TJ Hunt’s C8 is the car the Streethunter widebody kit was built on.
TJ Hunt is the YouTuber behind Streethunter Designs. His best-known Corvette is a twin-turbo C8 Stingray wearing the Streethunter widebody kit, designed by Jon Sibal and shown at SEMA 2021. Streethunter lists the kit at $6,000 with a fiberglass front lip or $7,000 with a carbon fiber lip, as of October 2026.
One thing first, because the names cause confusion. TJ Hunt the YouTuber is not me, and he has no relation to this site. I’m TJ, a C8 owner who writes here. This page is a profile of TJ Hunt’s widebody C8 Corvette and the kit that came out of it, with every price and date tied to a source.
Streethunter C8 Wide Body Kit, October 2026
Who TJ Hunt is
TJ Hunt is a car YouTuber. His channel follows his own car builds, and some of those builds became products. Autoblog’s February 2020 report on the C8 renderings described him as a YouTuber who had expanded into a clothing company and custom projects like sports car body kits. The C8 kit was announced under the Street Hunter Designs name, with Jon Sibal credited as the designer.
The C8 was not the first kit. Autoblog noted a Streethunter kit for the Toyota Supra already on sale at the time, and the Streethunter catalog today also carries a BRZ/GR86 wide body kit. The Corvette is the one that put him in front of Corvette people, mostly because the kit was developed in public on his own Stingray, one video at a time.
What the Streethunter C8 widebody kit includes
The maker’s product page for the C8 Wide Body Kit lists four parts groups in the base kit:
- Front lip, in fiberglass (FRP) or carbon fiber. This is the only choice that changes the kit price.
- Front bumper extensions.
- Front fenders with carbon fiber inserts.
- Rear flares.
The page calls the parts hand laid. It does not list fitment years, wheel offsets or install steps, so ask before you order if your car is a convertible or a Z06.
The big wing and the rear diffuser you see on TJ Hunt’s car are separate products. So are the side vents, the hood and the side skirt extensions. When the design was first shown, LSX Magazine reported that it left side skirts out on purpose, to avoid giving up clearance under the rockers.
Streethunter states that all FRP parts need proper bodywork before installing: sanding, prep for paint, and possibly filler and grinding to get the fit right. The listed price is parts only. Paint, body labor and wheels are on top.
What the kit costs in October 2026
These are the prices on Streethunter’s own site when I checked on October 10, 2026.
| Part | Listed price | In the base kit? |
|---|---|---|
| Wide Body Kit, FRP front lip | $6,000 | This is the kit |
| Wide Body Kit, carbon front lip | $7,000 | This is the kit |
| C8 Wing | $3,600 | No |
| C8 Rear Diffuser | $2,995 | No |
| Side Skirt Extensions | $2,000 | No |
| Side Vents (pair) | $995 | No |
| C8 Corvette Hood | from $1,600 | No |
The kit is $6,000 with the fiberglass front lip and $7,000 with the carbon fiber front lip. The wing is $3,600 and the rear diffuser is $2,995. Add the wing and diffuser to the fiberglass-lip kit and the parts bill is $12,595 before a body shop touches the car. Side skirt extensions are another $2,000, the side vents are $995 a pair, and the hood starts at $1,600.
The price has come down. A CorvSport roundup from July 2024 listed the same kit at $8,400 with the fiberglass lip and $9,795 with the carbon lip.
The build timeline, from SEMA 2019 to SEMA 2021
The kit took about two years to go from measurements to a finished car on a show floor.
| When | What happened | Source |
|---|---|---|
| SEMA 2019 | The Street Hunter team measures a C8 and the C8.R race car at the show and starts the design in 3D, before owning a car. | LSX Magazine |
| Feb 2020 | Renderings go public. Jon Sibal is named as the designer. The renderings show HRE wheels. | LSX Magazine, Autoblog |
| Fall 2020 | First test fit on a gray Stingray, then 3D-printed prototype panels go on a Torch Red C8 at a body shop. The plan: pull molds from the prototypes. | CorvetteBlogger |
| Aug 2021 | The finished widebody Torch Red Stingray is shown driving on the street. | CorvetteBlogger |
| Nov 2021 | The car, now twin-turbo, is displayed at SEMA 2021. | MagnaFlow |
| Mar 2022 | Late Model Racecraft reworks the twin-turbo setup with a FuelTech FT600 engine computer and an upgraded clutch. | CorvetteBlogger |
The design brief was a GT3 race car look. LSX Magazine’s February 2020 report listed wider fenders, rear quarter panels, a rear diffuser, a race wing and nose changes, with the wing compared to the one on GM’s C8.R. CorvetteBlogger’s August 27, 2021 write-up of the finished car credits SOS Customz with building it and describes a carbon fiber wing on struts, a carbon fiber rear diffuser and a carbon fiber front splitter on a Torch Red Stingray. It also noted the nose barely cleared the street leaving the shop, and that TJ Hunt still planned to lower the car.
