Jacob
Well-known member
This was one of those back burner projects which finally got done. My thanks to Tuan Phan (ncfierydragon) on the other forum for creating the inspiration. Here's his thread:
http://www.corvetteforum.com/techtips/viewsubtopic.php?SubTopicID=204&TopicID=1
The basic ingredient is a $15 heavy duty telescoping clothes bar.
Overall view:
The Details:
Relative to driver seat:
The Bar:
View with Camera LCD's on:
Discussion:
1. The clothes bar has fairly substantial hanger "clips", through which the seat belt attaching bolts are inserted and refastened. You need a T45 Torx socket for this job.
2. The support bracket is laminated from 1/2 inch plywood and connected to the bar with 1 1/8 inch C clamps. Note the two camera stations.
3. The tripod pan head is mounted to the support bracket with a standard 1/4 20 hex bolt. You can use a variety of mounts for the cameras e.g. pan head, ball head, simple 1/4 inch bolt, etc.
4. The vertical support backet is fastened to the main support bracket with a 1/4 20 hex bolt. The bottom of the vertical bracket or "foot" is fastened to the carpet with velcro. This bracket prevents the bar from rotating and generally provides stiffening to the whole rig.
5. The camera LCD screens can be seen in you rear view mirror while driving, and so you can visually confirm the camera operation (start/stop, zoom in/out). With the video camera, I use the wireless remote. For the still camera, I have to press the shutter manually. I plan to get a remote control cable for the still camera.
6. Since I leave the video camera screen on all the time, I have a small inverter to keep the video camera battery charged. This is hung with velcro on the carpet behind the passenger seat, and is powered by the console plug.
7. The rig works very well, even on fairly rough roads. Should be just fine for the track. Best of all, the project is under $20.
Enjoy
Jacob
http://www.corvetteforum.com/techtips/viewsubtopic.php?SubTopicID=204&TopicID=1
The basic ingredient is a $15 heavy duty telescoping clothes bar.
Overall view:
The Details:
Relative to driver seat:
The Bar:
View with Camera LCD's on:
Discussion:
1. The clothes bar has fairly substantial hanger "clips", through which the seat belt attaching bolts are inserted and refastened. You need a T45 Torx socket for this job.
2. The support bracket is laminated from 1/2 inch plywood and connected to the bar with 1 1/8 inch C clamps. Note the two camera stations.
3. The tripod pan head is mounted to the support bracket with a standard 1/4 20 hex bolt. You can use a variety of mounts for the cameras e.g. pan head, ball head, simple 1/4 inch bolt, etc.
4. The vertical support backet is fastened to the main support bracket with a 1/4 20 hex bolt. The bottom of the vertical bracket or "foot" is fastened to the carpet with velcro. This bracket prevents the bar from rotating and generally provides stiffening to the whole rig.
5. The camera LCD screens can be seen in you rear view mirror while driving, and so you can visually confirm the camera operation (start/stop, zoom in/out). With the video camera, I use the wireless remote. For the still camera, I have to press the shutter manually. I plan to get a remote control cable for the still camera.
6. Since I leave the video camera screen on all the time, I have a small inverter to keep the video camera battery charged. This is hung with velcro on the carpet behind the passenger seat, and is powered by the console plug.
7. The rig works very well, even on fairly rough roads. Should be just fine for the track. Best of all, the project is under $20.
Enjoy
Jacob
