of the fun! 😀

[@hardstuckguy]

u can get rlly cheap ones for like 15 lol

[@airwizwoz]

​@@hardstuckguy I got a hori mario kart wheel and pedals for 15, absolutely worth it, much better than a controller

[@skystream4630]

I got a Logitech driving force pro for 30 bucks, great driving wheel, but my g29 is still better than

[@Zeg-eh5ik]

@@airwizwoz doesnt it have like 1s lag? I remember that from BillyCherokee´s review

[@mist9545]

Budget racing sim on midnight racing tokyo is funny asf

[@Tako_Balls]

lore accurate shitbox simulator

[@jamesmijares6366]

He ran a budget simrig on a budget simulator... He is the one.

[@suluyemek-nn2bn]

mrt is free 😭

[@jamesmijares6366]

@@suluyemek-nn2bn Your braincells cost money. And I lost a lot because of MRT

[@Justsomec4rguy]

If hell had an accurate representation it would be playing iracing on this setup.

[@TheOfficialOriginalChad]

Still better than a controller

[@clan_houltz]

“Tako_balls™ made this in a cave…. With a shit load of cardboard!”

[@Skibidigokyllyourself]

it sure seems like it

[@Vlad69422]

i’ve done this before, i have a theoretical solution for the misalignment of the wheel, instead of using an optical mouse you could use a trackball mouse because it makes physical contact with the pipe. Or you could go a more expensive and complicated route and get a rotary encoder or potentiometer and connect it to an arduino board. For the Caster return u can connect a spring to the pipe. so when u turn it either way it’s gonna recenter, the stiffer the spring the faster it returns. keep it up

[@Tako_Balls]

those are actually great ideas tysm for the suggestions! i've seen a couple others suggest arduino so I'm definitely gonna check it out 👍

[@ARandomOSDever]

@Tako_Balls if you want to use a arduino, use a leonardo or pro micro because they have native hid support (hid is the way mouses keyboards and controllers) but if youre going to use a arduino you can also make it use analog controls (like a wheel)

[@williambrown3699]

@@Tako_Balls for the rotary encoder and track ball idea, what if you used the mouse's scroll wheel? logitech m325 has a pretty loose scroll wheel, and can be got from walmart for dirt cheap

[@tOSdude]

Part of the reason the wheel will mis-align is likely mouse acceleration.

[@xX_Gravity_Xx]

Aa a fellow bootlegger, I approve. I have actual equipment lol. But, I use my wheel as a throttle in flightsim, and I bought a 5$ broken stick back in 2019 and cut the spring, replaced the sensor with an idential one I found in another broken flightsim thing I had (it literally just plugged in), and to this day, I just use rubber bands for the return to center action. For the longest time too, I had been using a bottlecap and a hair tie to keep the wire in my PS4 controller. Over the years I can remember tinkering around with all sorts of crap for gaming, but I can't even remember half of what I did. Being poor, actually gives you a surprising amount to do, as it turns out.

[@VxMoha]

bro casually built a functioning racing setup , awesome dude !

[@IAmProbablyHere]

Absolute Cinema

[@trinity1969]

Kino

[@MrAdamDMC]

Back when I started sim racing, I used to try and build my own steering wheel and it worked for a while until I got fed up with the wheel not recalibrating to the centre. What you did with the programming honestly would've made me happy back then. The pedals were quite cool to see since you added springs while I just placed my keyboard on the floor and just the keys with my bare foot. I tried making a shifter but I couldn't find a way to implement it smoothly and abandoned the idea. After a while, I finally got myself a T300RS and the quality is definitely better and it was definitely worth it. Low budget sim racing builds will always have a place in my heart

[@danifire038]

Bro's rocking a triple monitor setup but can't afford a simple Sim wheel and pedals for 50 bucks? Huh?😂

[@sergeantsigma9167]

How the fuck does this video not have more views, this is peak KZbin engineering and very educated and intelligent humour. Awesome video

[@Tako_Balls]

thanks!

