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Scorpion has been feature in many national articles

 

Four Wheeler: Feature Articles A Four-Seat Scorpion MKI

... After his software company went public, leaving him with the time and means to four-wheel. more. A Four-Seat Scorpion MKI When Steve McNicholas, of Mission Viejo, California, got into ?wheeling a few years back, ...

Recipe for Success
... that a Jeep-or something that started as or at least looks like one-is a safe bet. Even last year's winner, the Scorpion , started life with a Jeep transfer case. If there's something to be learned from this, we think ...

Chili Challenge

Chip Munk's Scorpion shrieked with power-steering-belt squeal over every obstacle. If you plugged your ears it sure made scaling the waterfalls look easy. Actually Munk was pressured by the rest of the group to try strange and unusual lines over obstacles to give his just-back-from-ARCA rig a run for its money.


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It was loved, it was hated, it was called the "most capable 4x4 ever." It was controversial, it
was the Scorpion MK 1. And now it's olive drab.

Yes, we received more could-be letter bombs because of it than for any other vehicle featured--ever. But it also made people talk and think. No matter what you thought of it (and mixed emotions even filled the staff), there was no arguing the Scorpion's four-wheeling ability. Soni Honegger and Heath Biggs took a '78 CJ-7 and gave it airbag suspension for front articulation of nearly a 30/70 ratio, Scout II Dana 44s with 5.89 gears, 35x15.50-15 Super Swampers, a Chevy 350 TBI engine, and too many other "upgrades" to name here. It had the appearance of a buggy but the craftsmanship, experimentation, and off-road ability we've been passing along for 20 years.

A Four-Seat Scorpion MKI
... advertisement Search Featured Vehicles A Four-Seat Scorpion MKI Lethal Injection By Michael Rudd Photography: Michael Rudd When Steve McNicholas, of Mission Viejo, California, got into 'wheeling a few years back, ...

Source: Four Wheeler

Just U and the ROCks
... stuff on the CJ includes a 14-bolt rear and a 4:1 Dana 300 transfer case. It takes a lot to maintain a buggied Scorpion . The team of Chris Monk and Zuelt Steele combined their muscles and resources to compete at ...

 

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