G'day everyone.
I've not yet properly introduced myself to the ausmini universe so I thought now'd be a better time than ever. My name is joe.
I currently am on my first mini, not the first car though. It's a 1976 Leyland mini. I bought it for $2900 off a lady in Hobby's Yards in NSW and put it on a truck to my parents place in Brissy. I tried to sort out the brakes (biggest issue at the time) but couldn't really get my head around it in the short time I had leave from work. Back to Canberra I went and I sent the car off to be RWC'd by someone who knew what they were doing. I loved and still do love working on old cars. It's so logical and mostly easy to understand. I really love how inspiring it is and working with my mates on their cars and teaching them is just as satisfying. I haven't done a lot to the mini since I've had it. Done the stock standard replacement of the coolant system and alternator. Bit of rust treatment which isn't really complete. But for the time being I'll just say that it gives the car a bit of character.
I recently made the ambitious road trip from Brisbane to Canberra in the mini. I didn't go the conventional way down the M1 thank god. I took 5 days to go with one of my best mates down a more scenic route through central NSW. It was fantastic. Swag in the back, a couple of beers and plenty of oil for the mini and it went almost seemlessly.The starter motor died on the second day which was pretty funny and I lost all brake pressure at Rylstone but luckily I wasn't too far from a mechanic. To quote Russel Coight, I really did meet some pretty special people in some pretty special places. The drive itself was awesome. Very scenic and never boring. I considered myself extremely lucky to actually be driving the car when we got to Canberra (compared to arriving on the back of a tow truck).
Anyway, I'll let the video I made up for the trip do the talking. You guys will love it. PS, ignorance is bliss and I don't remember ever nicking the double lines... Woops.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LcTt_E8 ... e=youtu.be Here are a couple of behind the scenes photos from the trip!
Also! I am into photography! So if anyone in the Canberra region would ever like a couple of snaps of their mini, don't hesitate to shoot a message my way!!!
Peace
he just can't help himself sometimes, one of the most genuine and passionate mini enthusiests I have ever met. there is nothing he wont have a go at. 
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