Paul's S13 Odyvia Convertible Build

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I just started the rebuild on my Vert. I have gone with the Spirit-Rei Odyvia widebody kit. Here are some pictures of how far along the car has come over the past 2 years.

This should set things off....
http://i.imgur.com/P0RWV0P.jpg

At Summit Point WV.
http://i.imgur.com/otMc7Tf.jpg

Full Origin Lab Stylish Silvia body kit and PJ Bonifiacco 50mm fender flares.

http://i.imgur.com/LLzToNb.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/HehMln2.jpg

Origin Lab door caps and Type II wing and...... my cat Professor Meowingtons
http://i.imgur.com/P7CWhx1.jpg


Convertible wing being shaved.
http://i.imgur.com/lavUplk.jpg

First time sprayed
http://i.imgur.com/RrYJxHF.jpg

Sprayed again Matte White
http://i.imgur.com/Fo9hFwv.jpg

At Mischief.TV's booth for 2013 Ocean City Car Show
http://i.imgur.com/2v4uNn5.jpg

Getting sprayed for the fourth time....
http://i.imgur.com/q8zCTP0.jpg

First Hit & Run.....
http://i.imgur.com/ayAPHFd.jpg

Second Hit & Run in a month....
http://i.imgur.com/ENIDEIK.jpg

Hit again!!!
http://i.imgur.com/5ts7sNt.jpg

Hit while parked a fourth time!! Luckily I caught them this time.
http://i.imgur.com/Vs1MxYM.jpg

ChargeSpeed Aero I never really went with and sold to go Odyvia widebody
http://i.imgur.com/lF7EYcJ.jpg

I sold my Silkroads coilovers to go with a new set of UpGarage Up Spec Damper coils.
http://i.imgur.com/8BJkBZQ.jpg

Last shot of the car while it was complete and clean.
http://i.imgur.com/VJspgmw.jpg

Boxes of "Overnight parts from Japan"
http://i.imgur.com/e4LqjhV.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/NRWjZy5.jpg

Test fitting kit
http://i.imgur.com/ekUNM6A.jpg

I will post up more pics and updates on how it's coming along. Feel free to ask any questions.

[smokescreen240]

damn dude, you've got the worst luck with parking lots. i love the odyvia front, so i'll sub. :D

[zombiewolf513]

I cant wait to see how this looks!

Did you get it from wheel flip?

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damn dude, you've got the worst luck with parking lots. i love the odyvia front, so i'll sub. :D

Every time I got hit is while the car is parked :( Perhaps there are some angry fathers out there that read the windshield sticker.......

[smokescreen240]

Every time I got hit is while the car is parked :( Perhaps there are some angry fathers out there that read the windshield sticker.......

i'm sure they were the same fathers of the girls you pictured washing your car.

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[FRpilot]

what hood is that? the black one when your car had s13 silvia front end.

[wolfpack]

Hell yeah Paul! Making moves!!!

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Some updates

I need to borrow a friend's engine hoist so I can drop the motor this week and clean up the bay.
http://i.imgur.com/TpDWJpS.jpg

Soooo Spirit-Rei includes 5 pages of instructions on installing the kit and cutting up the radiator support to fit these big ass minivan headlights..... Problem is I don't read Japanese. :doh:

http://i.imgur.com/udERE5n.jpg




i'm sure they were the same fathers of the girls you pictured washing your car.

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Hahaha!!

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what hood is that? the black one when your car had s13 silvia front end.

Seibon DV carbon fiber hood.

[xoxide]

Lot of jailbait going on in that first pic....


Interested to see where this goes! Are you changing wheels?

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Lot of jailbait going on in that first pic....


Interested to see where this goes! Are you changing wheels?

Haha I needed a car wash and there was a high school cheerleader fundraiser going at the local gas station.

My Pedobear costume, lol
http://i.imgur.com/revQQrg.jpg?1?5458



Current wheel set up on the car is AME Shallen CX 18x9.5+10 & 18x10-16. Alex owner of WheelFlip in CA is building a Odyvia his build thread is on here as well. He has been very helpful in my conversion and is building my new set of wheels. I am trying avoid using any kind of spacer unless it is for caliper clearance. Otherwise what is the point of going widebody if not to fit more tire??

[chino38]

This is going to be an awesome vert when you finish it.

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Hell yeah Paul! Making moves!!!

Thanks bro!!! I sent you the sneak peak pictures on the new wheels. I'm trying to catch up to your status bro. You have more sets of shoes for your car than some kids on here have for their feet!!!


This is going to be an awesome vert when you finish it.

