DIY in car camera mount
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Melting Slicks
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DIY in car camera mount
I had been wanting to get a mount for my camera so I could take video in my car but thought that the prices for those mounts were way too much, so I figured I would try and fit my tripod in the car.
What you are going to need is a tripod to mount your camera and some string to tie to the tripod down so it doesnt tip over.
I think the pictures are pretty self explanatory but if not feel free to just ask.
What you are going to need is a tripod to mount your camera and some string to tie to the tripod down so it doesnt tip over.
I think the pictures are pretty self explanatory but if not feel free to just ask.
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Melting Slicks
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I do not have the back leg tied down or anything, it does shift forward about half an inch under hard breaking but the lip and the backs of the seats will keep it from going any further. I think it is mainly the lip keeping it there.
Burning Brakes
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If you do much road track driving, you'll want to tie the rear down or the videos will be pretty jumpy.
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Melting Slicks
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But either way I think this is a great alternative to a 150$ camera mount.
Burning Brakes
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For normal driving that set up will probably be fine, but if you do a road track with lots of hard braking and cornering, you will have to tie the rear leg down if you want the picture to be steady during braking.
The video was steady.
The video was steady.
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Melting Slicks
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Well when you brake really hard it does have a slight rock forward and when you let off it goes back but it really isnt that bad at all, but I did think about getting something to tie the rear leg down just didnt know where to do it at and Im not trying to take professional videos and its just a camera not a video camera so as you can see the quality sucks.
Instructor
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) but there's no way any inspector would allow that onto the track. Good work!
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Melting Slicks
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Melting Slicks
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Maybe I can come up with something that will work with out haveing to drill anything or dish out 150$.
Instructor
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Don't forget, you're be more inclined to end up going off the track and into the rhubarb where your car is bouncing around 10 different ways from Sunday than you are to be in a collision. The idea is that nothing in the car should make the situation WORSE, and a 1lb camera stuck to 2 feet of aluminum pipe lodged inside your steering wheel can make a simple "off" get ugly fast.
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Melting Slicks
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Depending on who is sanctioning the event the ruling will be different. But they are usually looking for anything that could potentially become dislodged in the event of contact or wheels off. So basically, you would have to have something that is screwed/bolted down, ie a certain grade fastener used, can't be made to come loose. Period.
Don't forget, you're be more inclined to end up going off the track and into the rhubarb where your car is bouncing around 10 different ways from Sunday than you are to be in a collision. The idea is that nothing in the car should make the situation WORSE, and a 1lb camera stuck to 2 feet of aluminum pipe lodged inside your steering wheel can make a simple "off" get ugly fast.
Don't forget, you're be more inclined to end up going off the track and into the rhubarb where your car is bouncing around 10 different ways from Sunday than you are to be in a collision. The idea is that nothing in the car should make the situation WORSE, and a 1lb camera stuck to 2 feet of aluminum pipe lodged inside your steering wheel can make a simple "off" get ugly fast.
