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2002 Lexus IS300
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Iron Bastion Program takes the 2009 Ram 1500’s unmistakable shoulders and turns them into a T1+-inspired desert endurance tool—wide, tall, and built around cooling and survivability at sustained speed. The squared 110mm-per-side front arches and 120mm rear quarters aren’t styling exercises; they’re packaging for 39s, long-travel geometry, and the kind of fender clearance you need when the suspension is living at full compression for hours.
Up front, the truck trades its street bumper for a forward skid/tube structure and real airflow management: tall radiator inlets flanking a central snorkel path, plus rearward-angled NACA vents to pull heat out when the dunes stop providing clean air. The bed floor rises for protected underfloor channels, the rear gets extractors and a working diffuser section, and the whole thing reads like a race shop’s answer to making a full-size pickup behave at 160 km/h on sand.
Blueprint
The Whitepaper Room
Inspect drawing ↗Open blueprint study →Collectible Poster
Collector's Edition
Inspect poster ↗Technical dossier
Fictional engineering concept
Platform
2009 Dodge Ram 1500 5.7 Hemi
Powertrain concept
Stock-based 5.7L HEMI retained for serviceability, tuned for sustained high-load operation
Auxiliary air-to-air intercoolers packaged in sidepod ducts (460x150mm openings)
Side-exit exhaust routing with heat shielding to protect underbody and reduce rear heat soak
Cooling airflow routed to exit below the truck to stabilize underhood pressure
Aero package
Forward-projecting tubular skid/bumper structure with deep air dams (160mm ahead of OEM line)
Central high-clearance snorkel intake integrated into a 120mm raised hood bulge
Dual rearward-angled NACA hood vents (500x160mm) for engine bay heat evacuation
Tailgate diffuser section with vertical strakes extending 220mm behind rear axle centerline
1400mm dual-element rear wing on tubular uprights, mounted ~850mm above roofline
Chassis & stance
2009 Dodge Ram 1500 5.7 Hemi
Wheels & tires
17x9 Method Race Wheels Baja-style beadlocks
39x13.5-17 mud-terrain tires for sidewall compliance and impact absorption
Wide-track stance: +180mm front / +200mm rear overall
Rally raid ride height set at ~325mm for clearance and approach/departure
Fabrication notes
Composite flare system mounted to reinforced side protection bars for impact tolerance and quick replacement
Stepped recessed channels used to mechanically key widebody into OEM body lines and reduce panel flutter
Tubular front structure designed as a sacrificial skid/crash element with service access in mind
Rear diffuser/tailgate reinforcement tied into bed structure to handle aero load and vibration
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