Rollbar camera mounts

[Erick]

Who makes good ones? Doesnt have to be a NASA-engineered one, just something that holds the camera in place.


kthxbai,
- Erick

[pedal2metal]

I'll take a pic of mine tommorrow, less than $30, which includes the top part of a cheap tripod and some hardware from home depot. It works pretty good so far. Only used it for auto-x on some rough surfaces.

[Erick]

Cool, I was thinking of putting something together myself, but if there are reasonable alternatives which I might find the price worth saving myself the hassle of putting something together that I will be happy with, then sure, why not.

- Erick

[Charlie]

IOport's is pretty much the defacto standard.

-Charlie

[gry demon325]

IOport's is pretty much the defacto standard.

-Charlie

+1

I thought it was a hoax until I saw the quality of video using their mounts...

[Erick]

I might go with I/O port. It all depends on funds and availability. I am buying two video cameras and an extra camera mount ( I have a stickypod already ). I gotta see how much the two video cameras will come out to on cost to see how much I have left for the mount.

[pedal2metal]

Here's the mount I crafted. Saved me $70 to go towards tires. (I/O port is ussually listed at about $100)


here's a video using this mount, watch when I go over the two drainage ditches in the video, there's barely any movement if any.

http://s196.photobucket.com/albums/aa300/fastjasonbmw/?action=view&current=AUTO-X2-17-08.flv

[Charlie]

Please tell me you cover those bolt ends when you're in the car.

-Charlie

[pedal2metal]

NO, But I only use this setup for auto-x.

[coupeowner]

I use a Manfrotto super clamp #035 and a mini ball head (Giotto MH1004). Total was about $30 as I remember. Has worked great for a few years now.

[JGood]

What cameras are you guys using? Is there any good quality units for ~$100? I'm trying to put something together for this season.

[Erick]

I just bought a Pentax Optio MX4 today on eBay. It's my 2nd since the first one broke after I dropped it from not securing it properly to the mount. (The base mount was loose and the support just swung the arm and the camera hit the roof)

I loved the simplicity and the quality of the video for it's price. You can buy lenses for it, which is also a plus. I have a fisheye for mine.

It also saves in SD cards, which is better than DVD ones (since the car is in movement and you'll be hitting bumps). On my YouTube, all the on car footage is from that camera. (Although YT quality basterdizes it)

[Jeremiel5]

Here's the mount I crafted. Saved me $70 to go towards tires. (I/O port is ussually listed at about $100)


here's a video using this mount, watch when I go over the two drainage ditches in the video, there's barely any movement if any.
http://s196.photobucket.com/albums/a...O-X2-17-08.flv

dude, nice video! please PM me the URL for the next autox or let me know when the next one is, i'm down to go down to SD and check it out... good stuff... also, you got a URL of the list of mods you did to your ride?

[pedal2metal]

Jeremiel5: here's a list of stuff done to the car.

Engine: stock internals (from about 3 different motors), 17.5 lb/hr injectors from m50, port matched intake manifold, miller maf and chip (6900 redline) with k&n cone filter. all sittin on IE poly mounts. Pickin up pieces here and there for a 2.7-2.9 stroker in the future.

Exhaust: port matched/bored out stock manifolds, single 2.5" pipe, magnaflow (i think) high flow cat, about a 16" resonator. (no muffler)

Suspension: H&R race springs, Bilstein sport inserts and shocks, Ireland 25mm 3-way adj front sway bar, 22mm rear swaybar and beefy ass mounts. M3 offset cabs.

Drivetrain/Chasis: JB racing 8lb flywheel, stock pressure plate and clutch, Z4 shifter, 4.10:1 LSD with MZ3 finned cover with AGK 75D poly mount, AKG 75D rear subframe bushings and trailing arm bushings. Front and rear strut braces and a 4 point cage, Corbeau FX-1 seat and Schroth harness.


Right now I'm running Falken Azenis RT 615 on some murdered out bottlecaps:evil: I'm waiting till those light 15x8 wheels come out for E30s, so I can put some serius rubber down. I'm able to get the falkens cheap, so I figured I'd tear up a couple sets of those for a while. Anyways, it's a fun little car. Right know the rear swaybar is at its lightest setting and it's pretty balanced. If I put the rear sway bar at its stiffess setting the car becomes a drift machine.:D

[pedal2metal]

oh yeah, I removed a shit load of sound deadening stuff