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Vintage Mip Scorpion racer

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Was very lucky to end up with this old racer.
One of my favorites for sure.
Jim Schauer's Scorpion with an original Andy's painted body. Haven't seen many that ran the Mip trans.
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Sweet ride, nostalgic for sure! :D
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COOL!
Tap pic for clarity: Derek

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Pure race breed!
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It would be sweet to see some VHS quality video of it running BITD! 8)
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Re: Vintage Mip Scorpion racer

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Very nice Mike.. You always have some clean rides... :shock:

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That's a great time capsule for sure .
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Re: Vintage Mip Scorpion racer

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Looks great. I’d like to see more pics of the MIP tranny on the back.

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Thanks guy's!
I'll get some Jim.

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Re: Vintage Mip Scorpion racer

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Looks great! Could we see more pics of that trans? :D
Never knew MIP made a complete trans for the Scorpion, only ball diff!

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Re: Vintage Mip Scorpion racer

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HatTrick wrote: Mon Apr 15, 2019 7:31 am Looks great! Could we see more pics of that trans? :D
Never knew MIP made a complete trans for the Scorpion, only ball diff!
JG Manufacturing made a mount to use a MIP box on the Scorp. He also made mounts to use it as a lay down style. These pics are a Beetle project I need to finish up one of these days.
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Re: Vintage Mip Scorpion racer

Post by Mr. ED »

I wonder whether you could flip the motorplate and make it a mid-motor?

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Mr. ED wrote: Sun Apr 21, 2019 3:28 am I wonder whether you could flip the motorplate and make it a mid-motor?
Yes seems easy! :)

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Re: Vintage Mip Scorpion racer

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Definitely!
This was an Srb with a Yok trailing arm mod.
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Re: Vintage Mip Scorpion racer

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scootmike wrote: Mon Apr 22, 2019 8:27 pm Definitely!
This was an Srb with a Yok trailing arm mod.
Lovely!

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