[@justsomeguywithhalfamustac4600]

Give the man some time, yt is oversaturated with dogshit content that these type of well made videos only cater to the niches

[@Tako_Balls]

@@justsomeguywithhalfamustac4600 inshallah the algorithm will sift through the dogshit and find my channel

[@connorpup3876]

Bro I just have to say that you have finally found the words none of us have been able to put together. The age old question all of us get "why do you do this? why don't you do it for real?" Your answer was fucking mint xD

[@awdcale]

The funny thing is, with about this much effort and about 400 bucks you could buy a used wheel, pedal, and shifter setup off eBay, buy a car seat from a junkyard, and you build a wood frame for it, you have a really good budget setup for fairly cheap.

[@sam29154]

the editing is actually crazy good nice video bro

[@bs9two4]

i actually love this video so much the comedy is peak, and i wonder why this doesnt have millions of views

[@ChUnKyMiEnbOi]

The comedy, editing, creativity, the determination to create something out of nothing and have it work is quite impressive. SUBSCRIBED!

[@DrBlueWin]

no way its the funny roblox racing game by the devs of the gem!!111!!! (seriously great video, keep it up. im sure youll pop off in the future with your unique editing style)

[@marvinlous_me]

found this randomly, great content and big props cuz those wheels set ups are stupid expensive for a good one

[@sees362]

"I can't explain it, I'm driving better while drunk." Is the realest quote ever.

[@chicken_nugget366]

Why is bro underrated like bro I didn't even know you could do this also u got w drifting skill

[@visageintruder]

bruh this guy is on another league sorry for breathing the same air as you u will be famous soon man keep up :)

[@tOSdude]

I love this, I would’ve built exactly this about 10 years ago. Nowadays I know how to solder, so instead of keyboards and mice I would pull apart a usb controller and run wires for the buttons and stick.

[@JonathanStefford]

Honestly this is a really neat project. It may not look the best but the engineering there is still pretty fucking awesome! Instead of the keyboard for the pedals I would use a controller tough, so the pedals would be analog thanks to the triggers

[@DaddyJustinEj1]

The ingenuity you have is amazing. Imagine what you cold do with a 3d printer or something. Keep it up bro

[@Snakepitt]

how it only has a thousand views? I watched the whole video and had a great time, keep it up and you will go far!

[@Tako_Balls]

thanks for the kind words brother

[@Giuseppe.Crevola]

lmao That jerma jumpscare made me spill water all over.

[@ArjunChico]

Great video! A while back I made my own handbrake from a micro switch from an old microwave and a pcb board from an old keyboard. I soldered it together and mapped the button to a key on the keyboard and assembled it on a handbrake i bought from online for 15. It worked great for a few months but proved un reliable as i had to re-solder it multiple times. I recently bought a used usb handbrake. Im planning on making a sequential shifter with the same switches and my old handbrake. Im using an arcade usb encoder this time instead of a pcb board and its proving to be much better. If you plan on making a 3rd DIY sim setup I would highly recommend doing this way. If anyone wants to get into sim racing I would really recommend used. I bought my sim setup which included a Thrusmaster T300RS, T8HA shifter, T3PA pedals and a sim cockpit for 350. Also I got a triple monitor setup for free just because someone was going to throw it out anyways. So you can get some good deals if you look. Loved the video Asian Micheal Reeves. I would post the links i used to build the handbrake and shifter but youtube isn't letting me post the link or title.

[@TheOfficialOriginalChad]

When your part moves, use plugs on PCBs instead of soldering wires to them. Wire wears out VERY quickly at solder joints. Also flux paste. Lots of flux.

[@UnderTheSkin13]

Anything hand-made is love-made. It's beautiful.

[@NumberJuancho]

10/10 video, passion, fun, creativity, you have a new follower sir

[@viegas2509]

I clicked the video expecting next level engineering and got what i expected. Good job!

[@JukoMola]

incredible depth, your research really shows in your videos!

[@emu____]

The Jerma Jumpscare at 17:09 got me so bad I spit out my ice cream

[@finnymus]

i love this so much, reminds me of five minutes of crap i used to do as a child

[@Lukas_Neumann]

Honestly, like no shit. I think these DIY racing setups are much much more impressive than those 1000$+ setups. It requires more skill to do something like that than building a 1000$ setup.

[@Tako_Balls]

it is also much more fun!

