A 4x4 is Born

A 4x4 is Born

2004 1 Seasons 15 Episodes ⭐ 10.0 Documentary

Watch and enjoy as Mark Evans turns an old rust-bucket Range Rover rescued from the scrap-heap and transforms it into the ultimate boulder-crawling beauty! When complete, Mark reckons the vehicle will virtually be able to climb a vertical wall! 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.

Watch and enjoy as Mark Evans turns an old rust-bucket Range Rover rescued from the scrap-heap and transforms it into the ultimate boulder-crawling beauty! When complete, Mark reckons the vehicle will virtually be able to climb a vertical wall! 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.

Seasons & Episodes

EP 1

Episode 1

World-renowned engineering enthusiast Mark Evans dusts off his overalls to take on his first off-road project - the tran

EP 2

Episode 2

Mark makes the brackets and plates necessary to fix the Land Rover bodywork to the strengthened chassis. Only one proble

EP 3

Episode 3

With so much metalwork to do, Mark calls in professional welder, Paul Harris to run a MIG-welding masterclass. There's a

EP 4

Episode 4

Mark shows how to assess, renovate and upgrade the transmission. He rebuilds the axles from scratch, and shows in detail

EP 5

Episode 5

It's Mark's favourite part of the project - rebuilding and upgrading the monster V8! Cleaned, stripped of its ancillarie

EP 6

Episode 6

The galvanized chassis arrives back at the workshop. When Mark has finished admiring it, he starts to fit the running ge

EP 7

Episode 7

With the help of some "specialist" friends, Mark makes himself a unique roll cage out of the longest piece of tube he co

EP 8

Episode 8

Mark cleans his pistons, prepares and lubricates the crankshaft and engine block. Mark shows in detail how to rebuild th

EP 9

Episode 9

Mark paints his rocker covers and sets the variable valve timing kit on his newly assembled engine. Mark fits his core p

EP 10

Episode 10

Mark fits and assembles the bulkhead to the chassis. The wiring transforms from a jumble of multicoloured spaghetti to t

EP 11

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

EP 12

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"

EP 13

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 ca

EP 14

Episode 14

The racing bucket seats are fitted, plus the last of the windows and door panels; plus Mark gets all scientific when he

EP 15

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

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