# Little Tikes ECTO-1 Project **URL:** \ **Category:** Ectomobiles\ **Created:** [July 20, 2015, 5:46pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/little-tikes-ecto-1-project/4488 "2015-07-20T17:46:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Heroic35](https://forum.gbfans.com/user_avatar/forum.gbfans.com/heroic35/32/4022_2.png) [@Heroic35](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/Heroic35)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2015, 5:46pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/little-tikes-ecto-1-project/4488/1 "2015-07-20T17:46:12Z")
My last few weeks have been filled with the news of this: [![image](http://i236.photobucket.com/albums/ff7/heroic21/IMG_1086.jpg)](http://s236.photobucket.com/user/heroic21/media/IMG_1086.jpg.html) We have tried for 4 years and finally got the good news so I am very excited. With that being said, I saw this: [![image](http://i236.photobucket.com/albums/ff7/heroic21/IMG_1091.jpg)](http://s236.photobucket.com/user/heroic21/media/IMG_1091.jpg.html) So I went on a search for an older Little Tikes Cozy Coupe as the new ones have eyes and a mouth. Yikes. I was lucky enough to have a friendly Fire Chief who happened to have one and he donated it to the cause. So I am all about this project! Any ideas and input would be greatly appreciated. [![image](http://i236.photobucket.com/albums/ff7/heroic21/IMG_1095.jpg)](http://s236.photobucket.com/user/heroic21/media/IMG_1095.jpg.html) ---
**Author:** ![TK5759](https://forum.gbfans.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/2bfe46/32.png) [@TK5759](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/TK5759)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2015, 6:45pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/little-tikes-ecto-1-project/4488/2 "2015-07-20T18:45:00Z")
> [@Heroic35](#): > > My last few weeks have been filled with the news of this: [![image](http://i236.photobucket.com/albums/ff7/heroic21/IMG_1086.jpg)](http://s236.photobucket.com/user/heroic21/media/IMG_1086.jpg.html) CONGRATULATIONS! 🙂 Being a proud papa of three future ghostbusters myself, I can feel your pride and I’m happy for you! I’d say do up the car just like the one you featured: [![image](http://i236.photobucket.com/albums/ff7/heroic21/IMG_1091.jpg)](http://s236.photobucket.com/user/heroic21/media/IMG_1091.jpg.html) If you can’t find all the bits and pieces, well, that’s the beauty of the Ecto-you can do it any way you like. If my experience with my kids and their Little Tikes car tells me anything, don’t invest too much time/money/effort into making it absolutely perfect because it’ll take a lot of abuse over the years. When we had our first, my wife and I had to have everything new and pristine. Now it’s like, “Can’t we find this at a garage sale for 25¢?” ---
**Author:** ![Heroic35](https://forum.gbfans.com/user_avatar/forum.gbfans.com/heroic35/32/4022_2.png) [@Heroic35](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/Heroic35)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2015, 2:45am UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/little-tikes-ecto-1-project/4488/3 "2015-07-21T02:45:31Z")
Oh man, I thrift shop everything. I go to goodwill weekly to find books and toys from the 80s/90s so my kid can be unique. I feature a lot of my finds in the blog in my signature. Appreciate the feedback TK5759. I just got done with the primer coats. Will post pics when I’m less sticky. ---
**Author:** ![TK5759](https://forum.gbfans.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/2bfe46/32.png) [@TK5759](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/TK5759)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2015, 5:18am UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/little-tikes-ecto-1-project/4488/4 "2015-07-21T05:18:03Z")
> [@Heroic35](#): > > Oh man, I thrift shop everything. I go to goodwill weekly to find books and toys from the 80s/90s so my kid can be unique. I feature a lot of my finds in the blog in my signature. > > Appreciate the feedback TK5759. I just got done with the primer coats. Will post pics when I’m less sticky. No problem Heroic35! I see you’re in MN, what part? Maybe we can get together for a beer sometime! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Heroic35](https://forum.gbfans.com/user_avatar/forum.gbfans.com/heroic35/32/4022_2.png) [@Heroic35](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/Heroic35)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2015, 6:12pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/little-tikes-ecto-1-project/4488/5 "2015-07-23T18:12:35Z")
> [@TK5759](#): > > > [@Heroic35](#): > > > > Oh man, I thrift shop everything. I go to goodwill weekly to find books and toys from the 80s/90s so my kid can be unique. I feature a lot of my finds in the blog in my signature. > > > > Appreciate the feedback TK5759. I just got done with the primer coats. Will post pics when I’m less sticky. > > No problem Heroic35! I see you’re in MN, what part? Maybe we can get together for a beer sometime! 🙂 I’m an hour north of Duluth. ---
