# ECTO-1T........ **URL:** \ **Category:** Ectomobiles\ **Created:** [July 12, 2010, 4:56am UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/ecto-1t/22432 "2010-07-12T04:56:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![GBRD71](https://forum.gbfans.com/user_avatar/forum.gbfans.com/gbrd71/32/6005_2.png) [@GBRD71](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/GBRD71)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2010, 4:56am UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/ecto-1t/22432/1 "2010-07-12T04:56:00Z")
So I am working another Ectomobile that we will add to the So-Cal GB fleet. Using my 1995 F-250 I turned it into the ECTO-1T. This will serve as a mobile command and K-9 Unit, yes, K-9 Unit. Anyways here are pics of the truck. I did this all today, by myself. I would like to take the time to thank Nate (cptnjg) who was generous enough to let me use the left over tape so that I could decal my truck, otherwise this build would not have happened so quickly. This whole thing took from start to finish about 8hrs. First, I had to paint a red stripe, I decide to paint along the length of the truck bed, just below the camper shell: Taping off the area that I will painting ![image](https://discdn.gbfans.com/original/3X/d/9/d9215b562ce3b5dd007b9297469932bc596d1d63.jpeg) I forgot to take a picture of the primer, but I put a couple of coats of primer before putting this flat red ![image](https://discdn.gbfans.com/original/3X/4/5/45dc4f74c6e554547196deb02619fa2f4013d944.jpeg) This is the stripe after a few coats of red gloss ![image](https://discdn.gbfans.com/original/3X/8/9/893bb6da2d47e495c6907de8dfe61d0cb0bddf03.jpeg) After that I started on the decals, first thing was the silver/red reflector tape: rear [bumper](https://www.gbfans.com/wiki/equipment/proton-pack/bumper) ![image](https://discdn.gbfans.com/original/3X/3/0/308452bd93347248606f946ca1e70a16914f3d31.jpeg) front bumper/grill ![image](https://discdn.gbfans.com/original/3X/3/a/3a47a66da88e49ea05061c6ce6403f37294cd338.jpeg) After that I added some taxi cab checkerboard tape just below the red stripe, which not only looks good there, but hides the imperfections of the red stripe ![image](https://discdn.gbfans.com/original/3X/2/9/29bd97379bc0f73d966deb74a9104beb71a9d719.jpeg) After that I added the hazard tape tailgate ![image](https://discdn.gbfans.com/original/3X/f/7/f72ba6054032693a81e8302d60b6015f51754e26.jpeg) side ![image](https://discdn.gbfans.com/original/3X/9/c/9c834a818863c2bad9bd0f547220d03383040831.jpeg) zooming in on the door, you can also see a piece of reflector tape I added there as well ![image](https://discdn.gbfans.com/original/3X/d/0/d05094ac11e2df48377cf9e95e48e6e8e27ef675.jpeg) added some to the front bumper because, well…why not? ![image](https://discdn.gbfans.com/original/3X/6/6/667cd9a93d89044f480cfcbaccafd8d21fd4d8a7.jpeg) Here’s a few pics of the finished product ![image](https://discdn.gbfans.com/original/3X/0/c/0cf0264fb0efcde6c3cb6eb582f1ef25cbe1632d.jpeg) ![image](https://discdn.gbfans.com/original/3X/e/5/e5114f561344abca103b926062b2e2ed96dc709d.jpeg) I ordered some magnetic logos that I will be putting on the doors. Later on I will be added more decals, and eventually some light bars and equipment. Inside the camper shell there is a carpet kit that I will be making a removable “control panel” of computers, monitors and other random electronics set up to look like they function. I will also be posting a few more pictures tomorrow that give a better full view of the whole thing. ---
**Author:** ![zeta-otaku](https://forum.gbfans.com/user_avatar/forum.gbfans.com/zeta-otaku/32/186411_2.png) [@zeta-otaku](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/zeta-otaku)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2010, 5:12am UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/ecto-1t/22432/2 "2010-07-12T05:12:33Z")
That doesn’t look half bad! I like it… question though: K-9 unit? please tell me you aren’t gonna make doggie [proton packs](https://www.gbfans.com/wiki/equipment/proton-pack) \>\_\< ---
