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Apr 11, 2002

toastyghosty

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Ghosty's New DIY

Well guys made a new DIY finally...took me forever to sift through pics for the various ongoing projects i have hahah.

anyways this one's less car related...but if you ever wanted to find a good way to shoot some steady footage of your car driving ala COPS style....check this one out.

based on John V's cameramount from hybrid honda.org

Ghosty's In-Car Camera Mount DIY

Apr 11, 2002

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Thats awesome! What kind of camera set up are u using?

Apr 11, 2002

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damn your to good...use that very soon

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Apr 11, 2002

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you have way too much time on your hands

Apr 11, 2002

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ok, so that goes on your passenger headrest correct? and if you wanted to get really cool, attach a tube so that it goes up and thru the moonroof.. or extend it more and has it stick out your driver side window

Apr 12, 2002

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Ghosty, your web page is really good. I've used it to help me put in my intake.

Apr 12, 2002

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Very nicely done! When are you gonna update your pics in the member's rides section??!? I Gotta see what that will look like!

Apr 12, 2002

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post pics ASAP

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Can the camera be mounted backwards?? if so... it'll be great for filming certain movies [IMG]i/expressions/beer_yum.gif[/IMG]

Apr 12, 2002

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<< Can the camera be mounted backwards?? if so... it'll be great for filming certain movies [IMG]i/expressions/beer_yum.gif[/IMG] >>

lol sicko!

Apr 12, 2002

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Toasty ownz when it comes to DIYs

Apr 12, 2002

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lol.. i have to steal some light here.. i believe i am the hand and foot model in many of those pics.. [IMG]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/IMG]

to book me for DIY photos, call me at....

edit: oh.. and MY dremel.. lol

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I really appreciate you guys' DIYs. It showed me how to change the rear speakers, and removing the center console.

Apr 12, 2002

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yes you could mount it backwards, you could also flip it around and mount it on your driver's side headrest as well if you'd like.
however since height adjustment is not available it's easier to mount on passenger and use the reclining of the seat to adjust height and the ball-head mount allows you to compensate for the angle of seat etc...

in fact with the ball/swivel head you can basically face it whatever which way you'd want to ...

and yes expand it to do whatever you want...film the back seat..stick it out the side window (say goodbye to mr. camera though if any pebbles or debris hit the lens) add on

Apr 12, 2002

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That is so sweet thats a good idea,

I may have to definately try that when I get some time. Thanks for the DIY

Nick

Apr 12, 2002

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I'm gonna try that for autocross this weekend...

Apr 12, 2002

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Cool. Gotta look into that some time. Now you can film the po-po's too when they pull you over. [IMG]i/expressions/laugh2.gif[/IMG]

"Can't we all just....get along?"

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Apr 14, 2002

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i would not suggest having your camera running when the cops pull you over...
nothing they can really do about it...

but i've heard many stories where they just harass you more cuz you're recording them etc...

Apr 15, 2002

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Sweet DIY... I'll recommend this to my other car buddies for their cars and racing. We're trying to get a bunch of video clips together and make a movie. I don't know where I'd be if I didn't have all these DIY's to occupy my time!

Apr 15, 2002

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hey toasty....this looks like its sturdy enuff when ur doin 1/4 miles....do you think its sturdy enuff for auto-x?

Apr 16, 2002

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the arm and everything is probably sturdy enough... perhaps an extra rubber washer on the top of the bolt for the camera mount would prevent it from coming loose due to vibrations and stuff...

if not it's pretty simple to beef up this rig.

Apr 16, 2002

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I used it for autocross, it worx great....

The only drawbacks were that my full-coilovers vibrated the entire car too much, including the camera mount..hehe

But it was still more sturdy than a normal person holding it....and it looks cool...