**Author:** ![TK5759](https://forum.gbfans.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/2bfe46/32.png) [@TK5759](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/TK5759)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2015, 8:54pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/little-tikes-ecto-1-project/4488/6 "2015-07-23T20:54:45Z")
So, Grand Marais area? Or more toward the Iron Range? Used to live in Duluth a few years ago and I do get back every so often. ---
**Author:** ![Heroic35](https://forum.gbfans.com/user_avatar/forum.gbfans.com/heroic35/32/4022_2.png) [@Heroic35](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/Heroic35)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2015, 5:51am UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/little-tikes-ecto-1-project/4488/7 "2015-07-24T05:51:44Z")
On the range ---
**Author:** ![Heroic35](https://forum.gbfans.com/user_avatar/forum.gbfans.com/heroic35/32/4022_2.png) [@Heroic35](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/Heroic35)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2015, 3:56am UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/little-tikes-ecto-1-project/4488/8 "2015-08-27T03:56:43Z")
![image](http://i236.photobucket.com/albums/ff7/heroic21/8d34135ba27b8fe99c06ffe72cef8def.jpg) ![image](http://i236.photobucket.com/albums/ff7/heroic21/8e49f612fd53be92e271792f2570f7e3.jpg) ![image](http://i236.photobucket.com/albums/ff7/heroic21/a321aa0c1cf46dc3e8b3f2993298fc7e.jpg) ![image](http://i236.photobucket.com/albums/ff7/heroic21/2681bfcb88311e84157cddecffd6a715.jpg) ![image](http://i236.photobucket.com/albums/ff7/heroic21/21ff4c86d5bfeee28651d9279253381c.jpg) ![image](http://i236.photobucket.com/albums/ff7/heroic21/fa076a36ddb54985f01685403e9bd0d4.jpg) ![image](http://i236.photobucket.com/albums/ff7/heroic21/a2aca79ce41f30cebca7a86db558f896.jpg) ![image](http://i236.photobucket.com/albums/ff7/heroic21/d0aa584182163de720a20588b9cd647a.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Farah](https://forum.gbfans.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/f/41988e/32.png) [@Farah](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/Farah)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2015, 5:18am UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/little-tikes-ecto-1-project/4488/9 "2015-08-30T05:18:42Z")
Very nice on that. Keep up the great work. ---
**Author:** ![wkbarkov](https://forum.gbfans.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/w/eb8c5e/32.png) [@wkbarkov](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/wkbarkov)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2015, 12:39pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/little-tikes-ecto-1-project/4488/10 "2015-08-31T12:39:40Z")
I am in the process of gathering items for a build like this myself. So far I have the car and paint. I did locate these online that seem to be a good price and the perfect size [http://www.safetylightsandsignals.com/p-95-mini-novelty-police-beacon-battery-operated-425-in-blue.aspx](http://www.safetylightsandsignals.com/p-95-mini-novelty-police-beacon-battery-operated-425-in-blue.aspx) ---
**Author:** ![Heroic35](https://forum.gbfans.com/user_avatar/forum.gbfans.com/heroic35/32/4022_2.png) [@Heroic35](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/Heroic35)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2015, 7:37pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/little-tikes-ecto-1-project/4488/11 "2015-08-31T19:37:51Z")
I have those same lights and I don’t know how much I care for them as you can’t turn them sideways to run. The motor slips and grinds. A friend of mine did this veto-1 and used a different style. ![image](http://i236.photobucket.com/albums/ff7/heroic21/3b58a59fd8f3d066a2a1c55de571bca8.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![EctoRubes14](https://forum.gbfans.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/e/cc9497/32.png) [@EctoRubes14](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/EctoRubes14)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2016, 5:10pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/little-tikes-ecto-1-project/4488/12 "2016-03-07T17:10:43Z")
> [@Heroic35](#): > > I have those same lights and I don’t know how much I care for them as you can’t turn them sideways to run. The motor slips and grinds. > > A friend of mine did this veto-1 and used a different style. > > ![image](http://i236.photobucket.com/albums/ff7/heroic21/3b58a59fd8f3d066a2a1c55de571bca8.jpg) Were these blue light purchased online or custom built? ---
**Author:** ![Ghostbusters\_of\_MN](https://forum.gbfans.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/4da419/32.png) [@Ghostbusters\_of\_MN](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/Ghostbusters_of_MN)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2016, 4:03am UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/little-tikes-ecto-1-project/4488/13 "2016-04-06T04:03:41Z")
Both those lightbars and these were custom made for both cars. [![image](http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n112/dbwmib126/Mobile%20Uploads/FB_IMG_1459914910186.jpg)](http://s110.photobucket.com/user/dbwmib126/media/Mobile%20Uploads/FB_IMG_1459914910186.jpg.html)