**Author:** ![GBRD71](https://forum.gbfans.com/user_avatar/forum.gbfans.com/gbrd71/32/6005_2.png) [@GBRD71](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/GBRD71)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2010, 5:23am UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/ecto-1t/22432/3 "2010-07-12T05:23:13Z")
> [@zeta otaku](#): > > That doesn’t look half bad! I like it… > > question though: K-9 unit? please tell me you aren’t gonna make doggie proton packs \>\_\< lol I might use the RGB pack I have more as some piece of “equipment” that he would carry, but not actually serve as [proton pack](https://www.gbfans.com/wiki/equipment/proton-pack), it wouldn’t have the gun and I would add some other stuff to make it look different. I also want to later buy him some doggie saddle bags and slap some GB logos on it, fill it with a few gadgets. ---
**Author:** ![zeta-otaku](https://forum.gbfans.com/user_avatar/forum.gbfans.com/zeta-otaku/32/186411_2.png) [@zeta-otaku](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/zeta-otaku)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2010, 6:41am UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/ecto-1t/22432/4 "2010-07-12T06:41:09Z")
wow… had to read that twice… I totally missed the "bag’ part of “saddle bag” so I was all “he wants to put WHAT on his dog?!” anyway, love what you’re doing to the truck… not really a fan of the dog gear thing. Just in general I kinda hate the idea of animal clothes and costumes. But yeah, anyway, I’ll keep my comments focused on the vehicle 🙂 Oh, one last thing. I’d probably avoid putting anything like “K-9 unit” anywhere on the truck just to avoid any legal issues that may or may not exist 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![The\_Stiff](https://forum.gbfans.com/user_avatar/forum.gbfans.com/the_stiff/32/6008_2.png) [@The\_Stiff](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/The_Stiff)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2010, 4:41pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/ecto-1t/22432/5 "2010-07-12T16:41:52Z")
I think the truck looks great! That red stripe turned out better than I would have expected. 🆒 Why magnetic logos for the doors? You might just as well go for permanent vinyl ones, so that they can’t be easily stolen. ---
**Author:** ![Boomerjinks](https://forum.gbfans.com/user_avatar/forum.gbfans.com/boomerjinks/32/128_2.png) [@Boomerjinks](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/Boomerjinks)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2010, 4:49pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/ecto-1t/22432/6 "2010-07-12T16:49:10Z")
Reflective tape may seem useful, but it’s going to destroy any pictures taken with a flash. ---
**Author:** ![GBRD71](https://forum.gbfans.com/user_avatar/forum.gbfans.com/gbrd71/32/6005_2.png) [@GBRD71](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/GBRD71)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2010, 4:52pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/ecto-1t/22432/7 "2010-07-12T16:52:37Z")
> [@The Stiff](#): > > I think the truck looks great! That red stripe turned out better than I would have expected. 🆒 > > Why magnetic logos for the doors? You might just as well go for permanent vinyl ones, so that they can’t be easily stolen. magnetic ones fit the budget for now, but yeah I will be getting vinyl eventually. Thanks for the compliment on the stripe, still needs work though; when you look at it up close, it still needs a few more coats. But after the hell I went through to make em, I see why now why body paint work is so expensive. ---
**Author:** ![GBRD71](https://forum.gbfans.com/user_avatar/forum.gbfans.com/gbrd71/32/6005_2.png) [@GBRD71](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/GBRD71)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2010, 4:54pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/ecto-1t/22432/8 "2010-07-12T16:54:37Z")
> [@Boomerjinks](#): > > Reflective tape may seem useful, but it’s going to destroy any pictures taken with a flash. Yeah that’s what I was thinking, someone said there’s a way to reduce that effect though, something about spraying a coat of something over it? I read it on on of the threads… ---
**Author:** ![Vincenzo330](https://forum.gbfans.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/v/8c91f0/32.png) [@Vincenzo330](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/Vincenzo330)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2010, 4:57pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/ecto-1t/22432/9 "2010-07-12T16:57:56Z")
I have a nice set of vinyl door logos, but they’re the “3D” version. Let me know if you want to work something out for them, I just need to find them. ---
