Oliver Jetson
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| posted on 6/8/04 at 12:18 PM |
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R1 sump baffle plate - where from?
I've heard a company called Allbikes sell them but cannot find any contact info for them.
Anyone know them or any other companies that do the baffle plate?
Thanks,
Oli
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jimgiblett
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| posted on 6/8/04 at 01:49 PM |
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Allbikes contact details are :
Unit 19-20 Highfield Industrial Estate
Folkestone
Kent
CT19 6DD
01303 248444
I've one fitted in my sump but I know of at least two people who have made their own. Just post a message on the BEC list. Its after all just a
piece of ally sheet shaped and cut plus a tulip.
Cheers
Jim
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Bob C
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| posted on 6/8/04 at 01:55 PM |
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I just got a supplier at work to laser cut one for me.
Bless him - he did 4.
So there should be 3 spares! By early next week I should have fitted no.1 & I'll put pics in the archive, then 1st 3 comers can have one for
the princely sum of a fiver to Anthony Nolan or Marie Curie.
cheers
Bob
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jimgiblett
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| posted on 6/8/04 at 02:00 PM |
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Wish you'd been offering these 2 years ago. I paid £70 
What have you done about the tulip Bob?
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Oliver Jetson
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| posted on 6/8/04 at 02:11 PM |
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Cheers for the info Jim. I'll be puttin my name down for one of Bobs baffles, but could I get the tulip from allbikes?
Bob you have U2U
Cheers,
Oli
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jimgiblett
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| posted on 6/8/04 at 02:29 PM |
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You can always ask. I think a few people are running without them.
You could probably make one out of a small aerosol can (you know the little impulse ones the girls have).
This would have to be one that you found that had allready been punctured as you shouldnt puncture them 
Cut the squirty end off. Drill a hole in the end thats just big enough to sit on the top shoulder of the PRV and push fitted between the O ring on
top of the PRV and the oil return pipe.
Jim
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Oliver Jetson
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| posted on 6/8/04 at 02:39 PM |
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Its all about doin it on the cheap
Any particular fragrance of aerosol can recomended? lol
Cheers though,
Oli
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jimgiblett
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| posted on 6/8/04 at 02:45 PM |
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Yep to say I was under whelmed for what I got for £70 is an understatement.
Does the job though.
Men keep acting on the smell of Castrol R
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subk2002
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| posted on 6/8/04 at 06:01 PM |
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Put me down for one bob.
Thanks
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Jasalarms
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| posted on 6/8/04 at 06:39 PM |
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Me too
U2U me Bob with some details and i will sort it Guv!
By my cunning calculations thats all 3 gone hopefully!
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kingr
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| posted on 7/8/04 at 09:34 AM |
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Yup, the All Bikes baffle plate didn't score high on the value for money meter. If it does the job, I suppose I can't complain too much,
it's never going to be seen anyway so it doesn't have to be perfect.
I would probably recomend against using an aerosol lid unless you know what happens to it with extremely hot oil being sprayed at it. IIRC the tulips
aren't ridiculously expensive.
I felt a lot less ripped off for the baffle plate than I did buying the TTS dynojet kit - £100 for 3 sizes of main jet, 4 needles, some epoxy and a
few circlips and washers!
Kingr
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Bob C
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| posted on 7/8/04 at 11:11 AM |
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Yep Jasalarms, subk2002 and oliver jetson are the lucky winners....
Today I'll make mine fit & post a snap so you know what you're letting yourselves in for, also I'll check the postage cost. Then
you can all send me an SAE (A4 size) & that'll be that.
Cheers
Bob
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Jasalarms
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| posted on 7/8/04 at 04:19 PM |
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COOL!!! 
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Oliver Jetson
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| posted on 7/8/04 at 07:43 PM |
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Cheers Bob
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subk2002
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| posted on 7/8/04 at 11:32 PM |
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Thanks Bob
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Jasalarms
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| posted on 8/8/04 at 08:04 AM |
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Muchas Gracias Bob
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Bob C
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| posted on 8/8/04 at 07:52 PM |
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OK here's a pic of the baffle plate in its "raw" state - it's 0.7mm mild steel
 
Rescued attachment baffleplate.jpg
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Bob C
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| posted on 8/8/04 at 07:54 PM |
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here it is aftter an hour of filing & messing about
 
Rescued attachment bafflefitted.jpg
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jimgiblett
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| posted on 9/8/04 at 09:45 AM |
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<snip> I would probably recomend against using an aerosol lid unless you know what happens to it with extremely hot oil being sprayed at
it."
Not the plastic lid the alu body of the aerosol.
<snip>IIRC the tulips aren't ridiculously expensive.
If thats the case then it'll be a lot less hassle.
Cheers
Jim
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Bob C
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| posted on 10/8/04 at 09:15 PM |
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baffle finally installed. Still looking for inspiration re. the tulip....
 
Rescued attachment baffle.jpg
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Jasalarms
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| posted on 11/8/04 at 06:19 AM |
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Looks good bob!
Will have to do mine the hard way........
........on my back!
Dont want to take the engine out now!
Was it just the two places you drilled and tapped into the casting like the fellow who did it on his R1 striker?
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Bob C
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| posted on 11/8/04 at 08:57 AM |
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yeah 2 off M4. BTW gravity is the best way of keeping swarf out of the innards of the engine! Wouldn't fancy doing this job from underneath
though - can you not tip the car on its side?
Cheers
Bob
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kingr
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| posted on 11/8/04 at 12:09 PM |
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Yeah, I'd second Bob C's comments - trying to do it on your back with oil dripping in your face is the ideal way to mess up the drilling
and tapping.
Kingr
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Bob C
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| posted on 11/8/04 at 12:15 PM |
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Inspiration re: the tulip for the pressure releif valve return - I've cut the end off a couple of big electrolytic capacitors, I'll see
which works best later on tonight. You get a loverrly little aluminium cup about 0.2mm thick. I've found 30 and 35mm diam (having cut my hole
33mm - bugger)
Cheers
Bob
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Jasalarms
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| posted on 11/8/04 at 10:27 PM |
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Has been drained of oil when i bought it, so there should not be much oil trying to lubricate my bonce
Will have ago!
Bob let us now about the capacitor tulip, sounds good!
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