[@EliteCodmYT]

7:57 blud just leaving the clutch was insane 💀

[@Weisz]

my new favorite sim rig out there

[@NateTheMeh]

Bro your editing is so cursed, it’s incredibly good.

[@roh41l_vfx]

This is peak level content editing, loved the entire video!

[@BrickJDM]

Bro you got me dying 💀

[@ninjoypgd]

This is perfection. Next is "building a fully working porsche 911 that runs on hopes and dreams"

[@1993VolkswagenPassatGLXVR6]

Dude, I'm not joking, but my first sim racing rig was actually from an old xbox controller and lego technic pieces, and I used a gear rack piece to connect to the joystick and connected it to a shaft and gear to make the steering wheel shaft, and it actually worked really well, and it had pedals by connecting string from the buttons on the controller

[@AdainSalinas]

Just imagine someone in a r 32 that hasn’t played the game in a year and chased you down and up the mountain right until the end turns and the 32 starts to pull away

[@Soul73x]

Peak KZbin entertainment haha! Great work :)

[@Frozezoner]

the jschlatt guy budget racing on a ROBLOX GAME is WILD

[@Thatsfax877]

genuinely very impressed i hope the sim treats you well, God bless

[@creeperhaed1267]

"You tell me where we start, where we going, where we going afterwards, i'll give you five minutes when we get there. Anything happens in that five minutes and i'm yours no matter what, anything happens a minute either side of that and you're on your own. I don't sit in while you're running it down, I don't carry a gun, i drive!"

[@elizabethbitc9579]

“What racing wheel do you use?” The Tomy Thomas Plarail special

[@usadatimecheck6413]

he looks like tim henson if tim henson decided he didnt want tattoos

[@justkev1044]

i thought ur gonna rack and pinion the mouse, but seeing what you did youre clearly universes ahead of my puny 5minutecraft brain, hats off to you

[@Scoreroom4-ik1hd]

Midnight racing Tokyo mentioned🗣️🔥🔥🔥

[@arower9125]

Bro cant afford steering wheel for 2k but he has apple keyboard for same price. XD But this is porsche level engineering.

[@jeromefischer6490]

thats not à apple keyboard

[@arower9125]

@@jeromefischer6490 yes it is🤫

[@parker73724]

I will never complain about my setup again after seeing this

[@tera9719]

a really long rubber band... with constant force... sounds familiar... oh right a weight on a string!

[@Djokishaa]

Good project and video! Only I will change the wheel, don't make it with mouse, instead, use your phone as steering wheel. Aplication "Touch Racer", install it on phone and on your computer and connect via bluetooth or wifi, and when you rotate your phone, it will detect and make a move on pc. Just put ur mask on your wheel, and put your phone in that mask, connect with that aplication, set up in game, and it will be soo better.

[@JonellDeLaCruz]

best set up ive seen

[@jervaisn3691]

Props to someone actually using MR:T as footage.

[@nathanthebluedragon]

i love that ur playing mrt one of my fav roblox games lol ( because i spent too much time on it)

[@freddymaykolmartinvasallo7588]

0:14 This Clip 💀

[@pinetreesquad2375]

ngl i cant think of a better way to do the pedals but using the spinning bit as a psudo mouse pad is really smart and im stealing it

[@o0kaelas]

Now you gotta make a 3d printed version with a controller. For real, this was amazing level of crackhead engineering.

[@Tode420]

Bro: no I swear it’s my setup’s fault! Bros setup:

[@ryanharb4075]

I have not had this much fun watching a youtube video in a while ngl

[@rowduk]

Its a funky looking yeeyee ahh setup but this is nasa engineering😂

[@SDCAvo]

yeah dude. your channel is gonna be huge. first time watching. this was great!!

[@turboDream228]

HOPES AND DREAMS MENTIONED 🗣️🗣️🗣️

[@Brotherkiller17]

MRT is wild, I loved racing the r-34 with the foxbody. It's ashame that they nerfed it again 😢

[@cokecan6169]

Have you thought about buying a used ffb wheel? Logitech wheels are already pretty cheap used one's can probably go even lower. If you're broke a diy shifter and handbrake are fine, but pedals and wheel are honestly going to be a lot, lot, lot worse. Like not worth the effort worse. Also a new set of a wheel and pedals can probably last as long or longer than a new PC build. If you're really struggling technically making pedals that link to a dual joystick controller can also work to give you more control, try to get the pedals full range of motion first before figuring out how to link the motion to the controller. You can also try using more springs, maybe even a combination of different lengths to engage more resistance the deeper you press.