**Author:** ![GBRD71](https://forum.gbfans.com/user_avatar/forum.gbfans.com/gbrd71/32/6005_2.png) [@GBRD71](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/GBRD71)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2010, 5:50pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/ecto-1t/22432/10 "2010-07-12T17:50:35Z")
> [@Vincenzo330](#): > > I have a nice set of vinyl door logos, but they’re the “3D” version. Let me know if you want to work something out for them, I just need to find them. Naw, if I’m gonna put the vinyl logo on it it’s gonna be the original version. I don’t like how the 3D one looks. Thanks though. ---
**Author:** ![GBRD71](https://forum.gbfans.com/user_avatar/forum.gbfans.com/gbrd71/32/6005_2.png) [@GBRD71](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/GBRD71)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2010, 6:04pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/ecto-1t/22432/11 "2010-07-12T18:04:31Z")
> [@zeta otaku](#): > > wow… had to read that twice… I totally missed the "bag’ part of “saddle bag” so I was all “he wants to put WHAT on his dog?!” > > anyway, love what you’re doing to the truck… not really a fan of the dog gear thing. Just in general I kinda hate the idea of animal clothes and costumes. > > But yeah, anyway, I’ll keep my comments focused on the vehicle 🙂 Oh, one last thing. I’d probably avoid putting anything like “K-9 unit” anywhere on the truck just to avoid any legal issues that may or may not exist 🙂 Yeah, we have a cop on our team. He’s been spearheading our ECTO-1E project. It helps having him as part of the team for just such concerns 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![S-Mart\_Ash](https://forum.gbfans.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/958977/32.png) [@S-Mart\_Ash](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/S-Mart_Ash)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2010, 9:57pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/ecto-1t/22432/12 "2010-07-12T21:57:56Z")
nice work so far boys! ---
**Author:** ![GBRD71](https://forum.gbfans.com/user_avatar/forum.gbfans.com/gbrd71/32/6005_2.png) [@GBRD71](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/GBRD71)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2010, 12:40am UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/ecto-1t/22432/13 "2010-07-13T00:40:36Z")
> [@FunkPunkTwang](#): > > nice work so far boys! thanks man! ---
**Author:** ![GBRD71](https://forum.gbfans.com/user_avatar/forum.gbfans.com/gbrd71/32/6005_2.png) [@GBRD71](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/GBRD71)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2010, 12:54am UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/ecto-1t/22432/14 "2010-07-13T00:54:50Z")
So for the time I’ve done all I can do in terms of body work, I will be working on the command unit inside the camper shell soon, and adding the CB radio. But until I get my magnet logos, I was able to borrow a friends and slap them on right quick for some pics. ![image](https://discdn.gbfans.com/original/3X/6/f/6f77487f8db6b237093316a7aed83fb3f76137a7.jpeg) ![image](https://discdn.gbfans.com/original/3X/7/4/74ccf64ba104bc2ffbd92e967c8c66a36d77c8b9.jpeg) I also added a tiny little vinyl sticker my buddy gave me, later down the road I will add a larger one in the back but for now that’s what is gonna be there. ![image](https://discdn.gbfans.com/original/3X/6/a/6a6a919817478025f64bae1c44735bed661ce3c0.jpeg) And here is a full frontal picture just for the heck of it: ![image](https://discdn.gbfans.com/original/3X/d/c/dc7b822cb084383f289aa7f3dbde75f4a6e1fc42.jpeg) This is a simple layout of the command center, all of this will be housed inside some homemade shelving that I have to make. For now, none of the gear will actually work, just look like it. But eventually I would like to set it up to function. ![image](https://discdn.gbfans.com/original/3X/a/c/ac7d28f2882abf2c08e6239c0f3851a560cf9137.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![zeta-otaku](https://forum.gbfans.com/user_avatar/forum.gbfans.com/zeta-otaku/32/186411_2.png) [@zeta-otaku](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/zeta-otaku)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2010, 3:06am UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/ecto-1t/22432/15 "2010-07-13T03:06:43Z")
You beheaded a NES! Nooo! Also, I think I had that same model Thinkpad 🙂 Again, safety concern: with all that equipment, isn’t it going to impede your rear-view vision? ---
