The Lab is a light engineering & automotive/repair fabrication company specializing in Nissan modifications, Nissan Navara V8 conversions & carrying out mild to wild modifications on almost anything owned by someone wanting special attention to detail & high quality workmanship.
Owned & operated by Glenn & Christine Hodges, Glenn has over 12yrs experience in the aircraft servicing & repair industry & has been working on cars & selling car parts professionally for over 30 years.
The Lab was founded in 2010 & we operated from a modest unit in Tawn place in Hamilton, we have since relocated for the short term while we try to enjoy the early years with our little girl.
One of the best things we offer is on the spot quick thinking & solutions to problems other places may struggle or not even be able to solve, This ability is demonstrated fairly well with our little Nissan march racecar that now holds ~650hp & AWD, a fairly serious upgrade from the factory layout!
TIG, MIG, arc & gas welding, lathe work (up to 320mm diameter max) & general fabrication done on site with access to virtually unlimited machinery via sub contracting.
From basic maintenance to complete engine rebuilds, making a letter box through to a full automotive restoration/rebuild, The Lab can help you.
Please feel free to check out our extensive albums on out Facebook page or view our brief descriptions of notable projects listed here (we will be adding more very soon!)
Contact Glenn directly on 027 2789691 
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She's nearly all done!A couple of mount brackets for the rear bonnet latches and physically screw the latches to the bonnet, rivet the vent on and she's done...Look who came for a visit today!
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Carbon bonnet progress and an old mate visits
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Once upon a time I had a car, and then someone else had it, eventually the car came back for a visit...And I told you I was painting the new bonnet!#Painting...Hey guys
If anyone is interested in any of the sweet stuff available at Z1 off road then please get in touch, we are looking at bring in a bit of gear and IF we can see a market for it even stocking some goodies you Navara folks might enjoy :)
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Tune is booked for next week so I'm cracking on with the last bits n bobs! :D
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First start on the new Link ECU Xtreme G4X today - once I had sorted my settings :)More progress on our cheap nasty CF bonnet.#TheLabLimited#LINKECU#KiwiFabr...Our new shift cut knob has arrived!
See todays video to view this work of art!
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Not bad progress today!
She is not far away from initial power up and calibration of all the bits and bobs! :)
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Progress on Link G4X Extreme ECU installation
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She's not finished but I think there is some visual improvement over what we had previously, can't wait to see all the performance gains!#LinkECU#KiwiFabrica...I was running a little late yesterday so this popped up much later than usual.
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Thanks again for the ongoing support from our good mates over at Link ECU!!
We will get a detailed video of all the benefits of the newer G4X over the G4+ when I've finished with the physical installation and we can get her tuned! :D
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Link G4X Extreme ECU install begins
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It's out with the old G4+ 350Z plug in ECU and in with the G4X Extreme wire in ECU - well it's a start on the "in" part anyway ha ha!!First of al the most im...www.youtube.com/watch?v=s6WYTtT9rWU
How not to make a carbon fiber bonnet
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I'm doing most things wrong - but aint care!So far results Vs effort actually not terrible ha ha ha!!!Will deff put in FAR more effort if/when we do the door...Our mates at Link ECU are having a sale
Get on it!! 🙂BLACK FRIDAY SALE NOW ON
For two days only (25/26 Nov), GET 13% OFF our range of products*. Contact your local reseller for pricing and info.
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