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sperry · 2004-03-20, 02:56 AM

So, Matt and I built camera mounts for the Subys. They turned out pretty decent, especially considering they cost about $10 each, not including the gimbal thingy:

The mount consists of about 1.5 feet of 1" box aluminum, one u-shaped bracket/hook dealy, two wing nuts, one end cap, and a 2" suction cup. Plus the nice gimbal mount from Gordon's Photo.

The u-shaped bolt loops through the center child restraint bracket, holding the mount down to the seat (it actually puts quite a dent in the seat's foam.. we dunno how it'll effect the seat in the long run, but I wouldn't leave it on there for more than a few days at a time unless you're willing to risk a permanent dent). The suction cup locates the rear and helps absorb the shock of pitching up and down.

This whole setup is very simple and much more stable than the one I built for my passenger seat headrest. In fact, I build my own version of this new rear seat mount that bolts into a secondary bracket that attaches under the 3rd brake light on my WRX instead of using a suction cup. (STi has no 3rd brake light in the way). My mount is a bit more complicated, since you have to fabricate a second bracket, but it's also a tough more stable (we think) because it's bolted in at the rear. (Pictures and maybe a test movie to come tomorrow once we have some daylight.)

Here's some crappy video we shot "testing" the mount at 1:30am:

Camera Matts_Camera_Mount_Test.avi (15.5MB DivX)

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2004-03-20, 02:56 AM	#1
sperry The Doink Real Name: Scott Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 20,335 Car: '09 OBXT, '02 WRX, '96 Miata Class: PDX/TT-6 The way out is through	A little late night Lowe's Engineering... So, Matt and I built camera mounts for the Subys. They turned out pretty decent, especially considering they cost about $10 each, not including the gimbal thingy: The mount consists of about 1.5 feet of 1" box aluminum, one u-shaped bracket/hook dealy, two wing nuts, one end cap, and a 2" suction cup. Plus the nice gimbal mount from Gordon's Photo. The u-shaped bolt loops through the center child restraint bracket, holding the mount down to the seat (it actually puts quite a dent in the seat's foam.. we dunno how it'll effect the seat in the long run, but I wouldn't leave it on there for more than a few days at a time unless you're willing to risk a permanent dent). The suction cup locates the rear and helps absorb the shock of pitching up and down. This whole setup is very simple and much more stable than the one I built for my passenger seat headrest. In fact, I build my own version of this new rear seat mount that bolts into a secondary bracket that attaches under the 3rd brake light on my WRX instead of using a suction cup. (STi has no 3rd brake light in the way). My mount is a bit more complicated, since you have to fabricate a second bracket, but it's also a tough more stable (we think) because it's bolted in at the rear. (Pictures and maybe a test movie to come tomorrow once we have some daylight.) Here's some crappy video we shot "testing" the mount at 1:30am: Camera Matts_Camera_Mount_Test.avi (15.5MB DivX) IBstreetracingfingerpointing __________________ Is you is, or is you ain't, my con-stit-u-ints?