**Author:** ![DentArthurDent](https://forum.gbfans.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/ee7513/32.png) [@DentArthurDent](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/DentArthurDent)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2010, 3:43am UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/ecto-1t/22432/16 "2010-07-13T03:43:13Z")
If he was driving a hearse, he’d have none anyways. :roland: Anyways, I like it. Keep the updates coming. ---
**Author:** ![GBRD71](https://forum.gbfans.com/user_avatar/forum.gbfans.com/gbrd71/32/6005_2.png) [@GBRD71](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/GBRD71)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2010, 3:50am UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/ecto-1t/22432/17 "2010-07-13T03:50:37Z")
> [@zeta otaku](#): > > You beheaded a NES! Nooo! Also, I think I had that same model Thinkpad 🙂 Again, safety concern: with all that equipment, isn’t it going to impede your rear-view vision? The NES has long since been dead, so I am reusing it as a prop. And as for driving safety,it’s fine. I put everything on the driver’s side, right behind me, so I don’t lose anything with the stuff there. It’s also not high enough to block the rear window. If I put it all on the left I would be totally blocking my blind spot, and then we would have problems. Also, I have blindspot mirrors. Thanks for the concern, trust me it was something I considered as well. ---
**Author:** ![GBRD71](https://forum.gbfans.com/user_avatar/forum.gbfans.com/gbrd71/32/6005_2.png) [@GBRD71](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/GBRD71)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2010, 12:13am UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/ecto-1t/22432/18 "2010-07-17T00:13:34Z")
UPDATE 7/16/10 Okay so the magnet logos came in today and they look awesome! I ordered them from [vistaprint.com](http://vistaprint.com) for just under $40(shipping included). Like I said this is for the time being until my budget allows for vinyl decal logos, but I’m still really happy with them. Like I said I ordered them from [vistaprint.com](http://vistaprint.com), which does a lot of custom printing. I’ve used them before in the past and have been happy with the results, and for a little under $20 for a nice GB logo (about 8 1/2" x 9 1/2") I think it was well worth it. One thing about vistaprint is that while they offer a lot of merchandise, they are fairly rigid in what you can do, so while I was able to get car door magnets of the logo, they were printed on large place-mat shaped magnetic sheets. Originally when I ordered them I figured I would just leave them like that, but when I got them today I found they they were very thin, and I could easily cut out the logos with some scissors ![image](https://discdn.gbfans.com/original/3X/d/9/d90a1dcac4b28a4e6804b91a4673e251f6874282.jpeg) After carefully cutting out around the edges this what the final product looks like ![image](https://discdn.gbfans.com/original/3X/4/5/45cf39bbe42a5f4720f6c926407063543d4f105c.jpeg) Had I know the magnets would be so easy to work with, I would have made a “sticker sheet” of decals to be printed on a set of magnets so I could add more to my truck, but I’ll just keep that in mind for the future. ---
**Author:** ![Boomerjinks](https://forum.gbfans.com/user_avatar/forum.gbfans.com/boomerjinks/32/128_2.png) [@Boomerjinks](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/Boomerjinks)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2010, 8:54am UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/ecto-1t/22432/19 "2010-07-19T08:54:10Z")
9 inches seems awfully small for door logos, especially on such a large vehicle. ---
**Author:** ![GhostbusterPM](https://forum.gbfans.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/a6a055/32.png) [@GhostbusterPM](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/GhostbusterPM)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2010, 7:44pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/ecto-1t/22432/20 "2010-07-19T19:44:18Z")
I don’t understand why you went with a computer comand station instead of a sliding [proton pack](https://www.gbfans.com/wiki/equipment/proton-pack) storage track. Seems more practicle of a thing to have in the back of a truck since theres no seats back there to sit at when using a computer station. [Next page](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/ecto-1t/22432.md?page=2)