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Thread: How the Grunge man rocks a Curvehugger

Started 6 months, 2 weeks ago by grungerockjeepe
I finally got a camera that takes good pics, so Im gonna share some valuable info on one of my favorite chassis, the Tyco Curvehugger. Whats funny is, the names 'Curvehugger' and HP-2 have been put on the packages of 3 chassis that are very different and have 2 sub variations totalling 5 recognizable versions. All motors arent created equal either. So before we get to the mods, lets ID what...
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grungerockjeepe replied 6 months, 2 weeks ago
The first mod you'll make to the motor is venting the endbell, which has been seen on several of my other pics. This doesnt occur stock, you must carefully take a razor blade or dremel and remove some material exposing the commutator and brushes. This allows soot to escape, promotes cooling, makes cleaning easier and allows you to see how your motor is running. Completely disassemble the ...

grungerockjeepe replied 6 months, 2 weeks ago
The pickup assembly is definitely the weak spot of the CH/HP-2 design. But it does have its strong points, if you just unlock the potential. There are 3 variations on this part also: The 2 assemblies at the top are identical to each other except color. Those brass 'rivets' on top of the assemblies are actualy sleeves in the pickup spring 'buckets' , as opposed to the lower 'flat top' ...

grungerockjeepe replied 6 months, 2 weeks ago
Next take a square needle file and get right to the inside of the buckets and file it down against those ridges that run to the inside. File it down nice and even with the rest of the pickup assembly. Again, if youre using a rivet type assembly then this is step 1 after dismantling it. Once youve done both sides with the square file, you should have a distinct cut on the insides of ...

grungerockjeepe replied 6 months, 2 weeks ago
The other mods I do are replacing the stock aluminum guide pin with a leftover AW/JL XTraction piece turned to the pin side. The aluminum piece is probably already worn to paper thin as it is. I generally swap out the rear axle with a tyco 440 piece since its knurled to grip the crown gear and slightly wider. If youre keeping the stock wheels (hopefully you have a set of the centerline types in ...

resinmonger replied 6 months, 2 weeks ago
Wow, Grungemeister, this thread is looking pretty sano! Now I have something else to add to my "to-do" list. Thanks for sharing the sweet tips!

TomH replied 6 months, 2 weeks ago
Great job on the "how to". I didn't know beans about tuning up a Tyco CH, much less which chassis to look for. Thanks. TomH

grungerockjeepe replied 6 months, 2 weeks ago
No prob guys. Ive been doing this same mod for at least 5 years, but I just recently got my carcass to Best Buy and got a good camera. Ill be showing my braid conversion for the CH/HP2 and also a few mods for the HP-7 soon.

TomH replied 6 months, 2 weeks ago
cool deal, I am in the middle of building a routed track, (now, if I can just get the grass to DIE!) The braid conversion would be right up my alley for sure. I Googled around a bit. Is that Mabuchi motor in the CH a HT-50?

Bill Hall replied 6 months, 2 weeks ago
What a great read and excellently assembled tute Jeeper! So my clunker CH's arent just rail grinders after all???? Enjoyed your new camera work and concise text. Thanks for taking the time!

martybauer31 replied 6 months, 2 weeks ago
Wow.... Great stuff! Thanks for giving me yet another project to work on. Well done! Marty

 

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grungerockjeepe
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Published (2009-12-16 22:26:00)
Hey Newbie, if you have some curvehugger chassis to experiment with, be sure to check out this thread: http://www.hobbytalk.com/bbs1/showthread.php?t=257624 Wait till you see how these chassis run after you do this conversion!
martybauer31
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Published (2009-06-22 20:16:00)
Good to know, thanks Russ! This thread, the one grunge just did on the braided pick ups and the fray car thread NEED to be stickied! Too much good info in here, this has given me yet another car to play with darn it!
NTxSlotCars
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Published (2009-06-25 20:49:00)
This thread is brought to you in part by... The racers edge.
resinmonger
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Published (2009-06-22 19:52:00)
I think the racer's edge guy used to have his own site but he only has the ebay listing now. I have bought from him and he is on my great to deal with list. He has a way of getting more out of a Tyco Pro than I thought possible. Russ the Hutt
TomH
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Published (2009-06-15 12:02:00)
Great job on the "how to". I didn't know beans about tuning up a Tyco CH, much less which chassis to look for. Thanks. TomH
hojoe
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Published (2009-06-16 16:22:00)
Thanks for posting all the info. This is the first thread in the Tuning Tips section that I have enjoyed. hojoe
XracerHO
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Published (2009-12-05 10:04:00)
Grunge, Thanks for sharing a Great Tutorial!! Have to work on these chassis which only considered as collector mounts! Keep the how to's coming, always appreciate learning new techniques. ..RL
WesJY
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Published (2009-06-17 03:46:00)
WOW!! you should write a book on all Tyco's chassis!! I am gonna re read it again when i get back from vacation! Just freakin awesome and I cant wait to try it! i do have alot of hp2, hp7 and ch chassis !! Wes
slotnewbie69
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Published (2009-12-16 05:38:00)
just scored some tycos for free from my afx buddy.it's really nice knowing he likes to unload all his unwanted tyco stuff on me!sigh...a good friend indeed.when i get some better light and magnification i want to try these mods.i have the quad flux chassis,and they slide great.especially the one with no mags! oh and one more thing!all the tycos he has traded me so far had the white boots on them!
bobhch
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Published (2009-06-19 00:55:00)
grunge, Your new camera and this thread are great! Will have to try this on a few of my Tyco Chassis sitting in the wings waiting for some Dawgs. Bob...very usefull information (Thank you!)...zilla-

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