It will never be "done" but I hope to have the car ready by June.

[souljaseth33]

Can't wait to see this in the end!



Lot of jailbait going on in that first pic....


Interested to see where this goes! Are you changing wheels?

:naughtyd:
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[meoww]

first pic is funny lol

[spooled240]

I've wondered how someone came up with the idea of using mini van headlights in the s13

it looks great though, in for the end result :)

[BONIN240SX]

ohhhhhh im excited!!!!!!!!

[JDMBart]

Cant wait to see the finished product!

[living4surf]

planning on running this kit on my vq vert so cant wait to see how this comes out

[Driftwire]

Any updates on the build?

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http://imgur.com/S4eltpQm.jpg

[smokescreen240]

http://i647.photobucket.com/albums/uu193/dr48/carbedtwinsizemattres.jpg

nice try, but my race car bed is better.

[d_nice]

looking good so far

[ehhhregartless]

any plans on selling the trunk spoiler?

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any plans on selling the trunk spoiler?

It is up for sale on my FS thread. Here is the link for it.

http://zilvia.net/f/showthread.php?t=535889

http://i647.photobucket.com/albums/uu193/dr48/carbedtwinsizemattres.jpg

nice try, but my race car bed is better.

Hahaha!!! You win!!!

[snow hawk]

Still diggin on your instagram :P Makes my silvia look like sheeeit lol. (im Snowhawk92 on insta) Can't wait till shes done bro! northern 240's ftw!

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Some recent updates.

I'm trying to do a wire tuck without pulling the dash. I don't want to crack the dash so we cut the harness.
http://i.imgur.com/U19yovQm.jpg

Going with a front facing intake manifold and cutting the front wheel wells for some wheel clearance. New wheels are being built by Alex from WheelFlip and will be here sometime next week. Sizes are 18x10-26 & 18x13-6 (6 inch & 7 inch lips). Alex is also building an Odyvia, follow his thread for updates on his build.

http://i.imgur.com/hJmsFSdm.jpg

Sneak peak of new wheel set up.

Before picture......
http://i.imgur.com/K76HK06.jpg

After

http://i.imgur.com/Hiib8xC.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/dzUUEKw.jpg

[Kylerkickass240]

yo this is gonna be rad af!! stoked to see the finished product

[Memberofthe600hpkaclub]

I thought you might be the first vert....unless this is you
http://i568.photobucket.com/albums/ss125/Ernie_Mac/Mobile%20Uploads/image-11.jpg (http://s568.photobucket.com/user/Ernie_Mac/media/Mobile%20Uploads/image-11.jpg.html)

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I guess I'm not the first to do it. They make the kit for 240's. It was only a matter of time before somebody put it on a Vert. I guess he beat me too it. I don't want what is left of the body line by the door handle that goes down the middle of the car there. So I will shave it and I have a set of Origin Lab door caps that will be trimmed to make the whole skirts and doors flush. I need to do something about the grill. It sags in the middle and makes the whole front look like it's drooping. I have an extra ChargeSpeed CF grill I may cut up and make fit.

The kit is not even close to bolt on. Every hole for the fenders doesn't line up so they have to be tended to. Hood brackets have to be cut and modified to make the hood fit properly and sit flush. Pulling an all nighter to finish this poor financial investment, aka my car.

http://i.imgur.com/ZIusUMTm.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/IxOLyTNm.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/IdcTWqAm.jpg

[xBtony]

Damn another Odyvia vert. I've been wanting to build one for years now, haha. Stoked to see the outcome of this one!

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I thought about running my 50mm fender flares on top of the widebody for a total of 135mm but I'm not really feeling how it looks.....

My friend said it reminded him off a female bodybuilder with a boob job. Haha!

http://i.imgur.com/SmxWbAjm.jpg

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I found an old photo of my car when we went to Ocean City two summers ago. The Rocket Bunny hatch on Regamasters is my friend John's. His car is on point and what I hope to achieve with this build.
http://i531.photobucket.com/albums/dd354/trunkscom/2012-06-08164441.jpg

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Marking off the part of my radiator support that has to be cut out to make space for these mini van headlights.
http://i.imgur.com/haVgRO1m.jpg

Worked all night again. I'm going to have to make brackets to hold up the bumper on the end where it connects to the fender. I want every panel to line up perfectly and not just throw the kit on.

http://i.imgur.com/Potl9Wpm.jpg

One problem I kept running into with my last setup was wheel clearance and the harness rubbing. So along with the wire tuck I'm doing front tubs. I picked up a tractor trailer fender yesterday and using that. #TubGirl

http://i.imgur.com/eU1PvD8m.jpg

[PrimeDirective]

Dude, fix your damn pictures.

