I've been missing my old 100-series LX470 badly recently - even more so after spending some time in an old First-Gen Dodge with a bed camper. Loved the camping setup in theory, but hate almost everything about the truck itself (besides the 6BT).
I've also been playing with carbon fiber recently. Big mistake. I'm having thoughts.....
(I'm attaching a picture/image as well, but the link above is in case it doesn't work)
I don't want to overload the old girl with too much gear, and I know that a stock 100-series doesn't have much in the way of payload capacity. But one of the upsides of planning out a rig like the one in the picture is all the stuff that gets taken off before the camper bits are put on.
Before I go too far down a rabbit hole, I want to do some quick math to guess-timate what the weight of a rig like this might be - especially with an ultra-light carbon fiber shell.
So since I don't have access to my old LX, I wonder if anyone can answer any of the following:
- What's the curb weight of a stock LX470 (or your LC100 - I'd love to know if the numbers differ too much) with no cargo, no passengers, and a known quantity of fuel.
- What's the max GVWR from the door sticker?
- How much does one or both of the foldup third row rear seats weigh?
- How much does the middle bench seat weigh?
- How much does a rear door weigh?
- How much does the rear upper and lower tailgates weigh?
Lastly, if anyone on here knows (or is!) the owner of the rig in the picture (apparently the picture was taken recently in Pleasanton TX, and the rig had Pennsylvania plates), I'd love to reach out to them and pick their brains.
There's a small YouTube channel tag on the rear, but I can't make it out from the picture.
Thanks!
I've also been playing with carbon fiber recently. Big mistake. I'm having thoughts.....
(I'm attaching a picture/image as well, but the link above is in case it doesn't work)
I don't want to overload the old girl with too much gear, and I know that a stock 100-series doesn't have much in the way of payload capacity. But one of the upsides of planning out a rig like the one in the picture is all the stuff that gets taken off before the camper bits are put on.
Before I go too far down a rabbit hole, I want to do some quick math to guess-timate what the weight of a rig like this might be - especially with an ultra-light carbon fiber shell.
So since I don't have access to my old LX, I wonder if anyone can answer any of the following:
- What's the curb weight of a stock LX470 (or your LC100 - I'd love to know if the numbers differ too much) with no cargo, no passengers, and a known quantity of fuel.
- What's the max GVWR from the door sticker?
- How much does one or both of the foldup third row rear seats weigh?
- How much does the middle bench seat weigh?
- How much does a rear door weigh?
- How much does the rear upper and lower tailgates weigh?
Lastly, if anyone on here knows (or is!) the owner of the rig in the picture (apparently the picture was taken recently in Pleasanton TX, and the rig had Pennsylvania plates), I'd love to reach out to them and pick their brains.
There's a small YouTube channel tag on the rear, but I can't make it out from the picture.
Thanks!
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