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Sunday, May 29, 2011

A Plane Is Born - Full Collection

A Plane is Born, presented by Mark Evans is a 15 part series for Discovery Home and Leisure and Discovery Wings, in which he not only learns to fly but also builds his own two-seater aeroplane. During the course of the series he tackles everything from the composite control surfaces to the installation of the engine. A Plane Is Born takes the viewer for the first time through the step by step process of building a 200 mph kit aircraft, capable of flying from England to the South of France on a single tank of fuel.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Plane_Is_Born

Episodes 1-15

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Saturday, May 7, 2011

A Racing Car Is Born

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Racing Car is Born focuses on the world of the budget race-car. We follow presenter Mark Evans as he builds, tunes and races a 7-type circuit racer - his very own Westfield 1800, a Ford Zetec powered car with independant rear suspension.

With filming at race-mettings and track-days throughout the British Isles, A Racing Car is Born for the first time really gets under the bonnet of budget motoring.
The series not only shows the amazingly quick build process, it also shows the wide variety of competition motor sport available to the amateur.
With the car complete, Mark takes himself off to compete in various different types of motorsport events - from auto testing in Hatfield to circuit racing in Croix en Ternois, France, for which the car is transformed from a road legal sports car into an out-and-out race car.
Mark shows just how easy it is to obtain a race licence and how to find an area of club motorsport to enjoy.

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A Chopper Is Born [Complete Series]

Here is the complete series of all 15 episodes which was first aired in September 2002.
Mark Evans along with his loyal (if ageing) side-kick Pete Walker took on their latest mad-cap building project after the construction of two cars and an aeroplane. A Chopper is Born followed Marks 6 month odyssey to build a kit helicopter.

The Rotorway Exec 162 is the most popular kit helicopter in the world. Manufactured in Phoenix, Arizona, Rotorway have been building Helicopter kits for nearly 30 years.

After researching the whole self-build rotorcraft industry, Executive Producer Keith Duddy chose a Rotorway because "The quality of the engineering was second to none and you ended up with a very aspirational looking aircraft that looked 'designed' rather than evolved."

From an engineering point of view the chopper was the most ambitious project yet, each programme required detailed research in order that best practice was shown on screen. To help build the helicopter off-screen and provide much needed technical information, we were assisted by David and Jonathan Bull from Southern Helicopters - the UK distributor for Rotorway. The quality of their engineering work and the professionalism of their kit was the best we have seen bar none.

Episodes........: 01 to 15
Video Codec.....: XVID (XviD 1.1.0 Final)
Video Bitrate...: 934kbps
Audio Codec.....: 0x0055 MPEG-1 Layer 3
Audio Bitrate...: 48000Hz 110 kb/s tot , Joint Stereo
Resolution......: 720 x 560 (AR: 1.286)
FPS.............: 25
Runtime.........: 5:47.13 (23 minutes per episode Approximately)
Release Date....: September 2002
Size............: 2.55GB
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Monday, April 25, 2011

An MG is Born - Complete

Mark Evans is back in his workshop to restore a 1973 MGB Roadster back to Showroom in condition in this episode of the popular Discovery Real Time TV series.

It's one of the last chrome-bumpered cars ever built, and Mark intends to turn it into a unique collector's item.

Follow the world's best-loved amateur mechanic as he strips the MG down to every last nut and bolt, and painstakingly rebuilds it from the ground up. An MG is Born is a unique piece of MG history - the first TV documentary of its kind dedicated to the MGB - and almost certainly the last.

This is a fascinating and detailed insight into the engineering, design and restoration of one of the world's most popular and well-known sports cars, and is a fantastic reference tool for existing or would-be MGB restorers.

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Monday, March 21, 2011

4x4 Is Born-Mark Evans [Full Series=15 episodes]

our wheel drive vehicles are more popular today than ever before. With this in mind, presenter and engineering fanatic Mark Evans takes on a brand new "Is Born" challenge. The build is inspired by the late 1970s special vehicles, of which a limited run of only 25 were produced for the Swiss and French Army, and are quoted as being "the best Land Rovers ever made". Mark's aim is to take an old rust-bucket Range Rover rescued from the scrap-heap and transform it into the ultimate boulder-crawling beauty!

The starting point is a 1985 four-door Range Rover that a mate of Mark's had rotting in a garage. This he totally strips back to the bones and, along with salvaged parts from other Land Rovers and Range Rovers, combines to create a very special hybrid.

The extreme 3.5 litre, V8 powered, R380 gearboxed off-roader, custom built from scratch by Mark, also boasts some serious off-road kit, including: an outrageous hi-lift suspension system; a hand made, one-off roll cage; a specially modified twin-tank fuel system and air-operated diff-locks in both front and rear axles.

The 2 disc DVD set contains all the footage from the Discovery series - all 300 minutes of it!
Episode Details
A 4x4 Is Born Episode 1:
World-renowned engineering enthusiast Mark Evans dusts off his overalls to take on his first off-road project - the transformation of a 4-door, 1985 Range Rover into a unique 100" wheelbase Land Rover. It's a 21st Century tribute to 25 special vehicles that Land Rover built for the French and Swiss armies in the late seventies. First Mark cleans 30 years of crud off his donor vehicle and gives it a mechanical health check.

