Red Dust Marauder

2013 Dodge Grand Caravan

R265

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Story

Red Dust Marauder takes the 2013 Grand Caravan’s honest, slab-sided practicality and flips it into an Unlimited-class desert tool: 160mm-per-side bulbous arches, a 245mm wider track, and a front structure that’s more prerunner than parking-lot shuttle. The tubular pushbar and low composite splitter panel work together—one to survive contact, the other to manage airflow and keep the nose planted when the van is skipping across chop at speed.

Cooling and heat management get treated like race engineering, not cosplay. A raised carbon hood feeds a wide central scoop directly to a front-mounted radiator/intercooler package, while rear quarter extraction ports and a vented underbody ramp pull hot air out of the brakes and drivetrain tunnel. Finished in matte sand beige with dark desert camo, it reads like a support truck that somehow got promoted to lead car.

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Platform

2013 Dodge Grand Caravan

Powertrain concept

Front-mounted high-capacity radiator and large intercooler package with sealed ducting
Heat-managed brake and drivetrain tunnel extraction via quarter vents and underbody ramp
Desert-focused filtration strategy (high-flow intake with serviceable pre-filter and sealed airbox)
Calibration biased for sustained load and high ambient temps rather than peak dyno numbers

Aero package

Composite splitter panel mounted ~140mm below chassis line with integrated LED floods
Stepped roof aero pod (+120mm) housing nav/comm and airflow ducting
Rear quarter extraction ports (300x90mm) for brake/drivetrain heat evacuation
Sloped underbody venting ramp/diffuser replacement extending 280mm with honeycomb mesh

Chassis & stance

2013 Dodge Grand Caravan

Wheels & tires

Myth28 beadlock wheels
17x10
37-inch all-terrain tires for sidewall and footprint in sand/rocks
245mm total track increase to stabilize the tall body at speed
Ride height adjustable 250–320mm via long-travel coilovers

Fabrication notes

Widebody tied into inner structure with serviceable liners and sealed seams to control dust intrusion
Pushbar and slider mounts gusseted to distribute impacts into reinforced pickup points
Cooling stack ducted from hood scoop to exit paths to prevent underhood pressure buildup
Rear vent and underbody ramp designed for easy cleaning and quick access after silt stages