The SEMA 2021 car: twin turbos and a version 1.5 kit
TJ Hunt’s C8 was at SEMA 2021 in the MagnaFlow exhibit, Central Hall booth 23343. MagnaFlow’s show write-up calls the car a 2021 Corvette C8 and lists a version 1.5 widebody kit, front and rear diffusers, twin turbos, upgraded Brembo brakes and the company’s xMOD cat-back exhaust. Vette Vues later reported that the kit also made it into Forza Horizon 5.
The turbo side went through more than one shop. PASMAG reported a prototype twin-turbo setup from Sheepey Race on the car. In March 2022, CorvetteBlogger covered Late Model Racecraft pulling the engine, upgrading the clutch and running the car on a FuelTech FT600 engine computer. None of those sources published a horsepower figure, so I am not printing one. For scale, a stock 2021 Stingray’s 6.2L LT2 makes 490 hp, or 495 hp with the performance exhaust.
If boost is the part you care about, this site’s twin-turbo C8 post covers another build.
Wheels and tires on TJ Hunt’s car
Here is what is on the record. The 2020 renderings showed HRE wheels. CorvetteBlogger described the finished car’s wheels as deep-dish and multi-spoke. I could not find the wheel widths, offsets or tire sizes in any source I can cite, and Streethunter’s product page does not list recommended wheel specs, so I am leaving sizes out instead of guessing.
The practical point stands without the numbers. Wider fenders with factory wheels leave the tire sitting inside the arch, so wheels belong in the budget next to the kit. My C8 aftermarket wheels guide is the place to start.
Video: TJ Hunt’s first drive in the widebody C8
This is the video from TJ Hunt’s own channel, titled “First Drive in the Widebody C8 Corvette”. It is his first drive with the widebody on the car, so it is a good look at how the kit sits on a real Stingray in motion.
Two things I would think about before copying this build. First, ride height. When I lowered my Z06, the drop put the front lift out of its working range. Add a front lip to a lowered car and there is even less room to work with.
Second, the factory now sells width. The 2027 Grand Sport is the Z06 wide body with the 535 hp LS6. If you want the stance with a warranty, I would start there. If you want a look nobody at the dealer can order, that is what a kit like this is for.
Frequently asked questions
Who is TJ Hunt?
TJ Hunt is a car YouTuber who builds modified sports cars on his channel and sells body kits through Streethunter Designs. Corvette people know him for his twin-turbo widebody C8 Stingray. He is a different person from TJ, the C8 owner who writes this site, and the two are not related.
What widebody kit is on TJ Hunt’s C8 Corvette?
It is the Streethunter Designs C8 Wide Body Kit, which was developed on that car. Jon Sibal designed it with a GT3 race car look. CorvetteBlogger showed the finished Torch Red Stingray in August 2021 with a carbon fiber wing, rear diffuser and front splitter.
How much is the Streethunter C8 widebody kit?
Streethunter Designs lists the C8 Wide Body Kit at $6,000 with a fiberglass front lip and $7,000 with a carbon fiber front lip, as of October 2026. That is parts only. The wing is $3,600 and the rear diffuser is $2,995, both sold separately, and paint, bodywork and installation are extra.
What comes in the C8 Street Hunter kit?
The base kit has four parts groups: a front lip, front bumper extensions, front fenders with carbon fiber inserts, and rear flares. The wing, rear diffuser, side vents, side skirt extensions and hood are separate products. Streethunter says its fiberglass parts need sanding and prep before paint.
Was TJ Hunt’s C8 Corvette at SEMA?
Yes. The twin-turbo widebody C8 was displayed at SEMA 2021 in the MagnaFlow exhibit, Central Hall booth 23343. MagnaFlow listed a version 1.5 widebody kit, front and rear diffusers, upgraded Brembo brakes and its xMOD cat-back exhaust on the car. It did not publish a horsepower figure.
Who built the twin-turbo setup on TJ Hunt’s C8?
PASMAG reported a prototype twin-turbo setup from Sheepey Race on the car. In March 2022, CorvetteBlogger covered Late Model Racecraft reworking it with a FuelTech FT600 engine computer and an upgraded clutch. Neither source published a horsepower number, so none is quoted on this page.
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