4spd? bummer.. does it have power steering, air conditions and disk brakes too?
you should of just flown up and driven it home.. woulda be a tiny bit cheaper and a heap more fun!
ive done the trip from bne->mel->bne once.. and flew down to drive back a 84 bj42 that had been sitting for 2yrs prior.. got home no problem
well done on the buy!