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Junkyard Mini Cooper gets second life as racing simulator

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Old Apr 14, 2020 | 07:03 AM
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Junkyard Mini Cooper gets second life as racing simulator



JOEL FEDER
APRIL 9, 2020

To Brent Cheney, Little Tikes race car beds were always cool. In fact, as an adult he wanted one made out of a Ferrari F40.

That was too tall of an order, so Cheney looked for something else to satisfy his car obsession. An ’80s kid, he had fond memories of the Cruis’n USA arcade game. It had a seat, steering wheel, gear selector, and pedals, all of which immersed him in the game. With that in mind, he changed from the idea of a race car bed to a race car simulator and decided to build one for the man cave in his new home in Salt Lake City.

His friends said it couldn’t be done. He said, literally, “hold my beer.”

Tons of photos and details on the build at Motor Authority...
 
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Old Apr 14, 2020 | 08:20 AM
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So much awesome right there
 
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Old Apr 14, 2020 | 08:25 AM
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That's just cool right there!!!!
 
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Creator's got a series of videos on YouTube

 
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