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Historical Sponsorship & Rebuilds

The Gearbox Factory takes an active and keen interest in Motorsport, particularly the classics, with a bit of drifting thrown in... Here's a historical snapshot of the race cars sponsored over the years.
The Gearbox Factory has completed multiple Auto to Manual conversions, however, due to current workload we are not undertaking these. Below is a successful Auto to Manual conversion article on a Holden Monaro
CLARKE HOPKINS HOLDEN TORANA 1977 SS-69

Clarke Hopkins – Holden Torana 1977 SS


 

Clark Procter – MK1 Ford Escort


 




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V8  Ute Series 2015 (Previously UDC V8 Series)


2015 - The Ute’s, both Holden and Ford, are evenly matched and provide fast close racing.  The Utes all used a 6 speed T56 gearbox.  Despite being a standard box, it handled the rigors of racing well, with synchronizers and hubs being the items most needing attention.

The V8 Ute series, up until this season in 2015, when the V8 Ute series aligned themselves with their Australian cousins, The Gearbox Factory was the only approved repairer for the venerable T56 gearbox.  The same gearbox found in Holden and Ford road cars.  This enabled Gearbox Factory to amass a wealth of experience and knowledge on this model of gearbox.
 

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The Gearbox Factory's Cobra Daytona


The Gearbox Factory's owner, Keith Lane, finished his Daytona project in 2010 and was out racing it successfully until his untimely death in 2020.  The heart of the replica Daytona was a 302ci inch four-bolt Ford Racing Boss block that Keith and fellow Gearbox Factory East Tamaki team member, Steve Hamilton, strokes to 347 cubes. It had ported Trick Flow heads, and a Paxton supercharger. At just 6psi boost it developed 680HP. Naturally Keith used the Daytona to showcase one of the Gearbox Factory’s Tremec TKO600 five-speed allow cased manual gearboxes, which at that time they were selling.  Chris Hogg, also part of The Gearbox Factory's team, fitted revised ratios, and a McLeod twin-plate clutch.
 
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Performance Race Cars


Over 4 decades The Gearbox Factory has sponsored, serviced and supported a large range of performance race cars. From ordinary New Zealander’s just getting out on the race track, for pure enjoyment, to the die hard professional, who actually makes money racing cars, we have seen and looked after them all.

At The Gearbox Factory they have had the same performance sales staff working for nearly three decades now – Chris Hogg, Manual Sales Manager, actually about to hit his fourth decade. Also Keith Lane, owner, until his death in 2020, had built two Cobras himself, and had raced them both on the club circuit successfully. 

Here’s a further historical slideshow of a few of the other cars that the team have looked after...
 
Click on the image below to open the full PDF article...

Auto manual conv
Click on the image to open a PDF with step by step instructions for a Gearbox Rebuild.

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We will carry out any transmission/gearbox related work on your vehicle (in accordance with your insurance company’s insurance requirements) and will provide full reports to your insurance company, should they be required.  First we just need you to call us to arrange an appointment time to bring your vehicle in, and make sure you bring your service record book in with you.  We will do the rest.