[Ramonesfreak2010]

Yes please Paul.

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Dude, fix your damn pictures.

Yes please Paul.

Sorry guys, I just fixed them.

[da_crew10]

Very entertaining dont stop!

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Finally, some more updates!!

I picked up a RHD front clip from MD JDM Motors.

http://i.imgur.com/cfPONHbm.jpg

Measure twice, then measure again, cut once.

http://i.imgur.com/NY4H1rum.jpg

Brand new headlights getting cut up.

http://i.imgur.com/rzW9iuum.jpg

[supreme_1]

that other odyvia vert is on oahu.

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Almost there.....

http://i.imgur.com/xvEFc3Cm.jpg

[STL240SXDRIFT]

Looks good man! What ideas do you have for color?

[wolfpack]

Killin' it Paul!

Looks good man! What ideas do you have for color?

WHITE! :naughty:

[Big Zee]

White with a flake or pearl!!

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Killin' it Paul!

WHITE! :naughty:

Thanks bro! If I do go white it would have to be a pearl or with gold flake

[05subysti]

lambo balloon white then add some gold pearl into the clear..

been a fan of this car, can't wait to see the car finished!

[Taylorgang808]

I thought you might be the first vert....unless this is you
http://i568.photobucket.com/albums/ss125/Ernie_Mac/Mobile%20Uploads/image-11.jpg (http://s568.photobucket.com/user/Ernie_Mac/media/Mobile%20Uploads/image-11.jpg.html)

That vert is from hawaii. Offset kings 2014

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I hate the way the grill looks. It fits terribly and sags in the middle. I might have to make a different one of I can't rectify the Spirit-Rei one.

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Actually starting to look like a car. I move to a new house next week so progress has been slow.
http://i.imgur.com/YG4UUegl.jpg

[smokescreen240]

Actually starting to look like a car. I move to a new house next week so progress has been slow.
http://i.imgur.com/YG4UUegl.jpg

yes! yes! please don't stop!




























that's what i heard last night, but it applies here also. :naughty:

[alexisthemovie]

Actually starting to look like a car. I move to a new house next week so progress has been slow.
http://i.imgur.com/YG4UUegl.jpg

That's a lot of suspension droop haha

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That's a lot of suspension droop haha

Haha! I went with Nissan Xterra suspension lol

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Moved to the new house this weekend with a lot more space to work on the car. Sold my Maxima to finish this build in time for Wekfest in NJ on August 17.

Some fellow 240 owners came by to help with the move.

http://i.imgur.com/IvWvPrgl.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/JCWi3l2l.jpg

Dash came out in one piece with no cracks *Whew!*

http://i.imgur.com/nsJcMbel.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/mp9BCEEl.jpg

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Some updates. Because rubbing will be an issue with new wheel setup I need more clearance, so front wheel wells have to addressed. Original plan was to make my own tubs but I kinda want to leave because I don't plan on keeping this engine set up and I'm not trying to do the same thing twice. I won't drive the car in the rain ever and only take it out on nice days so it won't get too dirty in the engine bay.

http://i.imgur.com/gs6l3rwm.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/3lFzRvYm.jpg

[scweet14]

fuck happend to this thing?

[styles240]

It's done it's blue it looks sick. By far one of my top 5 240sx

[scweet14]

any pics of this beast?

[Rustys14]

any pics of this beast?

Some pics from our local forum.

http://i.imgur.com/lJAsXNUm.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/WWlPK0Im.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/voMvMHVm.jpg

[Driftwire]

a link to the local forum would be nice.

[styles240]

Ma240sx.net

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[Big Zee]

looks so good in that color!

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UPDATES!!!! I traveled down to Houston, Texas 2 weeks ago for Mayday Garage's Rice Bowl. Here are some shots of how the car looks now.

http://imgur.com/jW9YJSmm.jpg
http://imgur.com/Uzdpqv0m.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/lk1zLZ4m.jpg
http://imgur.com/Gs9hKkZm.jpg

[taeisbeast]

this is wonderful great awesome superb.

looks really good man, good job

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This is how it looked at the last car show I took it to. Coilovers, wheels, seats and harnesses sold for new pieces. Replacement pieces will be in over the winter. I picked up carbon fiber Ganadors (pictured) and cf front side and rear diffusers as well.

http://imgur.com/VXPkK23l.jpg

[OutlawLui]

this is wonderful great awesome superb.

looks really good man, good job

how did you make your avatar move