Land Rover D100
The beginning of the D100 is
this 1972 Series III.
This is the D100 owner's old
D90.  All the upgrades from
this D90 were removed and
returned to stock.  The
upgrades were then used on
the D100.
Here is the Land Rover 300
tdi engine as it arrived from
the east coast in the back of
my Land Rover 101
radiobody.
Once we had the 100 project
in our hands it was clear we
had a lot of work to do.  Here
you can see the poor work
one of the previous owners
had done attempting to weld
on the bulkhead outriggers.
For the rear half of the body
we started with a 2-door
D110 tub we picked up from
Rovers North.
New engine mounts for a
300tdi are welded in place.
Mocking the bulkhead into
place.  This was done quite a
few times!
The front of the tub is
sectioned for the new 100"
wheelbase.
Custom mounts are
fabricated for the heim
jointed rear suspension links.
The final mocking of the
body before it is removed for
paint.
A view from the side with
Michelin 8.25r16 tires on
reversed Wolf rims.  These
rims were later sold in favor
of some NAS D110 wheels.
Custom shock mount were
fabricated for the 12" travel
Bilstein 7100 shocks
Also the 300tdi engine going
into place..
Custom brackets were made
up to located the Allard
intercooler and A/C
condenser.
Mounting brackets in place.  
Special care was taken to
minimize the amount the
grill would have to be
pushed forward to clear all
the components.
End result the grill had to be
moved forward just over 1".
Another view with the
components in place.
A Defender style dash
upgraded from the ragged
series dash.
Custom interior roll cage.
Roll cage tied into frame
Custom dash control panel
for the Straight Vegetable Oil
conversion system.
Custom Stainless Steel tank
under passenger seat for
Biodiesel
Vormax filter for vegetable oil
in passenger side rear wheel
well.
Plexiglas shield in place to
protect filter.
Manual fuel selector valves
mounted on passenger side
of seatbox.
Engraved panel to insure
correct manual lever
operation.
Fuel access door for rear
vegetable Oil tank.  Braided
fuel lines for robustness.  
HotFox fuel heater.
Dual Hawker Odyssey
batteries.
Makeshift panel for the
mechanical air switches for
the ARB Airlockers.
5-bar reinforcement panel to
connect a NAS D90 tires
carrier to the Station Wagon
rear door.
NAS D90 tire carrier
connected to the custom
Rover Hybrids rear bumper.
Hella rear work light.
Sealed military taillights.
Roof hinges open for a
future pop top camper!
NAS D110 wheels with
wheel spacers.  Michelin XZL
8.25 r16 tires.
Series III side fuel tank filler.
Rover hybrids front bumper
with Safari Gard skid plate
and Warn xd9000i winch
with synthetic rope.
Side exit exhaust.  Rover
Hybrids heavy duty Rock
Sliders.  GBR heavy duty axle
shafts.