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My mate is running his car at the dyno and drags at Easternats this week and is looking for one of those suction cap mounted video camera holders that he can mount to the rear screen of his ute. Preferbly something with angle adjustment so it can be universal.

Was going to use one of the suction cap things a glazier uses to carry large pieces of glass and make something but time has won in the end so he is looking to purchase one.

Can anybody help on where we could find something like this ready made?

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Hi,

My uncle owns a camera store and can get you what you want... I got my Manfrotto 241v from him for around $180 and it does the job very well.

It works on a single suction cup with steel support rails and a ball joint system for angling the camera/camcorder. Also, being Manfrotto, the quality and rigidity of the thing is awesome.

Let me know if you are interested, I'll see if I can even get the supplier to send it directly to you :(

i made a mount that clamps to the headrest mount of an R33 GTSt from alu piping.

it holds a Manfrotto Tripod head.

as I can't use it now, and it is taking up space, if someone wants it they can have it - you'll just have to get a tripod head for it.

it's a bit rudimentary buy does the job...

will throw up some pics when I'm back in Melb

Cheers

PS easy as to make... just do it yourself!

:P I got 1 you guys can borrow if you want.

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It can be mounted on ANY angle/degree you want.

I dont mind lending it out.

Just pm me. I need it for this sunday for vicdrift at winton....

I bought it for $200 and was here in 2 days!

The footage from the last event was fantastic, it doesnt shake (even on a drift car) and like i said can be mounted anywhere!

Edited by MSS

MSS: Whered u get that from?(Is it the same as ant95's?

Isnt it worrying with only a suction cup holding your camera outside your car when ur getting crazy speeds?

Checked out www.chasecam.com, these suckers are only $40USD which aint to bad at all.

Bullet cameras arent bad as well at $255 USD

i have no clue who ant95 is but it might be the same.

The camera has been tested at 240kph and handles GREAT, especially with drift it handles excellent.

It was tested at the first vic drift day on the holford motors S14, and worked excellent. I will post up videos sometime during the week

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