RigMetal Basic Sim Racing Cockpit
The RigMetal Basic Sim Racing Cockpit is strong, simple, and efficient. Designed to use the minimal amount of parts for the greatest stiffness possible. It is easy to assemble and looks great. There is no chassis that will deliver more stiffness and rigidity at this price point. Works great with direct drive wheels. Now includes wheel plate and additional structure for mounting shifter or mouse tray (not pictured).
Dimensions:
- Length: 120cm
- Width: 58cm
- Height: 64cm
Update:
In an effort to reduce price for customers, we removed two of the 4040 bars from the kit. You mount the seat directly to the crossbars. This reduces seat height by 4cm. It is also an option to eliminate the side rails on the pedal mount instead. The mounting bar for the shifter remains and it can also be used on the pedal mount. The assembly manual (linked below) shows suggested configurations in the CAD drawings, but the picture showing the parts layout with stickers is not correct.
Customer Reviews
With some creative repurposing (and some extra lengths of 4040 from Amazon), I used this kit as a base for my flight sim cockpit. The end result is stable and nicely customizable--I was able to get everything within an inch or two of the 152 cockpit I used as a reference.
The only minor difficulty I encountered was removing the alignment tabs from the corner brackets. The easiest method I found is to hold a flathead screwdriver against the base of the tab at about a 45 degree angle and give it a solid whack with a hammer. The tab should shear right off.
Instructions aren’t great, but once you get it together its a great product!
Great rig, super high quality materials, lots of extra hardware. Could use some better assembly instructions maybe with some of the other configurations you can set it up in but the seller helped me figure it out very quickly. Highly recommending this to other simracers in my communities.
While it takes a little bit to sort it all out and get an understanding on how this thing gets put together... it's worth it. I went from a fold-able rig to this and it's night and day. The sims I play (ACC and F1 on occasion) all paddle shift so I used the shifter mount parts and a single monitor mount arm to support a 34 inch wide monitor to the wheel base uprights and it's holding up well. Thing is very sturdy. I mounted a Ford Mustang seat to it (with a little work) as well and it's amazing! All in all it was a learning experience and the platform is easy to work with once you get it; I've got a few upgrades in mind. Again, if you're debating this rig... full send!