In this video you will see Rear Wheel Drive catch everyone up on what he’s been up to and why he hasn’t been posting on YouTube. His C8 Corvette was in an accident but finally he has started to receive the Liberty Walk Wide Body kit.

He also has a C5 Z06 that just had the transmission replaced and takes a visit over to the body shop to see he Liberty Walk Wide Body Kit.

The front bumper was a little damaged from the delivery and he has Rohana Wheels that were suppose to black but came gloss brushed with a polished lip.  Check out more of the Liberty Walk C8 Corvette Build Series below.

If you want to see what a full Wide Body Kit on a C8 Corvette looks like check out our post here from November of 2021 where there were quite few Liberty Walk C8 Corvettes, a an extremely custom wide body C8 Corvette from Label Motorsports and other C8 Corvettes with Racing Sport Concept carbon fiber body kits.

UPDATE: In this video below you can see the full Liberty Walk Wide Body kit on the C8 Corvette without it being painted yet nor are the Rohana Wheels on either. Also, Rear Wheel Drive, Matt mentions he’s not using Liberty walk rear wing and has a company building him a C8 Z06 style wing.

What COLOR Should I Paint My Liberty Walk Wide Body C8 Corvette?

In this video from Records Rebuilds on YouTube he shares his insights on the new C8 Corvette Z06 allocation numbers and what he predicts Ciocca Corvette will get since he is on their list like we are.

The C8 Corvette 2021 Year to Date C8 Sales numbers were leaked on a C8 Forum and Ciocca Corvette formerly Kerbeck sold 1,481 C8 Corvettes that they were allocated in 2021.

Records Rebuilds has been a pretty reliable source first sharing how to reserve a C8 Corvette with the #1 Corvette dealer in the country Ciocca Corvette and then how to get your reservation number with Ciocca since they received over 6,000 initial $2,000 deposits on the list date.

Based on these leaked sales numbers of 1,481 C8 Corvettes that Ciocca delivered he is predicting a low end number of 222-370 Z06 allocations in the first year which would be 15-25% of the same number of C8 Corvettes they sold in 2021.

We agree with this number as it has been historically shown that in the first year of the C7 Corvette Z06 production they made 8,653 C7 Z06 out of the 34,240 C7 Corvettes produced.

If you take 25% of 1,481 C8 Corvettes Ciocca delivered you get about 370 C8 Z06s. This is most likely the best number to go on for now especially considering the 1,481 C8 Corvettes sold at Ciocca last year was during these crazy times with the pandemic and supply chain issues not to mention the tornado hitting the factory and other shut downs.

For more information about the C8 Corvette Z06 check out this resource.

Check out this video from C8 Moe on YouTube where he races a Lamborghini Urus vs his C8 Corvette.

Its a roll race maybe from 40MPH or so and as you can see the power to weight ratio kicks in and leaves the URUS in the dust.

Per the video description the only mod he has is an AWE Exhaust on his 2022 C8 Corvette vs the 2020 URUS.

In this video from Horizon Speed on YouTube he spots one of the Hypersonic Gray C8 Corvette Z06s in a parking lot in Michigan.

It’s most likely one of the Corvette engineers testing cars. But what is pretty cool is this the first one seen in the Hypersonic gray color with the full Z07 package. We have posted the C8.R Edition C8 Corvette in the Hypersonic Gray color when they were at Corvettes at Carlisle but this is the first one spotted in the C8 Z06 model.

Also, this video shows just how wide the front end of the Corvette C8 Z06 is especially with those dive planes. If you not going to track the car and you end up getting lucky enough to get a 1st year Z06 that Z07 package with the dive planes might not be the route to go.

If you want to learn more about the C8 Z06 that is suppose to come out in 2022 for the 2023 model year check out our C8 Z06 section or this C8 Corvette Z06 resource.

For awhile we were posting updates on the Twin Turbo C8 Corvette Emelia Hartford built and was the first to get to the low 9 second 1/4 mile time. But then she stopped using her Twin Turbo C8 Corvette for content.

Also, along the way when she was uploading videos of her C8 Corvette the engine had to be repaired and the transmission had to have the DCT upgraded many times with Dodson clutches.

Each time she would attempt to break her record there was a tuning issue when running a piggy back set up since the C8 Corvette still has an encrypted ECU and you can’t tune them. Most say its because GM and Chevrolet don’t want to screw a tune with an over the air update or so people won’t be discouraged from buying their new C8 Z06 or C8 Corvette ZR1 once they start building them in a few years and tune them to higher horsepower than they will be.

Emelia Hartford mentioned she has been doing a lot of testing with a new intercooler, DI injectors, and they rerouted PCP lines as well as keep testing on the Dyno with a new control module to try to trick the car to handle the boost.

In the meantime, FuelTech has secured the world record for the fastest C8 Corvette in the world currently achieving an 8.97 at 160.92 MPH in the quarter mile.

Sounds like Emelia Hartford will be uploading more C8 Corvette content very soon once she gets her Twin Turbo C8 Corvette dialed in again.

Emelia Hartford C8 Corvette Engine Destroyed. Twin Turbo C8 Corvette Drag Race Ends Horribly

In this latest Emelia Hartford C8 Corvette video she blows her engine trying to beat her quarter mile record and try to get low 9s (9.36) or 8 second quarter mile passes. As you can see by her videos and her commentary its not that easy with the base model stingray with a Twin Turbo kit and clutch issues.