In the workshop, Mark buys the body panels, and sets about modifying the chassis to support it all. There's a lot of metalwork to be done. He starts with some new outriggers and quickly gets into a spot of bother !

A 4x4 Is Born Episode 2:
Mark makes the brackets and plates necessary to fix the Land Rover bodywork to the strengthened chassis. Only one problem - the rear wheels don't fit under the wheel arches!!

The rear tub is salvaged from an old 110 pick-up. Mark fires up his plasma cutter and finishes the customisation of the rear bodywork. But will it fit….

A 4x4 Is Born Episode 3:
With so much metalwork to do, Mark calls in professional welder, Paul Harris to run a MIG-welding masterclass. There's also some TIG welding to be done to stitch up the seams on the new tub - it's a nightmare of a job !

A 4x4 Is Born Episode 4:
Mark shows how to assess, renovate and upgrade the transmission. He rebuilds the axles from scratch, and shows in detail how to fit air-operated diff locks.

Mark's attention turns to the front axle. He refurbishes the swivel joints and fits fused, 24-splie drive shafts and new cv joints.

A 4x4 Is Born Episode 5:
It's Mark's favourite part of the project - rebuilding and upgrading the monster V8! Cleaned, stripped of its ancillaries and decapitated, Mark assesses its condition.

Mark visits a gearbox specialist to rebuild an R380 gearbox and transfer box from scratch for his project vehicle.

Meanwhile, the completed, blasted chassis is galvanised by the hot-dip process. It's a very dangerous procedure but the finished chassis looks magnificent.

A 4x4 Is Born Episode 6:
The galvanized chassis arrives back at the workshop. When Mark has finished admiring it, he starts to fit the running gear ! First up: suspension.

Mark continues playing with bushes, trailing arms, and panhard rods, before experimenting with springs and dampers.

Custom made roll cage fitted

A 4x4 Is Born Episode 7:
Custom made roll cage fitted

With the help of some "specialist" friends, Mark makes himself a unique roll cage out of the longest piece of tube he could fit in his van. He shows how to bend, assemble and fit it.

Mark strips down and assesses the internals of his V8. Is it as really as good as he first thought?

A 4x4 Is Born Episode 8:
Mark cleans his pistons, prepares and lubricates the crankshaft and engine block. Mark shows in detail how to rebuild the 3.5L Rover V8, including fitting an upgraded cam. Then it's on with the heads !

Keen to learn another trade, Mark turns his attention away from his greasy old garage to attend a course for car painters at a multi-million pound paint shop.

A 4x4 Is Born Episode 9:
Mark paints his rocker covers and sets the variable valve timing kit on his newly assembled engine. Mark fits his core plugs, before venturing to his bench to show how to correctly remove a broken stud. Attention is then turned to rebuilding the oil pump.

The clutch and gearbox is fitted to the engine and then unites the newly fitted clutch and gearbox to the engine. Mark then takes the strain as he fits the rebuilt engine/gearbox combo into the rolling chassis.

A 4x4 Is Born Episode 10:
Mark fits and assembles the bulkhead to the chassis. The wiring transforms from a jumble of multicoloured spaghetti to the vital veins of the beast's electrical system.

Then it's back to school for Mark at the specialist paint shop.

A 4x4 Is Born Episode 11:
Mark's very special Land Rover is really starting to take shape, and he turns his attention to the brakes. Then it's on to the fuel system and there's a problem with the fuel tank filler.

Mark fits his new racing exhaust with its ceramic coated headers and Y-pipe.

Finally, Mark fits the ancillaries to the V8 engine. Can he get the monster to roar ?

A 4x4 Is Born Episode 12:
Mark can see the light at the end of the tunnel and continues fitting the renovated body work.

One of the few "newish" bits of bodywork is the truck cab - but it too needs a lot of Mark's attention.

With the project nearing completion, Mark throws off his overalls, and finds how to drive Land Rovers off-road.

A 4x4 Is Born Episode 13:
Not wanting his unique vehicle to be stolen under his nose, Mark invests in a state-of-the-art alarm system that will call his mobile of his Land Rover is touched ! He also makes his own tailgate, fits a powerful winch, side protection bars and snorkel. Oh. And forgets his Wedding Anniversary!

Mark learns how to operate his new winch on an Off-road driving course.

A 4x4 Is Born Episode 14:
The racing bucket seats are fitted, plus the last of the windows and door panels; plus Mark gets all scientific when he uses lasers and a computer to set up his suspension geometry.

Mark learns more about driving off-road on side slopes and in deep water to prepare him for the big day ahead, when he gets to drive his own Land Rover off-road for the first time !

A 4x4 Is Born Episode 15:
It has been a journey of blood, sweat and tears that has taken Mark, Les and Phil (the team) 2500 hours to complete over 5 months. Mark put the finishing touches to his unique 100" Land Rover, before bringing it outside into the Spring sunshine. It's bright outside but it doesn't dim Mark's enthusiasm for fitting some extra lights !

Mark runs into a problem with his suspension while testing outside the workshop, but he gets its sorted in time for the big test. Off road, Mark has the time of his life at the helm of his latest creation

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