Need ideas for an outside-the-car camera box

[85_SS_302_Coupe]

I wanna make a box to mount a camcorder on...the idea is to make videos of the car from a driver's viewpoint, without someone else holding the camera, and at the same time being outside the car for better exhaust sound.

The problem is keeping wind noise down while still picking up exhaust sounds. I used a belt once to strap it to the upper part of the door and then closed the door...this was crude but worked really well for video, but since there was nothing in front of the mic to block wind, that's all you could hear is the wind.

So...i'm thinking of maybe picking up some plexiglass and using JB Weld to construct a box, then drill a hole in the bottom of the box to put a screw through, to hold the camera to the bottom of the box (in the place where a tripod would go). Then i would still use some kind of strapping to hold it to the door or maybe even pull out a head light and put it there, but there can't be anything permanent so no drilling holes or anything.


That's basically what i've got....anyone got any better ideas? This is also gotta be super low buck cheap 'cause i'm not blowing a bunch of money on it..lol

 

[Daggar]

Why not run a corded microphone and mount it in the hatch or truck area?

 

[85_SS_302_Coupe]

That might work....can i get a cheapo microphone for a camcorder?

I've got a Sony Handicam.

 

[Daggar]

I'm sure that you can. You could probably even find one cheap at a Radio Shack or something. I don't think there's anything particularly special about the mic connection on a Sony Cam.

 

[LtDavis]

http://www.stickypod.com/

 

[85_SS_302_Coupe]

http://www.stickypod.com/

Ok that's awesome, but WAY overkill for what i'm looking to do. I'm just playing around...plus i wanna keep it really inconspicuous.

This isn't even for anything like street racing...more or less just because...plus it's cool to have for sound clips of how the car sounds while driving.

 

[LtDavis]

I remember seeing that website in a magazine ad or something a long time ago so I figured I'd just throw it out there.

 

[Darkwriter77]

I would say suction cup mounts would be cool (surely you can score some big ones at Home Depot), but with a primer paintjob, the only thing it would stick to would be the glass, so that might limit your location choices for angle ... and, obviously, you don't want to stick it on the windshield, or you'll be blocking your own field of vision.

If you have halo headrests, those make a good mounting point for a cam, such as on the passenger's side. Then just do as Daggar suggested and run a remote mic up to the cam, and locate the mic wherever you want.