Emelia Hartford Tearing down her Blown C8 Corvette Engine… 30 psi too many times…

Check out this one of kind Widebody C8 Corvette build by Label Motorsports out of Michigan. They built this Widebody C8 Corvette from the ground up with Forged Carbon Fiber everywhere, Brixton Forged Wheels and more. At the time of this post they only have 2 more allocations to have them build a C8 Corvette for you like this.

This Widebody C8 Corvette was built over a year for the SEMA Show in Las Vegas and was a showstopper. It’s one of the best C8 Corvette builds to date and we would rank it in the Top 5 of C8 Corvette builds so far.

You can learn more about their C8 Corvette build here and tell them C8CorvetteBlog.com sent you.

Corvette C8 “Supercar” by Label Motorsports in West Michigan

This video is shared from Tours Around Michigan on YouTube where they spotted the infamous Label Motorsports Widebody C8 Corvette unveiled at Sema in 2021.

West Michigan company Label Motorsports shows off how it customizes a Corvette from fender to fender. Started factory basic car & created a “Supercar.” 29 new pieces. No plastic. Unveiled 2022 Michigan International Auto Show, DeVos Place, Grand Rapids

In this video by Daily Delinquency on YouTube they install a bunch of aftermarket mods for the C8 Corvette including a Fabspeed Exhaust, Paragon Lowering Kit, Flashtech Lighting LED, Underglow Lighting and Vertical Doors.

This C8 Corvette is already wrapped in Satin Purple and has aftermarket wheels. However, Certified Motors installed the Fabspeed Exhaust on it and Daily Delinquency does the rest with the lighting, vertical doors, and lowering collars.

This gives you a glimpse into all the different aftermarket mods for the C8 Corvette that are available. The only other thing we might add to this C8 Corvette is some carbon fiber from Racing Sport Concepts although this C8 Corvette does have a High Wing Spoiler already.

In this video from AccuAir Suspension on YouTube you will see Gabe Florido’s Xpel Stealth C8 Corvette with Vossen Wheels and Racing Sport Concepts Carbon Fiber Kit for the C8 Corvette.

Gabe has many versions of his C8 Corvette on his Instagram @GabeFlorido and @CarLifestyle a car Instagram page he has built over the years. This version of his car includes AccuAir Suspension for that air bagged look.

He also has Racing Sport Concepts Carbon Fiber diffuser,  C8 Corvette Carbon Fiber Side Skirts, C8 Corvette Carbon Fiber spoiler “duck tail”, C8 Corvette carbon fiber front splitter, and intake vents.

This version was built for the SEMA Show 2021 in Las Vegas, NV and highlighted at the AccuAir Suspension Booth.

Bagged C8 Corvette on e-Level+ | CarLifestyle (4K)

Per the video description:

You’ve likely heard of the platform Car Lifestyle, now meet the owner behind it. Gabe is always pushing out clean, sleek builds, and his latest, this C8 Corvette, is no different. Check out Gabe on IG: https://www.instagram.com/gabeflorido Thanks to our partners at @VossenWheels for the exhaust audio! Tech Questions? → tech@accuair.com Sales Questions? → sales@accuair.com Looking for a dealer? → https://accuair.com/pages/dealers Our eLevel+ kits and more are now shipping worldwide. → https://accuair.com

In this video you can hear DadBodSzn610 on YouTube give his opinion of the new C8 Z06 Corvette Sales process and allocations to Chevy Dealers.

Normally, Chevrolet Dealers get allocation based on their sales numbers and he recently put two C8 Corvette Z06 deposits down at a Chevy dealer with the highest allocations of Corvettes but was pretty far down on their list when they started emailing the reservation numbers.

He ended up being in the 1,500s on the list so he decided to take his deposit back about a month later. Also, his wife took her deposit back once they said you can only have one deposit down at MSRP per household to make it fair for the rest of the people on the list that put their deposits down.

So far the list is over 4-5k people at this one car dealer that want the C8 Corvette Z06 as fast as possible and “first”. This Chevy dealer has the best chance and getting the most C8 Corvette Z06s because they normally sell the most and have the most allocations. The dealership was recently purchased and in tradition they didn’t open the list until the car was actually unveiled, set up their rules to get on the list and started taking deposits at the day and time mentioned allowing people from all over the world to wire transfer money or if local drive to their dealer or fly in and stand in line in person.

No one knows how many C8 Corvette Z06 cars that Chevrolet can produce each year going forward especially with current supply chain issues and in the past it was only about 25%-35% or so of the base Corvette models. And the C8 Corvette Z06 might be even lower since each engine is hand built by about 13 engine builders they mentioned at the time of the reveal.

Do think he is right in the video about General Motors changing things up with Chevy Dealer allocation or even taking a “Tesla.com” model where people can buy directly from the manufacturer?

Leave your comments below we know it’s a tough subject and everyone is hyped about getting a C8 Corvette including the C8 Z06 but it’s tough for car dealers too that earned allocations by their history of past sales.

In this recent video by Speed Phenom on YouTube he takes a look at the performance stats on the 2023 C8 Corvette Z06 at the LA Auto Show.

He once again covers the 41lb weight reduction and Z07 aero package as well as the Cup 2 tires that help it perform in the low 10 second quarter mile range and around the track vs the Bugatti Chiron.

He recently interviewed the C8 Corvette engineers at the Petersen Museum on the reveal date and learned a lot more specs about the C8 Z06 like the fry weight being about 3450 pounds.

He also covers how normally a high revving natural aspirated flat plane engine wouldn’t have these type of performance numbers since its not supercharged or Twin Turbo.