FMF

I was tired of Openshot crashing after hrs of work so now I am learning Shotcut video editing but it is faster and has more functions so it is what it is. Tried to add some music from Seasick Steve but it seems to mess with the video color,not sure how to fix it yet but it was worse so this is the fifth try.

Our 35 foot MCI bus is looking better, the back and passenger-side is shiny but I will make a few more passes to even it out, however, the drivers side is not going to shine nearly as much. Take a guess why only one side will be shiny?

Building our home on wheels, a 1975 Motor Coach International (MCI) Mc-5B. With only 350 Mc-5B's made by MCI this one was in Yellowstone Park Co., service all it's life. It never had a title issued until the man that won it at the Xanterra/U.S. Gov auction where the last two were sold in 2020. The last two auctioned were bought by the same gentleman but the other bus was sold right away. Ours was nearly bought but the man backed out for some reason then we came around almost a year after it was nearly sold even, it was just meant to be our home on wheels eh.

Working on the last side today, used a different approach and it works better. Love the smell of gasoline lol ...

One last look at Stoney's old interior luggage racks all lit up in her factory trim or what is left. We have now gutted her, she'll have a new soul, a new start in life, a whole new life in fact. She was auctioned off for pennies on the dollar back in 2020. Then in April of '23 we found her for sale. Join us on our epic journey as we transform the old Yellowstone Park Company's "Xanterra" tour bus into our home on wheels. We already have Exotic woods nearly 100 yrs old that will be used along with a modern lithium battery bank of 30 kilowatts taken from salvaged EV's. Also a unique solar panel design that hides the panels using 75yr old Dade County "red" Pine, raw 18' beams and 75yr old Cedar wood. The richness of the woods we have should make an amazing build.

One night earlier this year Kim and I were going to the store and right in front of us as we were coming to a stop right around the corner from the store somebody in the car in front of us threw out a dog ! There was a lot of traffic and the dog went flying out of the car into the street and right away he tried to follow the car but they just left him. Then the dog kept going up to cars trying to find his owners ! It was a nightmare to watch so I jumped out of the car as Kim was pulling over. The dog would not respond to any calls, I even got Kim to call to it but nothing as he was trying to find the car he came from door to door each car but nobody was stopping and he was about to get hit so I stepped out in traffic to make them stop and then tried to get the pup but he ran away so I stopped trying a stood there in prayer and then there was the pup right in front of me, he came back around a bush and just stopped in front of me as I was kneeling down I felt his heartbeat for real! It was very strange but all the sounds from outside just went away I all I could hear was a heartbeat. I was able to pick him up and we took him home. He was covered in open sores, he had Mange. So after about 6 months and two times trying to cure him with Ivermectin it worked. So little by little I have been working with him now that he is all better and he is also all grown up too. I can not believe people and believe it or not we found where he may have come from as there was a sign that said "Blue Nose Bulldogs for sale." Kim saw it a few weeks ago and we went by the home and sure enough was another sign and then I saw one of their dogs which I believe he came from it is just to close to not be them. So now we have an amazing dog that was treated bad, he was very scared for many months so it is a slow process to bring him back up to a real dog but he is doing it.

We will paint the roof Blue in memory of Maui, Hawaii and it was already one of my choices since l want to use old school enamels like it was done in 1975, solid colors no metallics. The sides will remain Silver, might tint windows to match too? The batteries are old (2012) serviced last in 2014 lol, so l put a slow charge on them for a few days, than let them set a few days then did a normal 15amp charge three different times so they seem to hold at over 12.6v but l have another new battery to add if needed later on. Which brings me to another idea, 24v Inverter system with our solar ? So in case it was ever an issue l would always have power to start the bus? I have 2 different Inverters, a 12v and a 48v, and planned on using the 48v Inverter so l am thinking, which one is best, lol?

I may post some videos of this year's season as l believe it's a special one, two Australian brothers "Jet & Hunter have all but won both classes 250 & 450's.

After almost 5 days the Air pressure sits at 58lbs which is where it has been for 2 days so it settled there it seems.

All the Seats in our Yellowstone bus are coming out to make our mobile home on wheels so if anyone wants them that lives out of state l will/can crate them up to ship, or if you are in the Fort Lauderdale area you can come and get them. We have Bulk pickup here on the first Wednesday of each month so they will go out then for sure, however, l bet someone picks them up before bulk trash gets them. The seats are mint condition.

Our MCI model Mc5B a limited production only 2278 ever made and in 1975 Yellowstone Park Co. bought through a sub-company called Xanaterra purchased 15 Mc5B's in 1975. They bought 7 with no bathrooms and 8 with, ours is w/o a bathroom, or one of seven.

Check out our garage roof top in the background of the iguana l am filming, it jump off the garage roof onto the Bogovia tree which has nasty sharp thorns but it doesn't phase their dragon-like skin, it's like an armor, pretty amazing eh.

I have always thought there was a better frontend design for the Firebirds and always new after buying my Bluebird in 1992 that l would build it or try my best to. Keeping it as much Pontiac was easy since the nose needed to match so that was my main focus searching photos on eBay.

Wondering if others have noticed similar porting marks on Pontiac heads, also #48 heads us two types of valve angles, 2.11 (intake) 30° and the exhaust are 45° (1.77).

Seems to be coming together like it was meant to happen now as l have spent years looking for the missing parts for the '68 Firebird 350 H.O.

Pontiac 8 bolt water pump & timing chain cover removed

Firebird 350 HO, Removing Harmonic Balancer, timing chain cover, new parts on the way. Camshaft, lifters, push-rods, springs, valves, etc...

This video shows all the VIN numbers, on the dash, the engine (including the WK code for a 350 HO manual and the Muncie M21, which are original factory equipment just as it rolled off the Pontiac dealership in 1968. To date I have never found anyone with such a complete Firebird and or Pontiac and I have been searching online and at car shows since I first found the VIN on the Muncie back in 2013 which was after owning the Bird for over 3 years, yeah it pays to be a detailed person. And not to forget I bought this rare Bird off eBay and the previous owners a restoration shop did not know what they had sold us, a special thanks to my wonderful woman etc...

How things seem to work out as if they were planned, not by me of course. Waiting on parts, engine mounts needed to install my 388cid small block Chevy in the Bandit.

Here I show a little of what it takes to mount the '65 Cat/Bon grill into the '68 Firebird I call the Bandit. Starting a New Rumble.com channel called FMF "Firebird Motor Files." Which I will be documenting my Firebird builds, two 1968 Firebirds, a true and complete 350 H.O. (Redbird in pix) with the original Muncie that has the VIN stamped on the top side of it as well as the original WZ coded motor which is a fresh .30, mated to the original 3.36 posi, it also has the original rims. Then there is my special custom one of a kind '68 Bird we call the Bandit (bought it in 2009 for next to nothing, so I stole it kinda therefore, I call it the Bandit for now until I paint it, then we will see if it changes?) Below I show some of the Bandit mods that I have been working on. I have waited a long time for this and I wanted to document it and be able to Say Anything about what I am doing and what is going down in the world and Youtube will not "permit" this so I will only have a Youtube channel of the same name to direct people to the FMF (Firebird Motor Files) on my "FMF: Firebird Motor Files" Rumble channel. I hope to bring intelligent, artistic ideas and worldly knowledge of the events happening to our hobby before it is to late so that other classic car enthusiasts have the true facts about what we are facing. It is now or never people so lets ban together and fight with truthful knowledge before it is to late.