The workshop
Two brothers. One workshop. Around thirty years under bonnets between them — and that's not counting the ones they opened before they were allowed to.
Gaby Mechanical is what happens when two Currumbin kids who never stopped pulling things apart turn it into a trade.
Between them, Jacob and Ben have spent around thirty years working on just about everything with an engine — cars and 4x4s, obviously, but also boats, trucks, diggers and caravans. It's a long list. The short version: if it runs, rolls, floats or digs, it's been on their tools at some point.
They're Currumbin born and bred, which matters more than it sounds. This is their community — the people dropping cars in are neighbours, old schoolmates, and the parents of kids they coach. You don't cut corners on those people, and it shows in the Google rating.
The 4x4 and touring work is the passion. Both of them run their own rigs on the beach and hinterland tracks, so the advice you get isn't off a spec sheet — it's from the last trip.
The crew
Officially rated. Hover over a photo if you want the unofficial version.
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Co-owner · Lead Technician
Co-owner, lead tech, and the reason the diagnostics bay has a waiting list. Has never once lost the 10mm socket.
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Co-owner · 4x4 Builds
Co-owner and the touring-build brain. If your rig rides better than it did new, that was probably Ben.
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Special Projects · Stat Leader
Nobody's entirely sure what Jon does, but the stats don't lie. Undefeated in workshop trivia since records began.
Stats independently verified by the person they belong to.
How we work
You'll get told what it needs, what it doesn't, and what can wait. In plain English, before any work starts.
Dealer-level diagnostics and workmanship without the dealer runaround. If we touch it, we stand behind it.
We build and service gear we'd take off-road ourselves — because we do, most weekends the surf's no good.