[@thetrueemu7085]

This is impressive and I’m not trying to discredit you but you can get a really good used entry level for like 70 bucks. That’s definitely worth it in my opinion

[@BuilderBasti]

Gonna make a flight sim rig using Lego Technic now, thanks for the idea!

[@sherm_]

This is so tight dude good job and great vid. Subbed

[@ringsystemmusic]

This reminds me of the time I made a mini fridge from a mini split and some cardboard.

[@soundbraecker3642]

idk if its because i'm watching this at 2am or what, but this was freaking hilarious

[@cptforce4541]

Now what you need is budget vr. Using your phone and vrbox to play pcvr games.

[@funbill3266]

I just found your channel and your editing is lowkey hilarious I can tell a lot of effort got put into this video. keep it up

[@Tako_Balls]

thank you!

[@davidlewis2171]

This is awesome! I did a similar thing a while back where I made a wheel out of parts I had lying around my house. The wheel was made of Knex pieces and was so incredibly fragile it felt like it'd break if I breathed on it wrong. Posted it on the r/simracing subreddit. Still my best Reddit post ever lol

[@Tako_Balls]

lmao that’s sick! shtbox sim superiority i struggled with wheel durability too when i made the first one so i doubled down on it this time around lol

[@StandFan0]

This dude will sure be going places not sure where but he will be

[@modaniiii]

Somebody get this man a case of beers and car keys!

[@Fitnesskiller1]

Bro took recycling to another level

[@gavizcool268]

The kids in my iracing lobbies:

[@EXTRA_SLIDEZ]

If you decide to get into sim racing, i recommend saving ~150 usd for a thrustmaster t150 or a Logitech g29. But do not go cheap without research.

[@Spitfire602]

As a MRT player, this video is literally the banter we get up to.

[@paconi6527]

maybe try messing with a controller so u can get some type of variability on the pedals and a spring effect from the joystick to bring the steering wheel back to place for that tiny amount forcefeedback

[@ODazai]

For the force "fedback" you can use those latex yellow bends, there's a Brazilian youtuber called gtech who makes steering wheels that used it you can search up for him using something like " gtech volante caseiro force fedback" just look some videos and you will find it, and you don't really need to understand him at least for the force fedback using the latex bend

[@okonare]

for the wheel return you could try a rubberband kinda thing, that wraps around the axle from both sides and gets fixated on the axle and the side of the wheel base, so when you turn the wheel it gets tension and returns?

[@Tako_Balls]

that’s the idea i had! unfortunately i didnt have a giant rubberband but i’ll make it someday

[@dinofyfy1579]

the pedal looks like it had more than 3 operations a day and was on life support after

[@mariomario6864]

Keep it up bro this is peak content 🙏🙏 ngl I'd do this if I had a smidge of intelligence but imma just buy a g29 lmao

[@Silly_Willy_]

you should try incorperating an old cheap controller into the design if you make a v3, that way you can use pressure and not always full send it

[@imperlast2]

Great vid felt like a more meme version of a basicallyhomeless vid.

[@novacore2776]

This gives old michael reeves vibes, love it.

[@anwellearlfiel4297]

I could imagine my dopamine reach peak if I also made this and work

[@windyruler6645]

Most sane MRT player

[@Fredo657]

Hilarious bro 😭😭😭😭

[@Capybaring]

most entertaining video I've watched in a while you deserve way more attention

[@sininenblue9161]

Imagine what this man could do if he got access to a 3d printer

[@Sketches_by_abhi]

Very Well done!!!🎉

[@chancefigueroa8840]

I just finished completing my aluminum profile rig and simucube wheel base, should’ve built something like this honestly.

[@Rotacnisumis]

Get this man some galvanized steel

[@konsumen4006]

Braindead quick fix for caster return could be adding some weight to the bottom of the steering wheel, so it goes back to it's neutral position (hopefully without putting itself in 1 full rotation point)